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Professor reflects on conflict in Syria

By The Observer · Thursday, April 28, 2011

Conflict in Syria continues to intensify as peaceful protesters campaigning for freedom face excessive violence from president Bashar al-Assad's dictatorial regime, said Emad Shahin, professor of religion, conflict and peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute.

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Ethnic Voices in Harmony

By The Observer · Thursday, April 28, 2011

Here at Notre Dame, we are all the Fighting Irish. While we unite our community under this tradition, many students also take pride in their own cultural identities and act as a voice for minorities through the campus' ethnic clubs.

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ND presents int'l development award

By The Observer · Wednesday, April 27, 2011

A surge in global solidarity has served as a catalyst for raising health standards in the third world, cofounder of Partners In Health (PIH) Ophelia Dahl said Wednesday at a recognition ceremony in the Hesburgh Library. PIH was recently named the recipient of the 2011 Notre Dame Award for International Human Development and Solidarity.

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SMC club shows LGBTQ pride

By The Observer · Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Saint Mary's kicked off its first annual Pride Week hosted by the College's Straight and Gay Alliance (SAGA) Tuesday.

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SGA discusses future of dorm printer initiative

By The Observer · Wednesday, April 27, 2011

At its final meeting of the semester, the Saint Mary's College Student Government Association (SGA) discussed the progress of the dorm printer initiative that began under Chesley-Smith administration. The initiative's future is unclear following its problematic first weeks.

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Walsh Rector wins on TV game show

By The Observer · Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Walsh Hall rector Annie Selak, decked out in a cupcake costume, managed to be selected from the audience as a contestant on the CBS game show "Let's Make a Deal" during a January taping. Selak won a prize package valued at more than $6,000 in an episode that aired Wednesday.

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Alleged sexual battery reported

By The Observer · Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) is investigating a sexual battery reported to campus police Wednesday, according to an email sent to students early Thursday morning.

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Band bids farewell to assistant director

By The Observer · Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The recent Blue-Gold Game marked the last time Assistant Band Director Emmett O'Leary would lead the Marching Band in the "greatest of all University fight songs," the "Notre Dame Victory March."

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Saint Mary's celebrates volunteers

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Six Saint Mary's students were honored for their service to the local community Tuesday in the Stapleton Lounge of Le Mans Hall in lieu of last week's National Volunteer Week.

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ND energy centers merge

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 26, 2011

With the announcement of the creation of the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (cSEND) earlier this month, the University will create an umbrella for its various sustainable energy projects, research and initiatives.

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Mendoza director dies Friday

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Mary Hamann, director of communications for the Mendoza College of Business, died suddenly Friday, April 22, while in Paraguay, according to a University press release Tuesday.

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CCAC makes plans for safety, taxi ordinance

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Student government is developing plans to begin the fall semester safely with an increased number of community events and a standardized taxi service among other things, student body vice president Brett Rocheleau said Tuesday at the Campus/Community Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting.

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2011 AnTostal springs to life

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The 44th AnTostal began Tuesday without the wild entertainment of the past, but students can still celebrate the Celtic festival of spring with free food, giveaways and merriment this week.

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ND Minute chapel crawls with Howard Hall

By The Observer · Thursday, April 21, 2011

Lent is a special time of year for everyone, but this holds true especially at the University of Notre Dame. From the dining halls refraining from serving meat on Fridays (yay Mahi-Mahi sliders!) to students giving up a myriad assortment of guilty pleasures for 40 days, Fighting Irish students truly throw themselves into the spirit of the season.

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Engineering students take flight

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 19, 2011

A team of Notre Dame engineering students put months of hard work into flight this weekend when they brought their remote-controlled airplane to the 2011 Design/Build/Fly competition in Tucson, Ariz and finished in 28th place.

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