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ZeroProof hosts alcohol-free tailgate, builds space for sobriety

By Jenna Abu-Lughod · Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022

In the spring of last year, a group of Notre Dame students came together to start ZeroProof, a club with the goal of providing alcohol-free options for sober students and students working towards sobriety.

Professors discuss withdrawal of Chobani IPO, market uncertainty

By Peter Breen · Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022

Chobani, Inc. announced it was withdrawing its previously delayed initial public offering (IPO) at beginning of September. The move signals market uncertainty, Notre Dame professors told The Observer.

Notre Dame inches up national college rankings

By Observer News Staff · Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022

Notre Dame was ranked No. 18 in the U.S. News & World Report best national university rankings released Monday.

Architecture students help revitalize South Bend, Kalamazoo

By Kate Naessens · Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022

Marianne Cusato is leading a new initiative to revitalize underutilized areas of South Bend and Kalamazoo, Mich., while also providing a professional environment and learning opportunities for students.

International students react to football culture, team's defeat

By Liam Price · Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022

First-year graduate student Henry Kamugisha, originally from Uganda, was walking home after studying at the library late Friday night and was surprised to be intercepted by the Notre Dame band performing pre-football game festivities.

UK Diplomat Catherine Arnold visits University

By Maxwell Feldmann · Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022

The University of Notre Dame welcomed Catherine Arnold as a guest speaker at the Eck Visitor Center on Sept. 12.

University students in London react to Queen Elizabeth II’s death

By Gabrielle Beechert · Monday, Sept. 12, 2022

LONDON — Outside Buckingham Palace Thursday evening, a crowd began to gather. A press release from the palace earlier that day revealed Queen Elizabeth’s doctors were concerned for her health and advised her to stay under medical supervision while she stayed at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

‘GED to Ph.D.’: Community mourns death of graduate student

By Bella Laufenberg · Monday, Sept. 12, 2022

“She got a license plate that said ‘GED to Ph.D.,’” Jon Tyler said of his late wife Bella. “[The phrase] would remind her to get that Ph.D., and that it’s not how you start, it's how you finish.”

Bookstore renovation hopes to provide an improved customer experience

By Jenna Abu-Lughod · Monday, Sept. 12, 2022

On July 1, 2021, the University of Notre Dame announced that the bookstore’s management was going to be changed from Follett to Barnes & Noble College (BNC), a transition that has been in progress over the past 14 months.

NDIAS announces designer Thom Browne as artist-in-residence

By Kathryn Muchnick · Monday, Sept. 12, 2022

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDAIS) announced that Thom Browne ‘88, a former GQ Designer of the Year and three-time winner of the CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year Award, is this year’s artist-in-residence.

Before graduation, this junior hopes to walk a mile with 500 students

By Claire Reid · Monday, Sept. 12, 2022

When junior Lane Obringer transferred to Notre Dame from Saint Mary’s College last year, the self-described extrovert from Charlotte, North Carolina, was eager to make new friends.

Rep. Brendan Boyle, ’99, discusses career, current legislative efforts

By Isa Sheikh · Monday, Sept. 12, 2022

On Friday morning, Rep. Brendan Boyle, ‘99, spoke to a group of students about his career path, pursuing opportunities in politics and current legislative priorities.

Saint Mary's ASL Club celebrates Deaf Awareness Month

By Katelyn Waldschmidt · Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022

The first week of September marks the beginning of Deaf Awareness Month, and Saint Mary’s American Sign Language (ASL) Club is ready to celebrate while also teaching students about Deaf culture and ASL.

New study improves monoclonal antibody analysis

By Elena Que · Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022

A recent Notre Dame study conducted by the College of Engineering has developed an improved method of analyzing monoclonal antibodies, which can be used to treat various diseases.

University to require flu vaccines for students

By Observer News Staff · Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022

Director of University Health Services (UHS) Edward Junkins announced in an email Wednesday that all Notre Dame undergraduate, graduate and professional students will be required to receive a seasonal flu vaccine again this fall.

Fr. Edward ‘Monk’ Malloy looks back on 50 years of coeducation

By Ryan Peters · Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022

Former University President Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy remembers a time when Notre Dame used to bus in women from Catholic women’s colleges in the Chicagoland area to help create a more balanced social scene. A bus would be welcomed onto campus by male students who knew none of the women. After the awkward introduction, the students would go to a dance, Malloy recalled.

Engineering dean reflects on female leadership

By Kathryn Muchnick · Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022

In the past nine years, three women have become the first female deans of their respective colleges. Patricia Culligan, dean of the College of Engineering, said she feels very proud to hold that position.

‘Objects in the Rearview Mirror’: The story behind the first women at the University

By Bella Laufenberg · Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022

When Deborah Dell, known to her loved ones as Debi, arrived at the University of Notre Dame in 1972 with the first cohort of women, she entered with a sharp mind and a lot of determination.

Women’s clubs share their experiences

By Claire Reid · Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022

This semester marks 50 years since women first stepped foot on Notre Dame’s campus as students.

Notre Dame undergraduate admissions to remain test-optional through 2024

By Observer News Staff · Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022

The University's division of undergraduate enrollment announced in a press release Tuesday that it will remain test-optional through the 2024 application cycle. The practice, which allows applicants to choose whether to submit standardized test scores, was first adopted by Notre Dame in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One-third of the students admitted to the class of 2026 did not submit a test score with their application, the release said.