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Seniors react to commencement speaker

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Cardinal Timothy Dolan will deliver the Commencement address to the class of 2013, and the selection has prompted seniors to reflect on Dolan's relevance to the student body and his ability to successfully connect with them.

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Professor reflects on Chavez's death

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The death of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday leaves a number of questions for the South American nation, which now adds a presidential election to the list of complex challenges it already faces.

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Private College 529 Plan offers prepaid tuition option

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Many students take years to pay off their loans after earning degrees, but Notre Dame offers families a way to preemptively finance their children's higher education by pre-paying future tuition bills through the Private College 529 Plan.

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Pen-pal program flourishes

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Students craving handwritten correspondence in the age of digital communication can join the Literacy Awareness Club of Notre Dame (LAND) and exchange personal letters with middle-school children in South Bend.

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Students chronicle minority experience

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Editor's note: This is the final installment in a three-part series about the Call to Action movement and the experiences of minority students within the Notre Dame campus community.   For sophomore Demetrius Murphy, the hour-long drive separating his home in Gary, Ind., from Notre Dame's campus meant much more than some time behind the wheel.  

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Board promotes diversity through conference

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Saint Mary's Student Diversity Board (SDB) will host its biggest event of the year after spring break when it sponsors the eighth annual Diverse Students' Leadership Conference (DSLC) on March 19 and 20.

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Lecture explores Catholic intellectual tradition

By The Observer · Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Despite major Church setbacks in recent years, Catholic intellectual tradition is still alive and well in the contemporary world, Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, former co-director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University said.

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Cardinal to speak at commencement

By The Observer · Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be the 2013 Commencement speaker, according to a University press release.

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Muslim student group reorganizes

By The Observer · Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Despite being a small minority on a predominantly Catholic campus, Muslim students at Notre Dame maintain a strong faith community through the Muslim Students Association (MSA).

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Spread the Word to End the Word'

By The Observer · Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Notre Dame students are pledging to "Spread the Word to End the Word" today to fight insensitivity toward those with disabilities as part of "End the R-Word Day."

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Students celebrate pope emeritus

By The Observer · Monday, March 4, 2013

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, now known as Pope Emeritus, has dominated world headlines since his official announcement three weeks ago. For three Saint Mary's students, these headlines are referring to events right outside their door.

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Registration opens for Holy Half Marathon

By The Observer · Monday, March 4, 2013

The time for training season has officially begun for people running in the Holy Half Marathon this year. The Student Union Board (SUB) has opened registration for the ninth annual half marathon that will take participants on a scenic route through Notre Dame's campus March 23.

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We won't tolerate it'

By The Observer · Monday, March 4, 2013

Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series about the Call to Action movement and the experiences of minority students within the Notre Dame campus community. 

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Club pairs student mentors with local kids

By The Observer · Monday, March 4, 2013

For many Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters, serving the South Bend community is as easy as taking in a movie, shooting baskets or playing video games.

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Pope Benedict XVI bids final farewell

By The Observer · Sunday, March 3, 2013

On Wednesday, an estimated 150,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City to say goodbye to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in his final public address - and Notre Dame junior Eliza Nagle was among them.

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Sullivan-Martin ticket wins election

By The Observer · Sunday, March 3, 2013

At the conclusion of a one-ticket race, Saint Mary's students elected juniors Kat Sullivan and Maddy Martin on Thursday to serve as the 2013-14 student body president and vice president.

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