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-10 posts tagged "Washington D.C."
Adrianna Fazio | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The morning of the government shutdown, junior Megan Kamm arrived at the State Department to watch her colleagues file out of the office, announcing they were on furlough. She assumed she too would head home for the day, but as she was leaving, her director stopped her and said, “Megan, you’re not paid, — you’re
Letter to the Editor | Monday, May 1, 2017
I value the democratic process. I think the type of government the Founding Fathers established in the Age of Enlightenment is something to be marveled at as well as protected. The beauty in the government they created was that it was the amalgamation of some of the best attempts at democratic nations of the past.
Justine Wang | Wednesday, November 2, 2016
WASHINGTON — The Notre Dame Washington Program is Notre Dame’s only off-campus academic program located in the United States. Every semester, a fresh cohort of 15 students with diverse interests and majors finds themselves immersed in the cultural and political life of Washington, D.C. Students in the program live in Dupont Circle, just minutes away from
Caitlyn Jordan | Thursday, March 10, 2016
Photos from the Men’s Basketball game against Duke University at the Verizon Center in downtown D.C. on March 1o. The Fighting Irish beat the Blue Devils 84-79 in overtime.
Alex Caton | Friday, January 30, 2015
If you are a sophomore or ambitious freshman, then you’ll soon get an email telling you whether, after all the information sessions, recommendation requests and essays you pounded into your MacBook at the last minute, you have Notre Dame’s blessing to spend a semester in this or that corner of the world. “Study abroad” evokes
Katie Galioto and Megan Uekert | Sunday, January 25, 2015
A record-breaking 692 students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross traveled to Washington D.C. last week for the annual March for Life. Senior Rachel Drumm, president of Notre Dame’s Right to Life club, said this year’s march was an “incredible opportunity” for members of the Notre Dame community “to celebrate life and to remind
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, December 4, 2014
With the Annual March for Life registration closing this Friday, our team wanted to remind the student body why we march for life. Take a moment to think about this fact — there have been 56,993,299 abortions in the United States since the Roe vs. Wade Decision in 1973. That is roughly 57 million lives
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, October 28, 2014
My Urban Plunge experience at the Father McKenna Center in Washington D.C., was one I never expected and certainly one that I will never forget. Having grown up in the suburbs of D.C. all of my life, I was unaware of the extent of urban poverty that existed just miles away. I knew there were
Jessica Merdes | Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Tuesday evening, Notre Dame alum and lobbyist John Sturm hosted an informal dialogue with students in the Coleman-Morse lounge, which highlighted the relations between the University and Washington. Sturm, Notre Dame’s Associate Vice President for Federal and Washington Relations, said he acts as a lobbyist for the University in Washington, where he has chosen to
Matt Miklavic | Sunday, February 23, 2014
Since coming to Washington for the semester, I’ve frequently wandered around the monuments. I’ve gone on the weekends, on the way home from my internship and at random hours of the night. Each time is as awe-inspiring as the last. I find some measure of inspiration in their marble, some measure of hope in their