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SMC hall director Shea receives award

Responsible for supervising 10 resident advisors (RAs) and about 264 residents, McCandless Hall and Opus Hall director Kady Shea received the Advisor of the Year award for her work with the College Residence Hall Association (RHA).

College bookstore holds fashion show

Saint Mary's Shaheen Bookstore held a fashion show Friday in the student center atrium to promote the College's new spring clothing line, featuring different types of apparel including sweatpants, T-shirts and shorts.

Robinson Center celebrates ninth anniversary

For the past nine years, Notre Dame faculty, staff and students as well as members of the South Bend community have volunteered their time to better their lives of local children at the Robinson Community Learning Center. 

ND students in Chile unharmed in earthquake

Junior Cari Pick was chatting with friends online early Saturday morning in Santiago, Chile, when the Internet cut out and her building began to sway.

BREAKING NEWS: Students, staff in Chile reported safe after earthquake

ND Mobile Web Arrives

Notre Dame's Office of Information Technologies (OIT), in collaboration with its Office of Public Affairs and Communications (OPAC), recently released ND Mobile Web to provide mobile device users with useful information about Notre Dame resources.

Dance Team wins Ireland championship

The Saint Mary's and Notre Dame's Irish Dance team was victorious over the weekend in their competition held in Killarney, Ireland.

Robinson Center celebrates anniversary

When the Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC) first opened nine years ago in the Northeast Neighborhood of South Bend, the Center's director Jay Caponigro was not really sure how Notre Dame's attempt at reaching out to the community would be received.

Students appreciate card swipers

 If you've ever been to South Dining Hall on "wing night," John Ritschard will be sure to greet you at the door with his dancing chicken and a friendly reminder that delicious wings wait inside.  

University looks to revise du Lac

Editor's note: This is the second and final installment of a two-part series examining the policies and possible revisions of du Lac, the student handbook. Senior John Saulitis has been on both sides of the University's disciplinary process. He faced the consequences of ResLife himself and used that experience to assist others as a peer advocate.

ND Collegiate Jazz Festival Kicks Off

The 52nd annual University Collegiate Jazz Festival (CJF), the longest-running college jazz event in the nation, will be held at 7 p.m. this Friday and Saturday at Washington Hall. Nine bands in total will participate in CJF, including Notre Dame's own Jazz Band 1 and the Notre Dame New Orleans Brass Band.

Dorm Drinks sold to new ownership

A popular campus beverage vendor is under new ownership.

Council encourages kindness

 The idea is simple, three big favors for three other people. That's it.

Africa Faith and Justice club presents at SGA

 Saint Mary's Africa Faith and Justice group presented its plan to attend a conference in Washington, D.C., to the Student Government Association (SGA) at its meeting last night. SGA approved the group's funding request to attend the conference. 

Student senate discusses resolution proposals

 Senators discussed and passed two resolutions at its meeting Wednesday. The votes concerned the annual academic forum and the dissolution of the Department of Economics and Policy Studies.

Bessette set to be cannonized in October

Feb. 19 brought good news to the Congregation of Holy Cross and its affiliates as Pope Benedict XVI announced that Blessed Brother André Bessette will be canonized on Oct. 17.

du Lac policies facing possible revisions

Editor's note: This is the first installment of a two-part series examining disciplinary policies and possible revisions to du Lac, the student handbook. When Alumni resident Zach Reuvers was sent to the Office of Residence Life and Housing (ORLH) for a disciplinary conference as a sophomore, he didn't know what to expect.

Former olympian's view on Vancouver

Now more than halfway through the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, one Notre Dame student has a unique appreciation for what these athletes go through.

Clubs able to accept Domer Dollar donations

 The elevators in LaFortune are often a prime spot for student organizations to raise funds for charities. However, students have long expressed concern about their ability to donate cash, which few have on hand.  

Lecture: conflict in Darfur 'not being resolved'

Should we still be talking about Darfur?