For an institution steeped in tradition, Notre Dame's venture with the Millennium Villages Project has it treading on relatively fresh ground - so fresh, in fact, that only one other university in the world has been there before. Though it has already sparked a worldwide effort, the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) is a very recent development, created by the Earth Institute at Columbia University - directed by economist and Notre Dame Forum speaker Jeffrey Sachs - in response to a set of Millennium Development Goals issued by the United Nations in 2002.
Notre Dame has not lost to Syracuse since March 3, 2003 - and doesn't want to change that Saturday when the Irish (12-5, 3-1 Big East) square off against the Orange (8-11, 1-4) at 2 p.m. at the Joyce Center. So far this season, the squad has fared well against Big East opponents, and especially in the Joyce Center.
The Saint Mary's Student Activities Office downsized over winter break after its director resigned and assistant director was terminated, College spokeswoman Melanie McDonald said Wednesday. Director of Student Activities George Rosenbush retired for health reasons, McDonald said, and Assistant Director of Student Activities Frances Bruder's position was eliminated as part of an ongoing "strategic restructuring plan" for Student Activities.
Student government has accomplished many of its objectives since the Shappell-Andrichik administration took office last April, student body president Lizzi Shappell said Wednesday, but it still has more goals to achieve before turnover occurs in the spring.
When the University community headed south to the Sugar Bowl, the Notre Dame Folk Choir wasn't far behind with one goal in sight - using its talent to benefit those in need. The group's Deep South Tour took choir members throughout the region from DATES, performing concerts that raised money solely for hurricane-ravaged Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) schools in Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss.
For hundreds of Notre Dame students, winter break was more than an endless chain of lazy mornings, football games and home cooked meals. More than 300 students utilized their month off as a time to immerse themselves in one of the Center for Social Concerns' four winter service-learning seminars.
Student Senate committee chairs echoed student body president Lizzi Shappell's enthusiastic outlook for the remainder of their terms Wednesday as they presented several objectives for the spring semester. Community Relations committee chair Josh Pasquesi will head the planning of a community summit in February.