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Young Democrats Club to host events for election

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With the presidential election swiftly approaching, the Saint Mary's Young Democrats Club is gearing up for the final preparations President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney make as the country heads into November.


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Gubernatorial candidates clash

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The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center hosted Indiana's three gubernatorial candidates Wednesday in the second of three debates leading up to Election Day.


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Saint Mary's sophomore passes away

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Ziqi Zhang, a sophomore at Saint Mary's, passed away Thursday night from injuries sustained in a car-bicycle accident outside the entrance to Saint Mary's at State Route 933. Zhang was 19.


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Grant supports music program

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Artists in Notre Dame's sacred music program received a $400,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which will immediately be used to fund innovative interdisciplinary projects.

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Architect gives lecture on urban design

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What is a city and what is urban? Renowned architect and urban designer Steven Peterson of Peterson-Littenberg Architects said in a lecture Wednesday the two concepts are best defined separately.


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Senior Belles eager to relax

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As Saint Mary's students complete a week full of midterms, papers and assignments, seniors look forward to relaxing during the final fall break of their college careers.


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Group plans for 'GameDay,' service

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The Student Senate looked ahead to a football weekend and a visit from "College GameDay," as well as plans to improve the quality of residential and campus life, during its weekly meeting Wednesday.


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Fans gear up for 'GameDay'

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Students will showcase their dedication to Notre Dame football on national television Saturday during filming of ESPN's "College GameDay." A pit for 200 students will be located near the commentators, and many fans will camp out the night before to ensure a spot in the crowd.  


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Pink Game to benefit charity

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The Fighting Irish football team will don its traditional blue and gold uniforms when it faces Stanford at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, but players will add a bold color to their game day look: pink.  


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Faith-based ministry aids African communities

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Despite stress over midterm exams, fall break plan, and the upcoming football game against Stanfore, some members of the Notre Dame community made time for the lunch and reflection about the role of missionaries in Africa in the Geddes Hall Coffee House on Wednesday.


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Center promotes Peace Corps

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On Wednesday evening, the Center for Social concerns connected students with current and former Peace Corps volunteers, including seven current volunteers who Skyped into the conversation from around the world.


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SMC volleyball rallies for cure

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The Saint Mary's volleyball team's annual "Dig for the Cure" has evolved into something more aggressive - and more personal. The team will host the event, now titled "Crush for the Cure," at 7 p.m. tonight in the Angela Athletic Facility to raise money for a Saint Mary's alumna and lymphoma patient, Anne Blair Payne.


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DreamCatchers grants wishes

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For sophomore Caitlin Crommett, volunteering at a hospice near her Orange County home has become second nature. Crommett began volunteering when she was just 12 years old.


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Professor's book wins prize

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Brad Gregory, a professor of history at Notre Dame, won the inaugural Aldersgate Prize for Christian Scholarship for the ability to reflect the highest ideals of Christian scholarship through his book, "The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society."


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College GameDay' returns to Notre Dame

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Almost exactly seven years ago to the day, ESPN's popular pregame show "College GameDay" visited campus to broadcast live before Notre Dame hosted USC in the infamous "Bush Push" game. Today, after the fortunes of the Irish football program have fallen and risen again, the first of the approximately 50 cast and crew of "GameDay" begin arriving on campus from all over the country to prepare for Saturday's national broadcast.


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Jimmy John talks entrepreneurship

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Jimmy John brought a huge turnout to his lecture on entrepreneurship Tuesday evening - and not just because of the free sandwiches. He kept the crowd laughing during the entire hour-long presentation and told his impressive rags-to-riches story.


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Brazilian band visits campus

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40 members of the Brazilian youth band Meninos do Morumbi arrived on campus Tuesday to visit the University and perform during the halftime show on Saturday at the Notre Dame-Stanford football game.


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MBA competition begins

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Notre Dame's Master's in Business Administration (MBA) program is providing prospective MBA students with an opportunity to showcase their business acumen through the third-annual Mini Deep-Dive Challenge, a competition asking students to solve a real-life corporate responsibility.According to a University press release, the grand prizewinner will receive a $25,000 fellowship if admitted to the Notre Dame MBA program, and the first 50 students to sign up will receive a $50 prize package.


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HANDS reaches Saint Mary's

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Four years after it was conceived in South Bend, HANDS, a non-profit organization that provides yearlong volunteer opportunities with the goal of high social impact, continues to offer Saint Mary's students the chance to assist Central American countries.


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Professor receives psychology award

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Psychology professor Nicole McNeil has been nationally recognized in her field after earning the American Psychological Association's (APA) 2013 Boyd McCandless Award for distinguished contribution to psychology.