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Brian Kelly to build on community

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Irish head football coach Brian Kelly told students that the football team needs to "get back to a collegiate sense of community" at a meeting with student government Tuesday.


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Dual Degree students enjoy both campuses

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A small group of Saint Mary's students are getting the best of both worlds as they take Notre Dame and Saint Mary's courses through participating in the Dual Degree Program.


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College's teams place in global math contest

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Two teams of Saint Mary's women proved the College has a competitive math department when they were recognized at the "The Mathematical Contest in Modeling," held by the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP).


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Brian Kelly to build on community

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Irish head football coach Brian Kelly told students that the football team needs to "get back to a collegiate sense of community" at a meeting with student government Tuesday.

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Graduate students seek policy change

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Graduate student families are suffering from a lack of adequate health care and need the University to rethink its policies to better encourage community around women who are considering or engaged in family life, graduate theology student Ricky Klee said.


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First four fall pep rallies planned

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Student body president Catherine Soler said student government is working with the University to make football pep rallies "shorter but more exciting" due to some student dissatisfaction with last year's rallies.


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Group discusses Dollars

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The Council of Representatives (COR) discussed the proposition of a new program that would allow Domer Dollars to be spent at certain locations off-campus at their meeting Tuesday night.


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Volcano disrupts students abroad

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 Notre Dame students on campus may not have felt the effects of the volcanic eruption in Iceland over the past week, but the same cannot be said for those abroad.



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Professors join group discussion

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Two professors joined Campus Life Council (CLC) to discuss academic engagement outside the classroom and hear Council members present ideas for building a more intellectual environment on campus.



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Bike the Bend looks for participants

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Looking for something fun and athletic to participate in? Bike the Bend, a fun, non-competitive biking event, will take place around the South Bend and Mishawaka area on May 23.


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AnTostal celebrates end of year

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With finals around the corner and the end of the year in sight, students can take a much-needed break with AnTostal festivities this week.


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Talk debates "Chief" mascot

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The controversial removal of the University of Illinois' American Indian mascot served as the foundation for a discussion on free expression, hate and discrimination at a lecture Monday.


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Students give feedback in Improve ND survey

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Correction: In the April 20 edition, the graphic, right, depicting percentages of undergraduate student satisfaction taken from the ImproveND survey misidentified the percentages of student satisfaction. The graphic should have read: 91 percent of students were satisfied with extracurriculars, 88 percent were satisfied with sense of community, 78 percent were satisfied with support of students and 41 percent were satisfied with diversity on campus. The Observer regrets this error.



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Rhoades responds to life statement

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Bishop Kevin Rhoades praised Notre Dame for taking steps toward the "renewal of a culture of life," in response to the University's recent institutional statement that affirms its defense of human life.


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AllianceND sparks dialogue around campus

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When an offensive "Mobile Party" comic strip was published in the Observer on Jan. 13, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community at Notre Dame and the University's unrecognized gay-straight alliance, AllianceND, was thrust to the forefront of a national issue.


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SMC promotes entrepreneurship

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In order to promote female entrepreneurship, Saint Mary's College created the Women's Entrepreneurial Initiative (WEI), a program designed to assist current female-owned and operated small businesses and create an interest in entrepreneurship among women, Susan Vance, senior project director for WEI and professor at the College said.


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Habitat for Humanity celebrates 16th house

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Notre Dame's chapter of Habitat for Humanity celebrated almost a year's worth of effort in the community at the dedication of the organizations 16th home in the South Bend area Sunday.