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ROTC cadets travel for field training exercise

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While most students spent the weekend relaxing or catching up on their homework, cadets in the Notre Dame Army ROTC battalion traveled to Fort Custer in Michigan for an intensive field training exercise (FTX).


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Michigan professor discusses music, culture

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The lyrics to country artist Gretchen Wilson's song "Redneck Woman" could be a solution to modern tension between gender and class, a University of Michigan professor said during a guest lecture Monday.



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SMC 5-K raises funds for cancer research

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In the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the "Belles for Boobies" 5-K walk and run Sunday will raise awareness and money to support women's health, senior Holly Dorson-King said.


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SMC students fight Alzheimer's

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Saint Mary's College hosted its third annual Walk to End Alzheimer's Saturday and teamed up with local colleges and the South Bend community to raise nearly $18,000 to find a cure for the disease.





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Freshmen explore faith and friendship on retreat

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Coming to Notre Dame from a nonreligious high school, freshman Khayla Smith said her connection with God was not as strong as she would have liked. After this weekend's Freshmen Retreat, though, that connection got a little bit stronger.



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Irish shut down Boilers

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Many Notre Dame students made the drive to West Lafayette, Ind., this weekend to cheer the Irish to a 38-10 victory over in-state rival Purdue.


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New art exhibit arrives at SMC

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A new exhibit at the Saint Mary's Moreau Center for the Arts calls students to study humanity's interaction and manipulation of the environment, according to artist Marilyn Propp.


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Palestinian author promotes nonviolence

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Even in countries torn by longterm conflicts and stifled by oppression, Palestinian author and peace activist Jean Zaru said nonviolence is the only acceptable counter to oppression.


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Jenkins asks for exemption in health care act

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University President Fr. John Jenkins wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday, asking that the University be exempt from a condition of the new health care act that requires employers to provide contraceptive services in their minimum health insurance packages.



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Renowned critic visits campus

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For three weeks each semester, Notre Dame humanities students can interact with one of Britain's most influential literary critics and a man who is the author of more than 40 academic books on topics ranging from the God Debate to Shakespeare to Marxist literary criticism.