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Katelyn Waldschmidt | Thursday, February 16, 2023
On Tuesday, Saint Mary’s students had the opportunity to stop on their way to lunch and spend a few minutes helping people who attend various programs at La Casa de Amistad, a South Bend community center. Christin Kloski, director of student equity, describes the organization as “a non-profit that serves our immigrant community.” The table
Gary Caruso | Thursday, November 14, 2019
For politically minded Notre Dame students — regardless of party affiliation, personal presidential candidate preference or self-identified issue purity — a lifetime opportunity has thrust itself upon you. Call it the luck of the Irish or the planets perfectly aligning, but your neighbor is running for the presidency and needs a legion of volunteers. South
Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 23, 2018
The world is full of do-gooders. I consider myself one, and I’m sure you are too. But we need more than just spontaneous do-gooders and volunteers. We need consistency. We need to claim our own cause — and we really only need one. I say this, because I have excelled at the opposite. I have
Andrew Cameron | Monday, April 16, 2018
Braving the cold and rain, students from the tri-campus community and other members of South Bend gathered Saturday to help with a variety of community service projects for the ninth annual “Back the Bend.” The event was a collaboration between the South Bend community, local universities and organizations — Notre Dame Student Government, Saint Mary’s
Gina Twardosz | Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Saint Mary’s students volunteered their time to build walls for “Women Build,” a project by Habitat for Humanity. Junior Kay Thursby started a Saint Mary’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity and she — along with other Saint Mary’s students — participated in the project as their first event. Thursby said in an email that Habitat for Humanity has always
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, October 5, 2016
If the definition of success is “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose,” then how do you—or is it even possible to—measure success without the existence tangible results? For my first few weeks in Chennai, India, I felt certain that my success rate with the students of Vidya Sagar was going to be negligible if
Melissa Riordan | Sunday, September 28, 2014
The Color Run provided Notre Dame students and South Bend residents with the opportunity to participate in “The Happiest 5K on the Planet” in South Bend on Saturday. The 3.1-mile loop began and ended at Four Winds Field took runners through four color zones in the downtown area where volunteers stood ready to throw colored powder at participants. Freshman Sydney
Lauren Zyber | Sunday, September 21, 2014
The Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Early Childhood Development Centers (ECDC) are currently looking for college student volunteers to work at the nonprofit preschool programs. Program director at ECDC-SMC Kari Alford said any student at Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame or Holy Cross can volunteer at either site, and Alford said no past experience is required. While some
Katie McCarty | Tuesday, September 9, 2014
When the Fall Career Expo kicks off Wednesday, there will be a new twist to the event: the opportunity for students to explore postgraduate service opportunities. Hilary Flanagan, director of the Career Center, said the new development arose from a collaboration between the Center for Social Concerns (CSC) and the Career Center. “Service options have been a
Madison Jaros | Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Many Notre Dame students chose to forego traveling back home or relaxing on the beach this spring break, deciding instead to spend the week pursuing academic research or volunteering. Over the break, 10 students traveled to Birmingham, Ala., to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, an organization that constructs homes for those in need. The students