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Notre Dame Introduces Leprechaun Class of 2020-21

Published: September 30, 2020

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Notre Dame Athletics | September 30, 2020 The University of Notre Dame cheerleading program announced its Leprechaun lineup for the 2020-21 school year Tuesday, following a postponed tryout due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Seniors Conal Fagan, Lynnette Wukie, and Pat Johnson and junior Gabe Ramos will don the green suit and Irish country hat next season. Wukie will also...

Students to build children's shelter

Published: December 25, 2017

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Three University of Notre Dame MBA students will be spending their winter break in Jamaica, helping to build a home for abandoned and disabled children through Mustard Seed Communities.

Baraka Bouts raise money for East Africa

Published: November 07, 2017

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Baraka Bouts, the annual women’s boxing tournament hosted by the Notre Dame Women’s Boxing Club, began yesterday evening at the Dahnke Ballroom of the new Duncan Student Center.

Active Minds club raises awareness about mental illness

Published: October 04, 2017

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The Active Minds club — formerly National Alliance on Mental Illness — is hosting Irish State of MiND: Mental Illness Awareness Week with a series of events such as workshops and speakers.

Crowley Steps out of her Father’s Shadow

Published: July 13, 2017

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When your father starts a drug company that saves your life and gets featured in a Hollywood film starring Harrison Ford, it can be hard to step into the spotlight on your own.

Howard Hall Organizes 'Chapel Crawl'

Published: March 29, 2017

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Sophomore Emily Patton said she encourages the campus community to attend Mass in various chapels during Lent to gain new experiences and perspectives while bonding with fellow students.

A Campus Ministry for all students

Published: February 15, 2017

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Programs include musical groups, weekly adoration in the chapel; the Catholic Identity Association, which supports Catholic student groups on campus; the Muslim Student Association and the Jewish Student Association.

Students build strategy for DuSable Museum of African American History

Published: January 22, 2017

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Teams explored the DuSable’s role and identity as Chicago’s storyteller for African American history, as a South Side community center, as a tourism destination, and as an entertainment venue.

Jenkins shows support for undocumented students

Published: November 23, 2016

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University President Fr. John Jenkins signed a statement in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program on Monday, becoming one of more than 100 college and university presidents across the nation to do so.

ND football helps fight childhood hunger

Published: October 17, 2016

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100 Notre Dame football players helped pack enough backpacks at the Food Bank of Northern Indiana on Sunday that over 2,000 kids could take food home over the weekend.

Serving the poor in Ecuador

Published: February 18, 2018

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As a senior, David Gaus ’84 had a crisis moment when he realized he didn’t want to be an accountant. So he did what any sensible Notre Dame student would do, and scheduled a meeting with Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., the University’s president.

1,636 Admitted to Class of 2022

Published: December 20, 2017

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The University admitted 1,636 applicants to the Class of 2022, welcoming students of exceptional academic merit, with records of service and demonstrated leadership, to the Notre Dame family.

Mendoza students in Brazil

Published: October 23, 2017

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Through the International Portfolio Management course, students will understand investing from a global vantage point, contribute solutions in a collaborative setting, and build connections with practicing industry professionals abroad.

Campus Ministry engages ND community

Published: September 18, 2017

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Campus Ministry seeks to nurture the faith development of both Catholic and non-Catholic students in their time at Notre Dame.

‘Electric Mile’ benefits the homeless

Published: April 16, 2017

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Circle K, one of the largest service clubs on campus, partnered with Flaherty Hall to start a new event this year called Electric Mile to benefit the homeless.

Irish welcome fencers from Shanghai

Published: March 15, 2017

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“It will be a great educational and cultural opportunity for our athletes to meet and train with their counterparts from Shanghai. It will serve to bring our two universities closer together, and in a small way, our two nations," Irish head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia said.

Chinese New Year

Published: February 03, 2017

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Celebration event in observance of Chinese New Year.

ND community celebrates Las Posadas

Published: November 30, 2016

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The Notre Dame community gathered Tuesday night at the Grotto to kick off the fourth annual celebration of Las Posadas. The event, whose Spanish title means “lodging,” represents Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before Jesus’s birth.

FIghting for Our Veterans

Published: November 13, 2016

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At a young age, it was ingrained into Brady Quinn ’07 that it was important to respect and support the military. His father was a marine in Vietnam. His grandfathers had both served.

Domer recognized as Champion of Change

Published: September 29, 2016

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Nicole Hurd '92 has led College Advising Corps from a pilot project in Virginia to the largest college access program in the country, placing hundreds of peer advisers in high schools from coast-to-coast. In the 2016-2017 school year, CAC’s 600 advisers will assist over 180,000 low-income, first generation, and underrepresented students in navigating the path to college.

Fair aims to introduce students to service opportunities

Published: January 24, 2018

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The Center for Social Concerns provides opportunities for students to become active in the surrounding South Bend community, and it recently held its annual fair showcasing its community partners.

Program immerses students in Latino communities

Published: November 14, 2017

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The Institute for Latino Studies (ILS) offers the Cross-Cultural Leadership Program (CCLP), an eight-week immersive program in the Latino communities of Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Center for Arts and Culture connects campus to community

Published: October 14, 2017

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The Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture, located in South Bend, seeks to educate people through art, culture and community engagement. Associate director of community relations Jackie Rucker said the South Bend community created the idea.

ND Trail Pays Respect to Native Americans

Published: August 21, 2017

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On Sunday, the 32 pilgrims visited Prophetstown State Park in West Lafayette. John P. Warren, chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, accompanied them, holding a morning ceremony at the Circle of Stones.

Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Published: April 14, 2017

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Ryan Hall hosted the sixth annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, their signature event benefitting the organization Whirlwind Wheelchair International.

ND Named Top Roman Catholic College

Published: March 08, 2017

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USA Today has named the University of Notre Dame the best Roman Catholic college in the US. Schools were ranked based on a variety of factors, such as graduation rates.

Implementing the principles of Catholic Social Tradition

Published: January 26, 2017

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The principles of Catholic Social Tradition (CST) are broad, encompassing such ideas as solidarity, care for creation and rights of workers. Implementing those principles can be difficult, visiting professor of Catholic Social Tradition and community engagement Clemens Sedmack said.

Creating a culture for all students

Published: November 25, 2016

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Dual degree programs allow Notre Dame to partner with historically black colleges and universities and women’s colleges to offer engineering degrees, the Minority Engineering Program and Women’s Engineering Program respectively.

ND students spend fall break in Appalachia

Published: October 26, 2016

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Over fall break, 245 Notre Dame students traveled to the Appalachia region of the United States as a part of the Appalachia Fall Seminar through the Center for Social Concerns (CSC).

Alum Alan Page named Heisman Humanitarian

Published: September 28, 2016

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The Heisman Trophy Trust has named College and Pro Football Hall of Famer and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page as the eleventh Heisman Humanitarian Award Winner.