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Angela Mathew | Friday, April 8, 2022
The chapel of Stanford Hall was rich with the smell of incense and was adorned with icons Thursday night. The Ukrainian Society at Notre Dame hosted a Moleben, or prayer service, for peace in Ukraine and the protection and victory of the Ukrainian people in the war. The service was a part of the nationwide
Trevor Lwere | Thursday, April 7, 2022
This is a rejoinder to Eoghan Fay’s Letter to the Editor from March 31 which was a response to my column from March 28 which unfortunately was littered with thinly veiled vitriol and diversionary aspersions. I will attempt in this rejoinder to respond to his arguments. Fay’s analysis of the origin of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Ryan Peters | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
This article is part three of a series called “Ukrainian voices on campus” detailing the stories and perspectives of Ukrainian and Ukrainian American tri-campus community members. The first two installments of the series can be read online. Ukrainian graduate student Anna Romandash knew for months that Russia posed a threat to Ukraine. However, she never
Maggie Eastland | Friday, April 1, 2022
College students may not fill up their tanks as much as the average adult, but recent gas price spikes have impacted seniors living off campus, University investment portfolios and Notre Dame‘s power plant. Budget Adjustments “Prior to this semester, my car took maybe $35 to fill up, and I want to say lately it’s been
Emma Duffy | Friday, April 1, 2022
This article is part two of a series called “Ukrainian voices on campus” detailing the stories and perspectives of Ukrainian and Ukrainian American tri-campus community members. The first installment of the series can be read online. In light of the recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the University of Notre Dame has been putting on
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 31, 2022
With more than a trifle of trepidation, I recently read Trevor Lwere’s column on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As a history major, I heard the echoes of cowardly collaborationist quibbling from the dark days of 1940. Regrettably, Mr. Lwere’s article sought to throw the blame for the catastrophic war in Ukraine into the lap
Trevor Lwere | Monday, March 28, 2022
The war in Ukraine has brought the subject of an imminent new, multipolar world order back to the center of the discussion in international politics. The United States, an actor in this conflict, has cast the war as a battle of a democracy and a rules-based world over against autocracy. Such language is intended to
Ryan Peters | Monday, March 28, 2022
When the war in Ukraine began, Nanovic Institute visiting scholar Taras Dobko saw his role on campus — and in the U.S. — dramatically change. Dobko, the senior vice rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv, Ukraine, largely set aside his research. Instead, he directed his efforts toward helping UCU navigate the crisis
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak will deliver Notre Dame’s 2022 commencement address, the University announced in a press release Wednesday. Gudziak, the highest-ranking Ukrainian Catholic prelate in the United States and president and former rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv, will receive an honorary degree at the commencement ceremony on May 15 at
Letter to the Editor | Monday, March 21, 2022
Russia’s brutal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has united the free world with the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian state. 20,000 foreign volunteers have joined Ukraine’s Legion of Territorial Defense and funding has poured in for humanitarian assistance and the Ukrainian military. On our campus, thanks to the generosity of the Notre Dame community, the Ukrainian