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College hosts 50th annual Madrigal Dinner

By Katelyn Waldschmidt · Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022

This year, Saint Mary’s celebrated the 50th year of a school holiday tradition, the Madrigal Dinner. Saint Mary’s department of music holds one of the longest-running Madrigal dinners, the oldest by a women’s choir. 

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Mathematician discusses random walk theory at annual Christmas lecture

By Caroline Collins · Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022

“Every interesting mathematical concept, if it’s truly deep, has something to say in a variety of applied domains,” said Jordan Ellenberg, a mathematician from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies number theory and algebraic geometry. He has been writing about math concepts for general audiences for over 15 years and his most recent book, “Shape,” is a New York Times bestseller.

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Badin rector leaves, second departure announced this week

By Observer News Staff · Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022

Azucena “Ceni” De La Torre, the former rector of Badin Hall, left her position late this week, according to an email sent to Badin residents Friday afternoon. De La Torre's departure is the second to be announced in three days, following Walsh Hall's former rector Kate Palko on Wednesday. De La Torre previously worked with campus ministry at DePaul University.

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Saint Mary’s hosts Holiday Pop-Up Market

By Meghan Lange · Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022

With the holidays rapidly approaching, Saint Mary’s College held two Christmas markets on Tuesday and Wednesday, organized by the Office for the Common Good (OCG) and the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI), for students to shop for gifts.

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New University program promotes educational initiatives for the incarcerated

By Marcelle Couto · Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022

In August, leaders of the major college-in-prison initiatives within the tri-campus community gathered to create the Notre Dame Programs for Education in Prison (NDPEP) housed within the Center for Social Concerns (CSC). The program offers a liberal arts education in prisons as well as expanding research geared toward improving prison education initiatives. NDPEP aids participants as they “re-enter their home communities and provide faculty and student opportunities for education and research on issues related to incarceration”, according to a University press release.

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Walsh Hall rector unexpectedly departs

By Observer News Staff · Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

Kate Palko, the rector of Walsh Hall, “will no longer serve” in that position, according to an email sent to residents on Wednesday evening by Bre Tornifolio, a director of residential life who supervised Palko and Walsh Hall. Residents reported Palko had already left the dorm.

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Ask The Observer: What happened to Quarter Dogs?

By Ryan Peters · Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

March 2020 marked the beginning of a two-month hiatus away from campus for Notre Dame students. It also marked the beginning of an indefinite, and potentially permanent, hiatus of a campus culinary staple: Quarter Dogs. 

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Swifties react to Ticketmaster site fiasco

By Peter Breen · Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

“A surge in activity on any IT service can cause it to be unavailable to some or all of the people trying to access it,” Tracy Weber, office of information technologies (OIT) assistant vice president, told the Observer.

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