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Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 9, 2023
With 1,254 votes, making up 50.22% of the total votes, Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner have been elected the next student body president and vice president, respectively, as announced by the Judicial Council at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening. The ticket was elected in a 30% turnout vote, down from the previous year’s turnout of
Jenna Abu-Lughod | Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Conversations surrounding mental health care and destigmatization continue across the country, as well on campus. In particular, many have heralded a new phone hotline, 988, specifically for people experiencing a suicidal crisis or emotional distress. “Mental health is an ongoing issue that students face in an intensely academic environment like Notre Dame,” sophomore Jane Stallman,
Observer Editorial Board | Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Notre Dame students have three tickets on the ballot for the student body president and vice president election Wednesday: Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner; Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew; and Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke. All six candidates are sophomores. This year’s decision was difficult, but after engaging in lengthy conversations about the pros and
Bella Laufenberg | Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.” Currently, the pair are both student senators for their dorms; Williams for Keough Hall and Brooke for Carroll Hall. Additionally, Williams is a chemical engineering major and French minor,
Liam Price | Friday, February 3, 2023
The Notre Dame student senate met Wednesday night in a classroom located on the first floor of the Mendoza College of Business. In the meeting, the senate voted to pass a resolution clarifying rules about elections for vacant positions in student governments, denying candidates the opportunity to run if they had resigned or been removed
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Campaigning for the student body government elections began Tuesday after three tickets received the 700 required signatures for placement on the ballot and to officially enter the race. The three tickets for president and vice president, respectively, are as follows: Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner; Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew; Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke.
Bella Laufenberg | Thursday, January 26, 2023
On Thursday evening, hundreds of Notre Dame students, staff and faculty weathered the northern Indiana winter to gather in the Morris Inn Smith Ballroom. From the other side of the nation, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Derrick Johnson and other activists traveled to join them. Together, they
Alysa Guffey | Thursday, January 26, 2023
The Notre Dame student senate convened Wednesday night to pass resolutions to eliminate Student Union Board (SUB) representatives as elected positions, adjust funding rules for diverse student clubs and clarify the usage of funds for campaign reimbursements. Senate approves change in SUB representative elections SUB executive director Rachel Dorfner presented SO 2223-21, an order to
Caroline Collins | Wednesday, January 25, 2023
In 2010, more than 3 million students were suspended from school. Local leaders who spoke at Notre Dame on Tuesday evening said such disciplinary measures often further entrench the school-to-prison pipeline. “You can’t understand the American system of mass incarceration without understanding the American education system,” Justin McDevitt, the assistant regional director for alumni and reentry
Gabrielle Beechert | Thursday, January 19, 2023
Over winter break, a petition advocating for the acceptance of American Sign Language (ASL) at the University of Notre Dame was posted on the Disability Justice ND Instagram account and circulated on social media. By signing the petition, students call on the university to accept ASL as fulfillment for the admissions requirement of taking two