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Notre Dame should be more political, which means inviting Joe Biden

Vince Mallett | Friday, February 26, 2021

For Notre Dame, or any Catholic institution, to express unqualified support for President Biden’s agenda would be unconscionable. In just his first 37 days, the President has taken the dangerously unjust actions of breaking promises on immigration and expanding taxpayer support for abortion. Fr. Jenkins described the latter as “deeply disappointing.” In my opinion, the University

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Observer Editorial: If we talk the talk, let’s walk the walk

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, January 24, 2020

When asked about the role of white allies in the fight against racial injustice at Monday’s Martin Luther King Luncheon, Diane Nash — a civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 1960s movement — answered in plain and powerful terms: “The civil rights movement was a movement of black students supported by

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We’re not racist! Remember Fr. Ted?

Drew Lischke | Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Hanging on the wall of LaFortune Student Center is (what seems like) a decades old mosaic. Yellowed by the noxious fumes of Subway and what is certainly stains from the occasional — and utterly tragic — 3 a.m. quarter dog mishap, the mosaic depicts two pretty famous men, arms linked, faces stoic in their resolve.

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Walk the Walk week panel addresses 2016 election results

Lucy Lynch | Thursday, January 26, 2017

Paying tribute to the Martin Luther King Jr. speech of the same title, the Walk the Walk week panel event, “Where Do We Go From Here?” examined the 2016 election results and the future of American politics Wednesday night. The event was led by panelists Timothy Matovina, co-director of the Institute for Latino Studies

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Who is walking the walk?

Michael Finan | Thursday, January 28, 2016

Last week, I began my walk to explore diversity and the current issues regarding race in our nation. I had the opportunity to hear the co-founders of Black Lives Matter talk about their movement; listen to the President Emeritus of Notre Dame, Fr. Monk Malloy, C.S.C., share his own reflections on diversity; and engage with other students