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Observer Staff Report | Monday, June 1, 2020
Members of Notre Dame’s student government urged the campus community to do their part in combating racial inequalities in light of the recent murder of George Floyd in a statement released Monday. The statement cites the University’s mission statement to encourage students to take action. “Over the course of our Notre Dame education, these core
Maria Luisa Paul | Friday, May 15, 2020
As the academic year began with the elimination of campus-wide dorm access and culminated in a global health crisis, senior Elizabeth Boyle and junior Patrick McGuire led the student body through unprecedented changes, victories and losses as student body president and vice president, respectively. Despite the challenges they faced and the controversies that took place
Letter to the Editor | Friday, May 1, 2020
At Notre Dame, something in the air seems to create a “go-go-go” mentality, striving toward a perfection that is ultimately unattainable. Our culture reinforces such an atmosphere, making the facade of that perfection more prominent and often without being authentic enough to understand how we each feel inside. At school, many of us thrive in
Emily Hannon | Friday, April 24, 2020
Despite the distance, Notre Dame’s student government continues to operate remotely and serve the student body with online programming and events. Although events like Back the Bend — a day of service which allows students to give back to the South Bend community —were canceled due to the transition online, student body president Rachel Ingal
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Notre Dame junior Patrick Hidalgo McCabe has been named a 2020 Truman Scholar, the University announced in a press release Wednesday. McCabe is studying political science and Arabic with a minor in peace studies. A native of Vienna, Virgina, McCabe is also a Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar, a Kellogg International Scholar, a Glynn Family Honors Scholar and
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, April 8, 2020
The last time we wrote a Letter to the Editor for The Observer it started with: “If we’re being completely honest, none of us expected the election to drag on this long.” This time it seems only fitting for us to start with: If we’re being completely honest, none of us expected the start of
Mia Marroquin | Monday, April 6, 2020
Despite being physically away from campus, incoming Saint Mary’s student body president and vice president juniors Giavanna Paradiso and Kelsey O’Connor have been working with members of the current administration and other student organizations to determine how to best transition student government and prepare for their term during this period of distance learning. The Paradiso-O’Connor
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 18, 2020
If we’re being completely honest, none of us expected the election to drag on this long. However, maybe the multiple Observer staff reports and various Election Committee press releases have at least made some more people aware of the fact that student government exists. We’ve spent the past two weeks campaigning for student body president
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 18, 2020
To the Student Body of Notre Dame and the Greater Notre Dame Community, My name is Noble Patidar and I am a junior from Florida currently living in Keough Hall. I am a political science and finance double major and have been incredibly active in student life throughout my time at Notre Dame both inside
Ashton Weber, Jackie O'Brien, Bridget Kelley, Adriana Perez and Julianna Conley | Sunday, February 16, 2020
We’re joined this week by the 2019-2020 ND student body president… Elizabeth Boyle!