Issues

Student Government Touches on Mental Health in Memorandum

Author: Tessa Bangs

Focusing mainly on the two subjects of further analysis of designated “high risk groups” as well as the individual colleges’ responses to the mental health needs of their students, the memo published a series of additional recommendations, categorized within the groups of Climate and Procedures and accompanied by commitments on the part of student government itself.

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Wallabies Visit Notre Dame

Author: Joe Disipio

On Aug. 29, the Australian national rugby team arrived at Notre Dame, where they trained for two weeks, in preparation for a September friendly match with the U.S. Eagles in Chicago preceding the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.

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An Afternoon with Regis Philbin

Author: Andrea Vale

The jocular voice that greets the crowd is all too familiar — for many families across America, it may have greeted them every morning for years. Regis Philbin, who began a speaking engagement at the Browning Cinema of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on Sept. 18 to raucous applause, has been…

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Guest Column: The Papal Pilgrimage

Author: Ethan Muehlstein

Miss the football game? Nope. Drive 12 hours to another city? No way. No sleep for two days? No thank you. See Pope Francis? Forget the previous questions. I’ll miss the football game to drive 12 hours to Philadelphia without any sleep just to see Pope Francis.

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“Wildflower” Production Blooms With Potential

Author: Christina Murphy

In Lila Rose Kaplan’s “Wildflower,” an ex-drag queen, a park ranger, a young girl and a mother and son on the run are tied up in a gripping story of desire and its consequences. This month, five Notre Dame actors and actresses will channel their own interpretations of these characters.

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Just a Thought: Declan Kiberd

Author: Angela Lake

Declan Kiberd is the Donald and Marilyn Keough professor of Irish studies and a professor of English and Irish language and literature at Notre Dame.  He has taught at University College Dublin for 32 years and at Notre Dame for five. He has written primarily about Irish Literature, but also has a strong interest in postcolonial texts and children’s literature, building upon his assertion that children are the ultimate colony --— the ultimate proletariat.

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The Benefits of Studying Abroad (Pt. 2)

Author: Claire Solomon

Notre Dame International’s newest program, in Istanbul, Turkey, has everything an ambitious, independent student would want in a study abroad experience. And although it is off the beaten path, it is open to students in every college and has no language requirement.

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Student Government Launches New Initiative

Author: Tessa Bangs

As current leaders of student government, the two now do not have the same flexibility to perform this ritual again. In continuing with a campaign platform promise, however, they have now come up with what they believe to be a suitable equivalent: an online platform called “Onward.”

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