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Robot football game to be held

 This year's Blue and Gold football game weekend will have more than just one football game for some students. The Engineering Department will host its second annual Collegiate Mechatronic Football Competition at Stepan Center on April 23.

MBA Marketing Club to host Symposium

 The MBA Marketing Club will sponsor the 4th annual Marketing Symposium March 25-26 at the Mendoza College of Business.

Reps. discuss football ticket policy for home, road games

College receives service honor

With 80 percent of students participating in community service prior to graduating, Saint Mary's was nationally recognized as a member of the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll on Feb. 25, a College press release said.

Updated computer cluster reopens

After several months of planning, renovations and setbacks, the LaFortune Student Center computer cluster, a popular workspace for students, reopened this week.

College hosts lecture on race in the media

Crossley produced "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Year," the critically acclaimed documentary series which earned her an Oscar nomination and major film and journalism awards. For the last eight years, Crossley has served as program manager for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. 

New department proposed

The College of Science will propose the creation of a new Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (DACMS) at Thursday's Academic Council meeting.

Faculty members talk homosexuality

Four Notre Dame faculty members from different fields of study responded to the recent Mobile Party comic controversy and addressed campus attitudes toward homosexuality in a discussion titled "Gay Penguins and ‘No Homo,'" held Tuesday in the Carey Auditorium of the Hesburgh Library.

Students prepare for St. Patrick's celebrations

Notre Dame students will celebrate their Irish heritage — real or invented — this St. Patrick's Day.

Student shaves to aid research

When sophomore Colleen Coley's uncle was diagnosed with cancer, she wanted to do something special to show her support. 

Mendoza takes top spot in rankings

The Mendoza College of Business was named the top undergraduate business school in the nation for the first time in Bloomberg BusinessWeek's fifth annual rankings, which were released March 4.

Actress Glenn Close speaks at Saint Mary's

As a 12th generation Connecticut Yankee, actor Glenn Close found her inspiration and strength in her two grandmothers and her mother to pursue her dreams.

Poet Dana Gioia awarded Laetare Medal

Dana Gioia, poet and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), will receive the Laetare Medal, during the 2010 Commencement ceremony May 16, the University announced Sunday.

Group continues debate on student handbook

The Campus Life Council (CLC) debated potential recommendations for changes to the du Lac student handbook — including the creation of a student medical amnesty policy and the handling of discipline for first-time alcohol offenses in residence halls — at its meeting Monday.

Students volunteer on Mexico border

While many students were vacationing or relaxing at home, some Notre Dame students saved lives along the U.S. and Mexico border this Spring Break, senior Joan Swiontoniowski said.

Brain Awareness Week to stimulate dialogue

After the much-needed mental relaxation of Spring Break, the Psychology Club is sponsoring the first annual Brain Awareness Week to get students more interested and involved in the field of neuroscience and how it applies to daily life.

College of Engineering opens Wireless Institute

 Your smart phone, laptop and various other wireless devices all have one thing in common — they are vying for frequencies in an already congested wireless radio spectrum. 

Boy Scouts set to hold anniversary dinner at ND

 The LaSalle Council, the local chapter of the Boy Scouts America, will host a special 100th anniversary dinner and Eagle Scout reunion in the Joyce Center at 6:30 p.m. 

Weekend Transpo route 'popular'

After a recent review of the Transpo weekend bus system, student government officials said the initiative has been a "popular" and much-appreciated service for students since it began operations Dec. 4, 2009.

Saint Mary's women to take alternative trip

 Instead of taking time out to rest and relax during Spring Break, several Saint Mary's students will be spending the week helping others.