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Apparel company comes to campus

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University Tees, an apparel company offering custom t-shirts, sweatshirts and promotional products for college clubs and events, has established its presence at Notre Dame with its first campus representative, junior Mike Shepardson.



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Goerner passes away

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Edward Goerner, professor emeritus of political science, died Oct. 2 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was 82.


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Group offers weekend activities

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Saint Mary's Student Activities Board (SAB) has begun offering weekend programming this semester in an effort to expand students' social and entertainment options on campus, SAB president Liz Kraig said.


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Candidates debate domestic policy

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President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney debated domestic policy Wednesday evening in the first of three presidential debates during an evening that seemed to focus more on style than substance at the University of Denver.


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Columnist gives Red Smith lecture

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One tweet says it all: "Journalism today all about speed, buzz, page views, instanaiety, not substance, leads to uninformed citizens, end of democracy, and probably civilization."


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NDSP makes two arrests

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Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) arrested two area residents for stealing from campus residence halls Tuesday, according to an email NDSP sent to the student body late Thursday night.



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Belle prepares for marathon

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While some students are traveling to Chicago this weekend to watch the Fighting Irish take on the Miami at Soldier Field, Saint Mary's senior Alyssa Vinluan is going to the city for her own athletic competition. Vinluan will run 26.2 miles Sunday when she races in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.


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SMC Straight and Gay Alliance holds panel

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Saint Mary's Straight and Gay Alliance (SAGA) held an ally panel Wednesday night to give students an opportunity to hear the stories of allies from the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's communities.


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Police fundraise at doughnut shop

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Police officers from a number of St. Joseph County departments will poke fun at the stereotype of cops hanging around doughnut shops today and tomorrow at the second annual event Cops on Top of the Doughnut Shop.


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Gallivan passes away

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Past and present students of journalism at Notre Dame lost one of their greatest supporters Tuesday, when John W. Gallivan, namesake of the Gallivan Program for Journalism, Ethics and Democracy (JED), passed away at the age of 97.


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Professor critiques war apathy

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Choose one of two options in the war on terror: Either assent to continued war as necessary for the preservation of freedom and commit fully to its material and human costs, or abandon the struggle and settle for a constricted definition of liberty.


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Lecture explores U.S. role

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What would happen if America ceased to be - if it failed to provide the leadership in the international arena for which it is best known?  


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Advisor addresses economy

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Right before President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney debated for the first time on live television Wednesday night, economist Jared Bernstein spoke on the government's role in the economy.


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Group discusses overcrowding

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Student body president Brett Rocheleau reviewed meetings this week between student government, community leaders and administrators during Wednesday's gathering of the Student Senate. He also looked ahead to his administration's goals for its upcoming meeting with the Board of Trustees.


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Debate captivates nation

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The final stretch of the presidential race kicked off last night as President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney faced off on employment, the economy and healthcare in the first of three 2012 presidential debates.


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Feast day honors St. Francis

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The Notre Dame community will celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi today with a special mass, a movie showing, a blessing in the chapel of Breen-Phillips Hall and treats in the dining halls.