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Cuevas receives Outstanding Senior Award

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Saint Mary's senior Silvia Cuevas, a business major with concentrations in finance and international business, received the Outstanding Senior Award for her work as a student exemplifying the spirit and values of the College. 


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Seniors devoted to ND football

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The Class of 2013 navigated the ups and downs of Notre Dame football fandom during the past four years, but for the first time in a long time, the seniors will not leave the Irish at a low point.



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ND seniors react to commencement speaker

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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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Administration plans ceremony

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The Class of 2013 will graduate from Notre Dame this weekend as years of study culminate in 19 diploma ceremonies and more than 100 events celebrating the accomplishments of the University's youngest alumni.


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Notre Dame gives valedictory honor

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Mallory Meter's academic success at Notre Dame earned her the valedictorian honor for the Class of 2013, but she said one of the most important lessons from her college years did not come from the classroom.


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Seniors enter religious life

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Notre Dame seniors Kellie Raddell and Jimmy White will choose a path less traveled as they enter religious life post-graduation.




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ND seniors react to commencement speaker

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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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Study classifies depression risk factor as contagious

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Things that are contagious: laughter, yawning, sneezing, the common cold. And now somewhere on that list you'll find cognitive vulnerability. A recent study by Notre Dame psychology professor Gerald Haeffel, published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, found that a risk factor for depression known as 'cognitive vulnerability' can be passed from one individual to another.


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Fellowship honors Zhang

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Last fall, the 2013 NDnano Undergraduate Research Fellowship (NURF) was dedicated to Saint Mary's sophomore Ziqi Zhang, who died when she was struck by a car near the College's entrance in October 2012. This spring, Saint Mary's junior Rachael Bridgman received the fellowship in Zhang's memory.


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Adidas reaches labor rights compromise

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After controversy over labor rights in an Indonesian factory prompted several universities to terminate contracts with adidas, the German apparel giant has reached a settlement regarding unpaid funds owed to laborers.