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SMEAC to host Earth Week events

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The Saint Mary's Environmental Action Coalition (SMEAC) will be hosting a series of events and projects celebrating Earth Week, beginning today, in honor of environmental activism.


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ASA hosts world soccer tournament

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Teams representing Notre Dame's cultural clubs shot to score on Stepan Fields in a soccer tournament Saturday to raise funds for relief through the Haiti Fund and the Chilean Red Cross, African Students Association (ASA) president Brigitte Githinji said.


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New Web site aids job-seekers

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As the spring semester rapidly comes to a close and Notre Dame students anxiously await responses from companies in one of the highest unemployment environments in the decade, a new resource, Grads2Biz, can help promote their success with job and internship placement.


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SMC hosts mom's weekend

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Saint Mary's Junior Mom's Weekend is aimed to bring mothers and daughters together for a weekend of fun, junior class president Meghan Helmle said.



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TOMS Shoes team wins competition

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A team representing TOMS Shoes brought home the $1,000 top prize in the Notre Dame Entrepreneurship Society's signature Case Bowl, which gives teams a chance to research products and make presentations.


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Graduate students to file petition

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The Catholic Church sees access to adequate health care as a human right, and this right is not provided affordably for graduate students' spouses and children, graduate theology student Ricky Klee said.


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Relay for Life to be held in Stadium

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Rather than heading out to their usual Friday night festivities, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and Notre Dame's own ACS club are hoping students will take the opportunity to participate in the Relay for Life, a symbolic overnight fundraiser for ACS, going on inside Gate E at Notre Dame Stadium from Friday night until Saturday morning.



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Faculty discusses non-profit options

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 A group of Notre Dame students gathered to learn about opportunities available in post-graduate service work and careers in non-profit organizations (NPO) Wednesday at Geddes Hall.  


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iTunes U collects, distributes educational media

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 Launched in October 2009, the Notre Dame iTunes U database now provides students, faculty and alumni access to more than 1,000 video and audio files, said Paul Turner, academic technology services manager for the Office of Information Technologies (OIT).


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Senate holds elections for representatives

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 Student Senate discussed CommUniversity Day and held elections for representatives to the Financial Management Board, Campus Life Council, Council of Representatives and the Judicial Council during its meeting Wednesday night.


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LGBTQ students discuss life on campus

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Like many students, senior Melanie LeMay decided to attend Notre Dame for an elite education, to strengthen her faith and because it was a place where she felt at home. "My story about coming to Notre Dame is pretty much like any other Notre Dame student's," LeMay said.


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Deford discusses future of journalism

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Sports journalism is at the forefront of technological advances in the media world, Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Frank Deford said at the 2010 Red Smith Lecture in Journalism Wednesday night. In his lecture, entitled "Sportswriter is One Word," Deford spoke of his experiences in the sports writing business and gave his take on where the industry is going.


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TOMS founder speaks on giving

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A project that started with 250 pairs of shoes and three duffle bags has grown tremendously in four years, partly because "giving is a good business strategy."


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McAdams delivers Last Lecture

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 The Spirit of Notre Dame is transformative for professors and students alike, professor of political science James McAdams said Tuesday.


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ND women to analyze workforce

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Some might think the world of business and corporate heads still belongs to the men, but the Undergraduate Women in Business Club (UWIB) is hoping to challenge this notion with their second annual Women's Professional Development Conference.


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Lecture examines gay life on campus

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As a part of Notre Dame's StaND Against Hate Week, student government hosted a talk titled "Homosexuality Under the Dome: Past Struggles and Present Solutions" Tuesday night at the Carey Auditorium at the Hesburgh Library.