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Performance sparks diversity dialogue

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This year's performances of "Show Some Skin: It's Complicated" aims to spark campus dialogue on normally taboo topics by dramatizing monologues submitted anonymously by members of the Notre Dame community.


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Notre Dame pilgrims spend Easter at Vatican

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ROME - This Easter, more than 100 Notre Dame students studying in various locations throughout Europe went on pilgrimage to Rome for a weekend of sightseeing, prayer and reflection organized by Campus Ministry.


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Rocheleau reflects on term

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After concluding two years in the top ranks of student government Monday, former student body president Brett Rocheleau said he felt he pursued virtually every idea he could have implemented while in office.




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Ambassador promotes brand

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Junior Rachel Greenberg complements her marketing major by working as a campus ambassador for Procter & Gamble (P&G) to promote brand loyalty and social media interest among students.


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Coccia, Joyce assume presidency

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Juniors Alex Coccia and Nancy Joyce stepped into their roles as student body president and vice president, respectively, Monday. Coccia said the passion that propelled their platform through the February elections will be a defining part of their administration in the year ahead.


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Speaker reviews spirituality

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Professor Emerita Mary Jo Weaver of Indiana University offered an in depth account of Catholic spirituality throughout the ages on Tuesday.


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SMC ends varsity swim program

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Karen Johnson, vice president of Student Affairs at Saint Mary's, informed students March 19 of the plan to end the varsity swimming program, a decision made by College President Carol Ann Mooney and her cabinet in collaboration with director of athletics Julie Schroeder-Biek.


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Parents rank ND as No. 4

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Parents listed Notre Dame as the No. 4 "dream school" for their children in the Princeton Review's annual "College Hopes and Worries" survey, marking the second consecutive year the University has held that place.




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Faculty studies concussions

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Baraka Bouts and Bengal Bouts may be two of the most anticipated annual athletic events at Notre Dame, but for computer science faculty members Dr. Christian Poellabauer and Dr. Patrick Flynn, the fights offered a chance to put two years' worth of concussion diagnostics research to the test.



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Pope Francis celebrates first Holy Week

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ROME - Pope Francis, the first South American pope in Catholic Church history, celebrated his first Holy Week last week by challenging the faithful to serve one another and calling for global peace.


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Students make Easter pilgrimage to Rome

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ROME, Italy - This Easter, over 100 Notre Dame students studying in various locations throughout Europe went on pilgrimage to Rome for a weekend of sightseeing, prayer and reflection organized by Campus Ministry.