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University examines energy use on campus

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In an effort to encourage campus energy reduction, the Notre Dame Office of Sustainability recently released its first annual Sustainability Report highlighting the successes of University-wide green initiatives. 



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Seminarians compete in basketball tournament

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The Irish men's basketball team wasn't the only traveling hoops team from Notre Dame this weekend. A group of Holy Cross seminarians from Old College and Moreau Seminary traveled to Illinois this weekend to compete in an annual inter-seminary basketball tournament.


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Students continue job, internship search

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To provide students an on-campus opportunity to meet potential employers, Notre Dame's Career Center will host the Winter Career and Internship Fair Wednesday at the Joyce Center Fieldhouse from 4 to 8 p.m.

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SMC students compete for Opus Hall housing

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 Opus Hall, the senior, apartment-style housing on Saint Mary's campus, has been the topic of debate on campus as students voice concerns over the handling of eligibility requirements. 




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Theft reported in McCandless Hall

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An e-mail sent to students last week by Dave Gariepy, director of Saint Mary's Security, reported that a theft occurred on campus, warning students to keep their residence hall doors locked.




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Professor lectures on St. Thomas Aquinas

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Angela McKay Knobel, assistant professor of philosophy at Catholic University of America, discussed Aquinas' views on marriage in a lecture called "Marriage as a Friendship of the Good" in Saint Mary's Student Center Lounge Thursday night as a part of the 13th annual Symposium on St. Thomas Aquinas.


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Former University professor dies at 80

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Former Notre Dame professor and renowned author Ralph McInerny, who taught at the University from 1955 until his retirement this past June, passed away Friday morning at the age of 80.


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Dance Marathon hosts fundraisers

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After raising over $91,500 at Dance Marathon 2009, the Saint Mary's College Dance Marathon club continues to raise funds and awareness for Riley Children's Hospital senior Kelly Deranek, the event's president, said.


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Panel discusses GLBT issues at ND

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When Saint Mary's junior Laurel Javors saw a comic implying violence towards the gay community in the Jan. 13 edition of The Observer, she thought of a friend.


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GreeND to host 'The Footprint of Food'

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As the world continues to search for solutions to global warming and alternative fuels, GreeND, Notre Dame's environmental club, has planned an upcoming Green Summit, titled "The Footprint of Food" to help educate the South Bend community on the impact food has on the environment, in addition to a number of other events.


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AFTLS perform 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Actors from the London Stage (AFTLS) are reviving the British theatre tradition at Notre Dame during this week's performances of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," which present the play in its original version, at Washington Hall.


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Lecture series focuses on changes in business

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Anticipating changes in the culture of the business world is a valuable skill in today's fast- paced world, and to keep pace, the Mendoza School of Business is hosting a series of lectures throughout the spring semester titled "Ten Years Hence."


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Camp caters to children of cancer patients

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When one thinks of the victims of cancer one often thinks of those who struggle daily with the disease. But cancer takes more victims than just its medical patients; for every cancer victim has a family behind them and these people, particularly children, need help as well.



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Students gather for President's address

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Students gathered in the LaFortune television lounge to watch President Barack Obama speak about the nation's economy and healthcare reform during his first State of the Union address on Wednesday evening.