Opinion
Observer Editorial: The Observer Endorses Oppman-Lorenc
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The Observer Editorial Board
· Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017
Join Brazil Club in celebrating ‘Carnaval’
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017
The Brazil Club would like to extend our warmest invitation to our Brazilian “Carnaval” events happening on campus in the next couple of weeks. This Thursday at 6 p.m., Professor Marcio Bahia will be hosting a lecture discussing “Hidden Celebrations: Carnaval and other festivities in Northern Brazil” in Room C103 of the Hesburgh Center. In addition, next Tuesday, Feb. 28, there will be a Carnaval celebration for “Terça-Feira Gorda” (Fat Tuesday) at Legends of Notre Dame from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with live music from Planeta Azul, samba dancers and traditional Brazilian food. These events are free and open to the public, so please come join us as we celebrate Brazilian culture with discussion, music, dancing, food and fun!
Stand against persecution and exclusion
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017
By now, a wide array of critics of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on refugees — including a passel of United States Catholic bishops — have explained with force and perspicacity how the action amounts to a failure of charity, hospitality and justice. Among the many baneful dimensions of the order is President Trump’s rhetorical insistence that Christians are to be favored and Muslims disfavored for entry into the U.S.
Observer Editorial: Accountability starts with transparency
By
The Observer Editorial Board
· Friday, Feb. 17, 2017
