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Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Notre Dame Stadium will operate at full capacity for the 2021 football season, the University announced in a Wednesday press release. The release stated the University will monitor health conditions on a national and local level from now until the fall to determine protocols and restrictions, but decided to make all 77,622 seats available for
Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 21, 2021
Notre Dame commits to reopening and announces initial protocols — May 26, 2020 In May, University President Fr. John Jenkins authored an opinion in the New York Times, taking a firm stance in favor of reopening Notre Dame in the fall with some changes, such as bringing students back two weeks earlier than usual, eliminating
Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 7, 2021
University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email Friday afternoon that 90% of Notre Dame undergraduate and graduate students have documented their second Pfizer or Moderna dose or their single Johnson & Johnson dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In accordance with previously promised changes, Jenkins said additional protocols will be relaxed. Namely, fully vaccinated
Ashton Weber | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Three weeks ago, I stopped at a red light and began frantically waving my arms back and forth to the beat of the dance music I was loudly playing (LMFAO’s “Shots” to be precise), as I waited for the light to turn green. I turned and saw the people in the car next to me
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 15, 2021
Holy Cross College President Fr. David Tyson announced in a Wednesday email that Holy Cross will require all students coming to campus for the fall 2021 semester to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In the email, Tyson said herd immunity will help the College return to a more normal experience. “Achieving herd immunity on campus
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, April 8, 2021
Dear Student Body of Notre Dame, The recent announcement from the Office of the President mandating that all students, both undergraduate and graduate, receive the COVID-19 vaccine before the fall 2021 semester brings to the forefront the vaccine’s controversial connection to abortion. In an effort to encourage and now mandate vaccination against COVID-19, the University
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 5, 2021
In an email Monday morning, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced the University will consider lifting certain COVID-19 restrictions if 90% of the student body has had at least the first vaccination dose. Jenkins encouraged students to schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine at the on-campus vaccination site at the Compton Family Ice Arena,
Isabella Volmert | Tuesday, March 23, 2021
In two weeks, Notre Dame students from Michigan may be able to qualify for a COVID-19 vaccination. On March 12, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced all state residents over the age of 16 will be eligible to receive a vaccine starting Monday, April 5. In a weekend update email Friday, the University recognized the developments
Observer Staff Report | Friday, January 15, 2021
Notre Dame Provost Marie Lynn Miranda and Executive Vice President Shannon Cullinan provided updates on COVID-19 vaccinations in relationship to the University’s response to the pandemic in an email Friday. The email said those who are currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in their respected states are encouraged to make an appointment for vaccination. “The
Catherine Owers | Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The recent Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 1,400 people, according to the World Health Organization. Robert Stahelin, adjunct associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, said this outbreak is the largest to date, with a fatality rate of approximately 60 percent. Ebola is one of two types of viruses in the the filovirus family, Stahelin said. The other is