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SAO offers free events

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

Notre Dame students like to have fun. Tonight, they get the chance to prove it - for free.

B1 lineup gets mixed reviews

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

The first official weekend of the school year is just around the corner, and Saturday's B1 Block Party will once again kick off the semester with an outdoor concert and festivities.

Petition opposes suit against HHS mandate

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

Several months after the University filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) mandate requiring religious organizations to provide contraceptive services as part of their minimum health insurance packages, the government is moving to have the case dismissed - and some Notre Dame students, staff and faculty are voicing a similar opinion.

Director advocates service-learning

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

The more than 400 first years settling into campus aren't the only fresh faces at Saint Mary's this fall. Erika Buhring has taken up post as the new director for the Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) and Experiential Learning Coordinator at the College.

Student reports assault

By The Observer · Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) is investigating a sexual assault that occurred on campus over the weekend, according to an email sent to students Wednesday afternoon.

Lecture explores impact of Higgs boson

By The Observer · Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

Professor Colin Jessop, an experimental particle physicist, delivered a lecture Wednesday on the landmark discovery of the Higgs boson, better known as the "God particle," which surfaced last month at the Large HadronCollider (LHC), an underground facility located in Geneva, Switzerland.

Charity work empowers girls abroad

By The Observer · Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

Editor's Note: This article has been edited to correct an incorrect quote about Brown's work to establish a girls' soccer team in Cambodia.

Charity work empowers girls abroad

By The Observer · Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

Saint Mary's junior Mileva Brunson hoped to bring global education from the halls of the College to women in need around the world. As president of the Saint Mary's College chapter of She's the First, Brunson is now able to do just that.

Title IX streamlined at ND

By The Observer · Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

The email that appeared in student inboxes Wednesday afternoon was the first of its kind this year, but it is not likely to be the last.

GSA gains traction

By The Observer · Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

While most Notre Dame students left campus and their extracurricular pursuits for the summer, members of the Progressive Student Alliance's (PSA) 4 to 5 Movement and AllianceND have worked to maintain the momentum their groups gained late last semester in their advocacy on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community on campus.