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Maggie Eastland | Friday, September 17, 2021
The Carey Auditorium of Hesburgh Library was filled with students, professors and clergy from the tri-campus community on Thursday evening. They all gathered to hear Myroslav Marynovych, a Ukrainian activist and Gulag survivor, speak on faith, religious freedom and communism. Marynovych spent a decade, from 1977 to 1987, in a Siberian prison camp and in
Serena Zacharias | Wednesday, August 28, 2019
University President Fr. John Jenkins highlighted the accomplishments of Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak and the Ukrainian Catholic Church to highlight the mysterious workings of the Holy Spirit in his homily at the annual opening mass of the academic year held Tuesday in the Joyce Center. Jenkins presented the Notre Dame Award to Gudziak in June
Observer Staff Report | Monday, May 6, 2019
Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak will receive the Notre Dame award in a ceremony in the Ukrainian town of Lviv on June 29, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in a press release Monday. “In the face of innumerable challenges, Archbishop Gudziak has made the Ukrainian Catholic University a center for cultural thought, Christian witness and
Gabriela Malespin | Friday, November 7, 2014
Notre Dame’s Nanovic Institute for European Studies hosted journalist Lawrence Sheets to speak about the current situation in Ukraine in a lecture titled “Russia and Ukraine: A View from the Ground,” the third in a three-part series of lectures Sheet gave on the political and historical nuances of Russia. Sheets, who served as the National Public
Mia Lillis | Monday, April 14, 2014
On March 27, 1973, Marlon Brando was awarded the Oscar for his performance as Don Vito Corleone in “The Godfather”. However, Brando was not present to accept the award. Instead, he sent Sacheen Littlefeather in his place to turn down the Oscar, and to deliver a 15-page speech explaining this rejection. While she was not
Gabriela Malespin | Tuesday, April 8, 2014
The Hesburgh Center for International Studies hosted the event “Dinner and Discussion: The Crisis in Ukraine,” a discussion that focused on Russia, Ukraine and the political and ideological motivations that encompassed them on Tuesday evening. The discussion was led by Russian scholar Alexander Martin and leading international relations scholar Dan Lindley, who are both fellows
Matthew Greene | Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Crimea has recently found itself at the epicenter of one of the largest international crises since the Cold War. In fact, the nascent political earthquake in Crimea seems to be a result of residual Cold War tectonics. Many Western powers have felt compelled to intercede in the shaky events occurring in Crimea, at once trying
Lukas O'Donnell | Monday, March 3, 2014
Is President Obama the next Jimmy Carter? In light of recent international events, this alarming question must be asked. The United States has battled the decline into the background of world affairs before in the 1970s, when nothing seemed to be going our way. Oil prices spiked out of control, Russia gained ground both internationally
Annette Sayre | Tuesday, February 25, 2014
In light of the recent violence and turmoil in Ukraine, the Nanovic Institute for European Studies hosted a discussion Monday evening in the LaFortune Student Center. The panel, titled “Euromaidan: Revolution in Ukraine?,” was led by Yury Avvakumov, Nanovic faculty fellow and assistant professor of theology. The slideshow prepared by Avvakumov began with a slide