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Mc Courtney Hall East awarded LEED Platinum
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (403+ words) Mc Courtney Hall East has been awarded the Platinum level of a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification by the U. S. Green Building Council. It is the 27th building at the University of Notre Dame to receive a LEED certification and…...
ND Day accrues $4. 6 million for causes, clubs and residence halls
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (449+ words) Notre Dame Day, the University's annual day of fundraising, brought in $4. 6 million from 37, 677 donors for 916 causes, an increase of over $150, 000 from last year. The Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund received funds from 1, 559 donors, the most of any cause, and also…...
A look into historical Saint Mary's student publications
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (786+ words) The Mystical Rose, debuting on Feb. 1, 1859, was a literary publication at Saint Mary's College" the first of many papers to come. Handwritten in loopy cursive, The Mystical Rose was not distributed to a large student body, but printed in a…...
From Special Forces to rector of Morrissey Manor: David Diamond reflects on his journey to Notre Dame
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (897+ words) David Diamond is not an ordinary rector. Now in charge of Morrissey Manor, Diamond is a military veteran and assisted 20 victims during the Boston Marathon bombing. For Diamond, the path to becoming rector of Morrissey Hall was anything but conventional....
AI doesn't lower my cortisol
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (448+ words) This week, undergraduate students received an email from a fellow student advertising his new AI startup. Before the email was promptly deleted by "the powers that be," many students had seen freshman Caden Chuang offer to "lower our cortisol levels,…...
Student senate passes resolution on counseling services
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (490+ words) Senate met Wednesday to consider nominations, conduct elections and vote on a resolution addressing counseling services for survivors of sexual assault. The meeting opened with a prayer and roll call, followed by the approval of minutes from the April 15 session....
Saint Mary's nursing program debuts new VR and disaster simulation experience
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (607+ words) The Saint Mary's Department of Nursing Science welcomed over 130 participants to its second annual Senior Nursing Simulation Day Tuesday. From 7: 30 a. m. to 5 p. m. in the basement of Regina Hall, students, volunteers and professors came together to simulate a campus disaster not experienced…...
Here's to everything still left to learn
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (114+ words) In honor of my last hurrah before graduation (my final piece in the Observer), I thought I'd close with four small takeaways from college. While I'm no one to give advice, I think they may speak to more than just…...
Graduate student government election: A new guard takes over
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (211+ words) As an international student, I see the appeal of getting some control over our stay in the University and having power over the process," she said. Gladun said she thought many other international students share her motivation for joining the…...
Notre Dame students receive promotional email about AI start-up company
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (446+ words) Notre Dame students and faculty received an email at 8: 30 p. m. regarding an AI company, entitled Kerra. The email came from freshman Caden Chuang, a founding team member of the company. Speaking with The Observer, Chuang said he initially had an email…...