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Students March for Life in Washington
From the Desks of Becca and Sib: Finishing Strong
Andrew Gannon & Mark Moran: Fresh Faces, Fresh Perspectives
Just a Thought
Gates McGavick & Corey Gayheart: Gratitude for School Reconciles Opposite Viewpoints
Big Changes: Analyzing Coaches' First Irish Seasons
Despite Personnel Turnover, Irish Building for the Future
Notre Dame Employees and Students Recover Birth Control Coverage

Notre Dame Employees and Students Recover Birth Control Coverage

Author: Ashley Lo

Notre Dame’s third-party health plan partners will continue to provide contraceptives to plan members, the university announced on Nov. 7. 

The decision came as a major turnabout after the university notified faculty and staff on Oct. 27 that Notre Dame would act on the Trump Administration…

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From the Desks of Becca and Sib
Notre Dame Ventures Onto the International Stage for Notre Dame Forum
Celebrating Scholastic's 150th Anniversary
Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Author: Tessa Bangs

What happens when the nation’s most pressing social issues come into play on Notre Dame’s campus? How do those in positions of power and authority react to these conflicts? In what ways do the affected students, faculty and staff come to terms with these decisions?

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#tbt Nuclear Fears: Then and Now

#tbt Nuclear Fears: Then and Now

Author: Peter Baltes

In 1984, the world was still gripped by the Cold War. Harsh rhetoric flew back and forth between Washington and Moscow, and fears of nuclear Armageddon would not have been misplaced.

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Four Asks: Countering Changes to Title IX

Four Asks: Countering Changes to Title IX

Author: Andrea Vale

On Sept. 22, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ department announced that the current presidential administration would be rescinding Obama-era guidance on how to handle sexual assault on campuses across the country.

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Opioid Crisis Hits Close to Home

Opioid Crisis Hits Close to Home

Author: Joe Disipio

A few weeks ago, a family from Granger, Indiana appeared on the “Today” show. In many cases, it would be cause for celebration to see a family from eight miles down the road on national television. 

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Just a Thought with Natalie Porter

Just a Thought with Natalie Porter

Author: Christian Abraham-Arega

Professor of anthropology Natalie Porter focuses her research primarily on interactions between humans and animals, and how these interactions affect human and environmental health. Scholastic spoke with Porter to understand her research and learn about her travels.

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2018 Commencement Speaker Announced
Students and Faculty Gather to Make an
South Bend Takes a Stand on Human Rights

South Bend Takes a Stand on Human Rights

Author: Kelli Smith

On Sept. 12, the St. Joseph County Council passed an interlocal agreement that, once signed, will redirect cases of discrimination within the county’s limits from Indianapolis agencies to the South Bend Human Rights Commission.

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SenNotes: Student Senate Update

SenNotes: Student Senate Update

Author: Joe Disipio

Transparency is the key to any functioning government, so in every issue, Scholastic will attempt to pull back the curtain on student government and see what makes the Senate, elected to represent the interests of the student body, tick.

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From the Desks of Becca and Sib - What would you change about Notre Dame?
Just a Thought with Molly Walsh

Just a Thought with Molly Walsh

Author: Lexi Leahy

Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics Molly Walsh received her Ph.D. in Statistics from Northwestern and her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame.

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Spotlight on Service: The Post-Grad Service Fair
Celebrating Scholastic's 150th Anniversary

Celebrating Scholastic's 150th Anniversary

Author: Tessa Bangs

In the second edition of our 150th anniversary celebration, I examine one of Scholastic’s familial ties: that of editor-in-chief Mark J. Mitchell, Jr., class of 1939, and his grandson, Mark J. Mitchell IV, class of 1996, who served as managing editor.

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Letter from the Editor
#tbt To Rules That Just Won't Change

#tbt To Rules That Just Won't Change

Author: Ferdinandi, Emma

In Scholastic’s November 1998 issue, Erin Lum wrote about her vain attempts to turn in an assignment past the deadline for a class taught by a “stickler for rules” — a frustration that college students are all too familiar with.

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Just a Thought

Just a Thought

Author: Christian Abraham Arega & Anne Marie Kommers

Meghan Sullivan is a professor of philosophy at Notre Dame. She has degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of Oxford, and she received her Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Her research interests include metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. Professor Sullivan teaches a popular introductory philosophy class for undergraduates called “God and the Good Life.”

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Land O'Lakes Marks Fifty Years

Land O'Lakes Marks Fifty Years

Author: Sarah Ryan

On Tuesday, Sept. 5, five presidents of major Catholic universities gathered in McKenna Hall to discuss the history, legacy and future of the Land O’Lakes Statement, a five-page document published 50 years ago on July 23, 1967.

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New Notre Dame Stadium: Exploring the Modifications of Campus Crossroads
#tbt When the Klan Descended on South Bend

#tbt When the Klan Descended on South Bend

Author: Hannah Scherer

Just over 93 years ago, Notre Dame students experienced an event that feels all too relevant given recent instances of social unrest across the country. When the Ku Klux Klan descended on a South Bend train station in anticipation of a rally in May of 1924, Notre Dame students who happened to be at that same station chose to act. They pushed back the Klansmen and effectively ended their forthcoming Indiana convention, as the Irish Echo reported in 2002.

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