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Notre Dame goes Hawaiian
The Hawai’i Club of Notre Dame presented the Lu’au 2012 E Komo Mai at the Stepan Center. The LU’AU is one of the most universally recognized Hawaiian cultural practices, and Notre Dame’s version of this festivity did not disappoint. Traditionally, LU’AUS were held to celebrate coming of age ceremonies, along with welcome meals for visitors. In fact, the word “luau” comes [...]
SHOW SOME SKIN: The race monologues
Race relations at Notre Dame are often a sensitive subject. SHOW SOME SKIN: THE RACE MONOLOGUES is a student project working to increase dialogue about race and ethnicity in our community. Planning for the play started last September with the collection of stories from Notre Dame students, faculty, and staff and members of the South Bend community. Ninety-eight short stories were anonymously [...]
Okuyamba: Documentary spreads news of Ugandan palliative care
The Hesburgh Center for International Studies showed the documentary “Okuyamba” on March 21. The showing featured a concluding question and answer session with the filmmakers and Rose Kiwanuka, the first palliative care nurse in Uganda. Directors Mike Wargo of the Hospice Foundation and Ted Mandell of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre hope to raise awareness of [...]
Fiestang 2012 celebrates Filipino culture
This year marked the Filipino-American Student Organization’s eighteenth Fiestang Filipino production. As a part of International Festival Week, students, faculty, and community members gathered on February 25 to celebrate Filipino culture with a performance showcasing Filipino traditions. Freshman Therese Germain was very impressed by the event. “As someone of Filipino descent, I can [...]
“Conversation at Night”: A dialogue of great faith
A dialogue composed by Edith Stein was presented as part of student club Identity Project’s (idND) 2012 Edith Stein conference on February 11. The dialogue presented was “Conversation at Night,” taken from Stein’s THE HIDDEN LIFE, a collection of poetry, plays, and essays composed during the final years of her life. Students from Notre Dame Theology Professor Sr. Ann Astell’s class [...]
Gender, sex, and vulnerability at ND
idND presents the 2012 Edith Stein Project The student club the Identity Project (idND) will host its annual Edith Stein Project on February 10 and 11. This year’s theme is “Encountering Vulnerability: Courage, Hope, and Trust in the Twenty-First Century.” “Vulnerability is an especially interesting topic; in today’s society we are accustomed to being able to fix things and change [...]
Four Lions: An unexpected comedy
As part of the Nanovic Institute Film Series, “Europe Beyond Borders,” which explores the relationship between Europe and countries near and far, the film FOUR LIONS was showcased at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on November 8. The director, Christopher Morris, discussed his film prior to the showing. Before he made his appearance though, Christine Becker, an associate professor in the [...]
Rising historian Tara Zahra wins Nanovic’s prestigious award
Earlier this month, historian Tara Zahra, a professor at the University of Chicago, received the Laura Shannon Prize from the Nanovic Institute for her book KIDNAPPED SOULS: NATIONAL INDIFFERENCE AND THE BATTLE FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE BOHEMIAN, 1900-1948. This award is presented annually to an author within the humanities who contributed significantly to the literature of European studies. It [...]
Rodzinka: Intellectual and personal development at the family dinner table
Around the nation, a new breed of collegiate clubs is flourishing. These clubs, like the influential Anscombe Society at Princeton University, provide students with a supportive environment in which to talk about love, fidelity, and family. Rodzinka, meaning “little family” in Polish, is Notre Dame’s version of such a student organization. Largely supported by the Love and Fidelity [...]