Candidates debate platforms
Candidates for 2011-2012 student body president and vice president debated their platforms and presented ideas for improving life at Notre Dame at a Wednesday night debate in LaFortune Student Center.
Candidates for 2011-2012 student body president and vice president debated their platforms and presented ideas for improving life at Notre Dame at a Wednesday night debate in LaFortune Student Center.
Student body president Catherine Soler updated the Student Senate on student government's recent communications with Notre Dame's Board of Trustees at Wednesday's meeting.
One year ago, junior Chris Luboja began preparing to spend the spring 2011 semester studying abroad in Cairo.
Facing one of the coldest days of the year in only sandals, shorts and T-shirts, men of Siegfried Hall walked to class, stood in front of buildings and collected donations for South Bend's Center for the Homeless.
The protests in Egypt mark a moment in history that will have far-reaching effects for the entire Middle East, three experts said in a Wednesday panel discussion.
Saint Mary's students, faculty and staff donated blood at an American Red Cross blood drive on Saint Mary's campus Wednesday.
Students depressed by continual snowfall, below-freezing temperatures and cloudy skies can seek refuge in the Inner Resources Room in St. Liam Hall, University Health Services staff psychologist Wendy Settle said.
A new master's of science in global health degree will provide students with practical science-centric training and prepare them to improve health in developing countries, according to Joseph Bock, director of global health studies at the Eck Institute for Global Health.
Members of the Saint Mary's College community gathered Tuesday to remember three great thinkers who died within almost one month of each other this time last year.
The Notre Dame Fire Department (NDFD) recently upgraded 16 residence halls with new fire alarm systems, in hopes of creating a safer and more hospitable environment on campus, and will install better alarms in other buildings as well, Notre Dame Fire Department Chief William Farhat said.
Notre Dame ranked 18th among medium-sized schools this year to send the most volunteers to serve in the group, according to a University press release.
At its Tuesday meeting, the Council of Representatives (COR) discussed problems with the transition at the end of student government office terms, including ineffective training of new officers and difficulty in event planning during the transition period.
The Autism Speaks U Saint Mary's chapter held its kick-off event Monday.
A study conducted on boys and girls demonstrated differences in social interactions. When the boys were asked to have conversations with one another, they set their desks so that they didn't have to look at each other. The girls put all the chairs together and invited everyone in.
A world of possibilities was opened to Notre Dame sophomores Friday, as the Office of International Studies [OIS] mailed out decision letters regarding study abroad programs for the 2011-12 academic year.
The West Side Food Security Council — a coalition of 16 community leaders and six Notre Dame students — met Jan. 28 to create a plan of action in addressing the problem of food insecurity in South Bend.
University officials appointed Diane Parr Walker to the position of University librarian, according to a Thursday press release.
To inform, to learn and to volunteer — those are the goals of Saint Mary's Social Work Week.
Campus Life Council (CLC) discussed how to improve alcohol education in the mandatory freshman course, Contemporary Topics, at its meeting Monday.
Saint Mary's Student Diversity Board (SDB) will be holding a Disabilities Awareness Week this week.