‘Campus’ Archives
University confirms United Way meets charitable giving requirements
The university recently defended its yearlong campaign to raise $300,000 for United Way, a non-profit organization which sponsors initiatives that focus on education, income, and health. Though United Way has garnered criticism from pro-life activists for its ties to Planned Parenthood, University Spokesman Dennis Brown said that the charity’s St. Joseph County chapter meets the university’s [...]
Students, departments reflect on role of grad student teachers
Undergraduate complaints about graduate students’ teaching and grading are common. These courses are sometimes regarded as inferior to courses taught by regular faculty. Suzann Petrongolo, a film, television, and theatre major and Italian minor, said that a graduate student’s ultimate focus is his own coursework rather than those he is teaching. “I think that they’re students too [...]
ND student vets describe experience
Today, Notre Dame joins over 170 colleges and universities across the nation by including the National Roll Call in their observance of Veterans Day. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Clarke Memorial Fountain ("Stonehenge") with the presentation of the flag. Throughout the day, 62 members of the Notre Dame community, half of whom are members of the university’s Navy, Army, and Air Force [...]
Notre Dame introduces new majors in Irish language and literature
Beginning this fall, Notre Dame will become the first university outside Ireland to offer its students an Irish major. Language-intensive and literature-intensive tracks will be offered as both primary and supplemental majors. “It’s exciting, starting something that hasn’t been done before,” said Professor Tara MacLeod, director of undergraduate studies in the Notre Dame Department [...]
Irene Engel shares life lessons on chastity
About 5 years ago, Irene Engel began noticing a troubling theme in her conversations with other grandmothers. “We were hearing too many reports that CATHOLIC girls did not understand the need for chastity, protecting their bodies, and we made the statement, ‘Somebody should say something.’” Growing up in a “typical family” in the “typical Midwestern town” of Lacrosse, [...]
Adventures in OZ: ND students explore the outback
Part of the Notre Dame study abroad program, I arrived in Perth on August 29. All summer long, I dreamed about what it would be like: kangaroos hopping across the street, beaches crowded with surfers, shrimp on the barbie. After the 15-hour plane ride across the Pacific Ocean, I was disappointed to find Fremantle looked more like a coastal town in Long Island than the Outback I had [...]
DART like a champion today
"University teachers should seek to improve their competence and endeavour to set the content, objectives, methods, and results of research in an individual discipline within the framework of a coherent world vision," Bl. Pope John Paul II wrote in EX CORDE ECCLESIAE. "Christians among the teachers are called to be witnesses and educators of authentic Christian life, which evidences [...]
Campus hosts sexual violence awareness week
Sexual Violence Awareness Week (SVAW) took place at Notre Dame the week of October 29 through November 5. Organized and sponsored by the Gender Relations Center, the Gender Issues Committee, and many other campus groups, SVAW consisted of programming aimed at promoting awareness, solidarity, and prayer for victims and survivors of sexual violence and assault. According to Elizabeth Moriarty, [...]
Program of Liberal Studies celebrates All Souls Mass
Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) professors and students gathered together on the evening of November 9 to celebrate All Souls Mass. An annual tradition, the Mass commemorates the PLS students and faculty who have passed away. The tradition demonstrates the special sense of community within the Program of Liberal Studies major—which, in the words of one student, “consists in a concern not [...]
Who’s Who at ND: Debbie Dobecki
At any given hour of the day, though especially after parietals on a weekend, anyone on campus can expect to find Reckers hopping with students, waiting for a pizza or smoothie, chatting with friends in one of the comfy lounge areas, studying, or simply people-watching. Those behind the counter are both students and full-time university employees, many of whom have worked at Reckers since its [...]
Ethics center welcomes new director
O. Carter Snead, Notre Dame professor of law, has been designated the new director of the university’s Center for Ethics and Culture, the university announced on Tuesday. Appointed by Dean John McGreevy of the College of Arts and Letters, Snead succeeds founding director and philosophy professor W. David Solomon. Snead specializes in public bioethics, including issues such as abortion, [...]
How’s that Turkish delight working for you?
Fagerburg identifies Christian asceticism in the Chronicles of Narnia In a lecture entitled “Turkish Delight and Asceticism in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia,” Notre Dame Theology Professor David Fagerberg drew connections between the literary works of C.S. Lewis and the Christian asceticism. Delivered primarily to an audience of undergraduates, Fagerberg’s multimedia presentation [...]
Does pornography contribute to the hook-up culture?
While the university’s new sexual assault policy has garnered considerable attention, one aspect of gender relations at Notre Dame has gone undiscussed: pornography. As many members of the Notre Dame community attest, Notre Dame is no exception to its widespread use, primarily in male dorms. Attempts to clarify university policy on pornography use, however, yielded mixed results. The [...]
Jeb Bush discusses education reform
Event kicks off university forum “Education is what we do at Notre Dame, and we recognize its importance in the lives of young men and women, and to the country,” said Notre Dame President Fr. John I. Jenkins, CSC, as he introduced former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Bush discussed the K-12 education reforms that he implemented during his term as governor. He described his Florida [...]
Panelists discuss education at forum
As part of the second segment of this year’s university-wide forum on K-12 education, the university welcomed 4 distinguished leaders in education for a panel discussion. Entitled “The Conversation: Developing the Schools Our Children Deserve,” the discussion took place before a full audience on September 28. The panelists represent a small sample of the diverse perspectives within the [...]