It has been a busy first month of the semester in the student government office. Our entire team — the Executive Cabinet, departments, Senate, and other branches in the Student Union — has been planning events and improving policies just about every day. All of their work is based off the student feedback and ideas shared from the time of our campaign in February to now.

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Students, faculty and community members came together on Aug. 21, one day before the start of classes, to view the Great American Eclipse on the lawn in front of Jordan Hall. With upturned faces and open mouths, adults and children alike watched in amazement as the moon slid slowly between the Earth and the sun. At approximately 2:22 p.m., the time at which the moon blocked 89% of the sun, the crowd stood up and cheered.

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As part of our 150th anniversary celebration, I will be including a brief story in each edition of Scholastic this year about one of our formers editors. Since coming into this role, I have had the privilege of hearing many of these biographies, and with each I gain a better understanding of this publication’s — and university’s — history.

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Its name evokes curiosity, and even a sense of mysticism: What is this institute, and how does its work relate to Notre Dame? While owned by the Holy See, Tantur is a theological research institute leased to the university that was founded in 1972. Nestled among cypress and olive trees and set on a hill overlooking Jerusalem, Tantur boasts a library with 70,000 volumes, a chapel, a dining hall, classrooms and conference rooms. The Institute offers several options for visitors and scholars, including the three-week Easter Encounter, a Scholar’s Program and additional summer opportunities.

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Swarms of students have been heard letting out wails of despair since Dec. 16, 2016, after enrolling in the new Notre Dame online security system, the two-step login. The more experienced and perceptive knew better, waiting until Feb. 7 before committing themselves to a world sheltered from cyber malice.

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Each year, the football program assembles a distinct team, drawing from talent both old and new, to take the field in the historic Notre Dame Stadium. As the first official season of the Campus Crossroads era approaches, Campus Dining is doing the same.

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On March 2, 2017, the university announced that Vice President Mike Pence will be this year’s commencement speaker, delivering the main address and receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree. 

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In the October 1983 issue of Scholastic, Fred Zimmerman, “veteran footwear observer,” wrote about what went through his head the first time he saw “Duck Shoes.”

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With April 1 finally here, we couldn’t be more excited to officially take office and continue our work.

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Dr. Dori Beeler is a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Theology, Science and Human Flourishing.

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The Rafat and Zoreen Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, whose opening is set for fall 2017, will be housed within the Keough School of Global Affairs.

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What's it like to be a college freshman who wants to become a priest?

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For the last 20 years, the university has experienced a steady downswing in the number of seniors living on campus.

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Ten years after female students were first admitted to Notre Dame, Scholastic writer Molly Nyland argued for more social development and integration of women on campus.

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"April 1 — our team’s official first day — is fast approaching, but we have already begun our work."

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Maria Gibbs is a graduate student who wants to connect people by — literally — building bridges.

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Notre Dame is installing a $40 million geothermal system across campus as part of its overall plan to take advantage of a renewable source of energy to help heat and cool campus buildings.

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Sunshine and 60 degree weather replaced February’s usual snowbanks for Junior Parents Weekend 2017. The Class of 2018 shared their home away from home with their parents and celebrated their accomplishments — including junior Henry Long’s “Chandelier” music video parody, which Fr. Jenkins played during his address at the President’s Dinner.

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At Notre Dame, discourse finds a home not only in picket lines, but also in Facebook groups, on editorial pages and in the classroom.

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Student senate voted to lessen sanctions against student government candidates Rohit Fonseca and Daniela Narimatsu Felippe, the Election Committee announced via press release Friday at 1 a.m. 

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Student body election candidates Rohit Fonseca and Daniela Narimatsu Felippe will forfeit 7 percent of the votes, judicial council says.

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On the snowy morning of Jan. 27, hundreds of Michiana residents — school children, college students, professionals, monks and more — took to the streets of downtown South Bend to protest Roe v. Wade and demonstrate for the pro-life cause.

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Scholastic endorses Blais and Shewit. Their goals are lofty, but with their years of intensive student government experience, they know how to deliver.

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The two tickets in the student government elections are made up of six friends.

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Since late November, the Notre Dame community has been celebrating its two newest Rhodes Scholars, current seniors Alexis (“Lexi”) Doyle and Grace Watkins. Both of the scholars became friends before the application process. They were thrilled at the prospect of continuing their studies together, as well as with a majority-female Rhodes class, at Oxford. Doyle and Watkins, however, both exhibited extreme modesty and gratitude, emphasizing the scholarship as an opportunity rather than an achievement. 

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California has connections, internships, start-ups and, most importantly, jobs. 

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Inauguration Day was cold and gray, but on the day of the Women’s March, South Bend was as warm and sunny as the first day of spring. Like spring, it was the birth of something. In the shadow of construction in downtown South Bend, people gathered to build a movement. 

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Politics is promises. Amid the election buzz, Corey Robinson and Becca Blais promised action and change a year ago.

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“The atmosphere was absolutely incredible. Everyone was so excited to witness this historic moment. This journey began over a year and a half ago, and to see everything finally come into fruition was amazing.” 

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At the highest levels of politics, partisanship and power struggles drive decisions and action. But at the local and college levels, collaboration is more important than power, and ideas trump ideology.

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