Notre Dame attempts to find her place as a women's college in today's world By Christine Roa and Ciarese De Torres When Hood College decided to grant men residential status in 2002, Notre Dame became the last remaining women’s college in Maryland. But with only 36 others left in the country, the question of whether... Continue Reading →
Ready for Winter Break: NDMU Students look forward to life after finals
By Jessie Profilio With the fall semester quickly coming to an end, Notre Dame students are busy studying for finals and making plans for the winter break. Throughout campus, students are signing up for their spring classes, but just what is everyone doing this holiday season while we’re away? Many students are planning to go... Continue Reading →
Open Ears, Open Hearts: Notre Dame campus hosts lecture on immigration and refugee crisis
By Christine Roa ON NOVEMBER 9, Notre Dame welcomes a prestigious guest to campus for the highly anticipated Embracing Diversity Lecture. Donald M. Kerwin, Jr. will be speaking in LeClerc Auditorium starting at 7 p.m. about contemporary issues ranging from migration to refugee protection, which will then be followed by a Q&A session. Mr. Kerwin... Continue Reading →
NDMU’s Muslim Student Association Responds to President Trump’s Immigration Ban
By Micah Castelo “To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by foreign nationals admitted to the United States.” This is the stated purpose of the executive order that President Donald Trump signed on January 27. It was entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” After hearing about this executive... Continue Reading →
Raising Our Voices Proudly
By Jae Bradley “The New York Times” estimates that nearly 500,000 people participated in the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017. The march was a vibrant and very pink display of solidarity among advocates of various social causes. From reproductive rights to environmental concerns, demonstrators flooded the heart of the nation’s capital the... Continue Reading →
Facing the Sweet Italian Music
By Madeline Mask “POSSO AVERE UN PICCOLO CONO CON LAMPONE E CREMA VANIGLIA PER FAVORE?!” That was the first thing I learned to say in Italian, and what better way to start my integration process than with raspberry and vanilla gelato. Last semester, I had the privilege of spending 17 weeks in Perugia, Italy, studying... Continue Reading →
How to be a Cheerful Giver
Four easy ways you can help those in need this holiday season By Kara Sedlack With the holiday season on its way, it’s hard not to get caught up in our large consumerist society. People are browsing store catalogs and searching for the biggest sales online, excited to blow away their hard-earned money. But sometimes,... Continue Reading →
Where Can Justice be Found in Baltimore?
How one family’s fight has turned into a platform for the voiceless By Lillian Doyle It has been 1,097 days since the death of local Baltimore artist Tyrone West. The cause of West’s death is controversial. After being pulled over by the Baltimore police for a traffic stop in July 2013, it was discovered that... Continue Reading →
Doyle Dining Hacks
Tired of the same old dining hall food? Check out these twists! By Lillian Doyle Food has the power to inspire sluggish college students, weighed down by their overpriced textbooks and existential stress. At Notre Dame, the Dining Hall is where that delicious resource lies. The Doyle Dining Hall is a central point on Notre... Continue Reading →
Voting at Notre Dame
By Domonikue Covington “If you don't do politics, politics will do you.” A method to avoid this is voting. Although voting is considered a hallmark of democracy and a guaranteed right by US citizens, most voters tend to be apathetic with low voter turnout. The current political election is memorable yet uncertain, causing many to... Continue Reading →