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ND brain researcher receives NFL grant

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The National Football League (NFL) will fund Notre Dame's chemistry and biochemistry departments to research strokes and other brain injuries, professor Mayland Chang said.


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Members discuss pep rallies, memorial

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The Council of Representatives looked ahead to next year as it discussed pep rallies and the endowment established last semester in memory of Declan Sullivan at Tuesday's meeting.


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Council election leads to run-off

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Monday's Class Council elections resulted in run-offs in each of the Sophomore, Junior and Senior Class Council races, said Michael Thomas, Judicial Council Vice President of Elections. The run-off elections will be held Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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ND celebrates Rare Disease Day

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The Center for Rare and Neglected Disease hosted a dinner featuring speakers from different projects centering on rare disease research to celebrate World Rare Disease Day.



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Saint Mary's kicks off World Cinema Festival

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Saint Mary's Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) partnered with the Intercultural Studies Program to host the World Cinema Festival. The week-long event, which began Monday night, will present films from around the world until Friday evening.


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Group to make beds from bags

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There is more to a plastic bag than carrying groceries, senior Monica Aguirre, president of Saint Mary's Environmental Action Coalition (SMEAC), said.



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Gans and Zupancic win office

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Juniors Nicole Gans and Jackie Zupancic earned 37.2 percent of the votes to win last week's three-ticket race for Student Government Association (SGA) president and vice president at Saint Mary's.


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SMC honored with Riley room

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The eighth floor of the newly built Simon Family Tower of the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis will now have even greater significance for Saint Mary's students.


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Summit encourages green purchases

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The consumer's impact on the market for sustainable products was discussed at "Purchasing Power," the fourth annual Green Summit presented by the Office of Sustainability, on Friday.


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Buildings awarded LEED certification

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The recently completed Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and the how old Innovation Park building were awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold and Silver certification, respectively, by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), according to a University press release.



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Project Pink claims the runway

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Last year, Pangborn raised over $700 for South Bend's S-O-S Rape Crisis Center with its Project Pink event, and rector Sr. Mary Donnelly was hopeful this year's event would be even more successful.


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Council tickets run today for election

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The election committee approved 13 tickets to run for Class Council. Seven tickets are running for Sophomore Class Council, while Junior and Senior Class Councils have three tickets each. Elections will take place online today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.


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University saves with green fund

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The Sustainable Endowments Institute recognized Notre Dame on Feb. 9 as a one of 52 national universities saving money through sustainable funding.


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Eddy Street retailers begin recycling

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For nearly eight months, Jonathan Lutz, owner of The Mark restaurant in Eddy Street Commons, has lugged bags of recyclable waste from his restaurant to his home recycling unit in order to salvage as much reusable waste as possible.


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Bayh speaks about government, common good

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Former U.S senator and governor of Indiana Evan Bayh, who was recently in New Zealand when an earthquake hit, said while the past few days have been traumatic, they have taught him how interrelated nations have become.


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CSC offers new seminar

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As part of a new Center for Social Concerns seminar, students will travel to Honduras this spring break to learn about health care options for Honduran people and interact with physicians and public health personnel, senior Michael Daly, a seminar student leader, said.