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Observer Staff Report | Saturday, May 22, 2021
In an email to the Notre Dame community, the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) reported an armed robbery of a University student off campus on early Saturday morning. There were no reported injuries. The robbery reportedly occurred in a parking area of the Campus View apartment complex, located one block east from campus. The suspects,
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The University broke ground on the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, according to a Monday press release. The museum, which will be located on the south side of campus on Eddy St., will open in the fall of 2023. The location for the museum was chosen because it sits in the middle of the campus
Evan McKenna | Monday, May 3, 2021
On Friday afternoon, civil rights activist and author DeRay Mckesson spoke on the future of policing as part of the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights “Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary” lecture series. Mckesson, a 2007 graduate of Bowdoin College, worked as a sixth-grade teacher and school administrator before quitting his job in March 2015
Luciana Thomas | Thursday, April 29, 2021
The University’s Nanovic Institute for European Studies hosted its yearly Keely Vatican Lecture on Wednesday. Director of the Vatican Museums Barbara Jatta spoke at the event in a talk titled “The Vatican Museums: Future Perspectives.” Jatta’s lecture covered the newly restored artworks of Renaissance painter Raphael and the management of the Vatican Museums during the pandemic.
Annemarie Foy | Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Earlier this month, the University and the association of Black Alumni of Notre Dame (BA of ND) announced the expansion of the Frazier Thompson scholarship. Named after Notre Dame’s first African American graduate, the scholarship has provided over $660,000 to 395 students over the past 34 years, according to the University. Before its expansion, the
Trinity Reilly | Friday, April 16, 2021
Many first years arrive on campus feeling overwhelmed by the club fair and not sure how or where to start getting involved at Notre Dame. First-year Anjali Pellegrin said she felt that way when she got to Notre Dame and felt called to help future students hit the ground running. She contacted her friend Dane
Claire Reid | Friday, April 16, 2021
The Notre Dame International (NDI) Senior Fellows are holding a photography competition “Show Your Culture,” which is accepting submissions until Sunday. Entries can be submitted via a Google Form on NDI’s website. The competition challenges students to submit an original photo along with a caption explaining how it represents the ways in which they incorporate
Spencer Kelly | Friday, April 16, 2021
After a yearlong hiatus, the Hesburgh Libraries Hackathon has returned with a new virtual format. Students will work in teams of two to four people to find a solution to the given theme within the given time period. In past years, the Hackathon has taken place over a three-day period at the Hesburgh Library and
Genevieve Coleman and Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Started in the 1960s, Take Back the Night (TBTN) is an international event and non-profit organization dedicated to ending sexual assault and violence worldwide. This year’s tri-campus TBTN will take place Wednesday from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., with the goal of spreading awareness of sexual violence within and far beyond the borders of the tri-campus
Maria Luisa Paul | Friday, April 9, 2021
When former student body vice president senior Sarah Galbenski announced Notre Dame’s student senate had unanimously voted to pass Resolution SS 2021-37, sophomore Blake Ziegler’s first thought was “Thank you, God.” (Editor’s Note: Blake Ziegler is a Viewpoint columnist for The Observer.) The resolution not only pushed for the acknowledgement and condemnation of antisemitism, but