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Former ACE interns tackle new challenges

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

Last year, as seniors, five Notre Dame students worked as interns for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program, appearing at recruitment events and communicating with peers about the program.

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Navy formal returns after hiatus

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

For the first time since 2002, the women of Saint Mary's hosted the men of the Naval Academy at a Student Government Association (SGA) sponsored Navy—Saint Mary's formal.

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GreeND stands still to advocate change

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

While most students were beginning to tailgate for the Navy game, members of GreeND gathered by Stonehenge early Saturday morning for a "Climate Change Flash Mob," where students posed in various positions for five minutes to help raise awareness about environmental issues.

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Mendoza business competition offers $40K

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

The Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Mendoza College of Business has invited students to submit business plans and compete for a total of $40,000 in prize money as part of its annual Business Plan Competition.

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Campus shocked after Navy's upset

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

For the second straight time the Notre Dame football team lost at home to Navy, and students predictably took the loss hard, especially with the possibility of an at-large BCS bid all but evaporating.

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H1N1 flu vaccines arrive at University

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

The University has received a limited supply of the newly-developed H1N1 vaccine and will distribute the vaccine Friday to people determined to be at the highest risk, Director of Internal Communications Gail Mancini said.

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Cab companies: Over-charging is illegal

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Students may be powerless to stop the pain of rising tuition costs or the falling temperatures, but they can do something to prevent cab drivers from illegally increasing their fares on the weekends, according to Modern Cab Company manager Jean Ntakirutimana. 

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Library petition to be submitted

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

The petition for library reform that garnered more than 1,200 student signatures is expected to be ready for submission by next week, said graduate student David Morris, who began the petition.

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SMC Right to Life Club launches campaign

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

The five life-sized silhouettes of pregnant women around Saint Mary's campus are not part of a display sponsored by the art department; they are part of a month-long campaign by the College's Right to Life Club to advocate support on campus for pregnant women.

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Getting the 'ring by spring'

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

While some students might be debating who to take to their SYR, others are thinking of their relationships in terms of lifelong commitment.

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Bengal Bouts film highlights Missions

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

This weekend's premiere of "Strong Bodies Fight: Rough Cut" will reveal not only a few months' work of a dedicated few, but also nearly 80 years' work of a passionate many.

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Native American dancers will perform at SMC

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

The sounds of American Indian traditions will fill the air tonight in O'Laughlin Auditorium at Saint Mary's College, as The Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble will be performing on campus at 7:30 p.m.

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Symposium to take place tonight

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

The coordinators of the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium (FURS) hope to overcome the perception of Notre Dame students' inferiority at intellectual discussion when students, faculty and staff gather in the Jordan Hall of Science tonight for presentations of student research projects.

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Princeton prof. gives lecture to College

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

The chair of the history department at Princeton University delivered a lecture on Christian history "intended to rekindle a new generation with intellectual excitement" at Saint Mary's Tuesday.

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Obama visits lab of ND alum

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

After graduating from Notre Dame in May, Patrick Brown began graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His first semester is already proving interesting: his research laboratory recently played host to President Barack Obama.

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Bureau Chief addresses Middle East

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Political change in the Middle East has been a challenging and frustrating process over the years, especially for the people affected by its current state of affairs. New York Times United Nations Bureau Chief Neil MacFarquhar described six factors that have made such change difficult at a lecture Tuesday at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies.

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ND grad elected Governor of Virginia

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Notre Dame alumnus Bob McDonnell was elected the 71st governor of Virginia Tuesday, topping Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds with about 60 percent of the vote as of press time. With the win, McDonnell will become the fourth Notre Dame alumnus in history to be elected as a U.S. governor.

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Theology professor discusses immigration

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Father Daniel Groody, Professor of theology at Notre Dame, discussed the theological dimensions of immigration during a lecture on "Crossing the Divide: Foundations of a Theology of Migrations" Wednesday hosted by the Saint Mary's Department of Social Work.

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