Fall break is one day away and as students finish up midterms (or start celebrating that midterms are over), there is plenty to do on campus today.
Bright and early at 11 am, there is a lecture on "alternative water sources for use in electric power production." This lecture doesn't really fall within the scope of my academic interests, but for those with an interest in engineering or the environment, this should be right up your alley.
International Affairs types will enjoy this lecture on overcoming apartheid in South Africa, while Architectual Enthusiasts should get a kick out of this colloquium on melding the best of traditional architecture and urbanism - surely a relevant concern for modern builders.
For a fierce and fun event, cheer on the Irish hockey team against Lake Superior State at 7:30 pm - exciting for even the most amateur hockey fan.
Do you like foreign film? Today is your lucky day, with not one but two excellent films showing at the DPAC tonight: Seraphine at 6:30 and Welcome at 9:30 pm. Seraphine is said to be an especially beautiful French film and I'm hoping to see it with friends.
What else is going on around campus? Tonight many students will be gathering around the television with their friends as a number of favorite college TV shows are on, such as The Office, Grey's Anatomy and Community. Students are busy preparing for the weekend football game and for traveling home this fall break.
Thank you for reading. Go Irish!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Variety in Campus Events
Welcome back to my student-life blog. It's my second day of work as Hannah Storm Intern. Currently I'm working on articles about the newly-unveiled alumni website, myNotreDame, and opportunities for alumni to mentor undergraduate research, among other things. The articles will be published in the alumni newsletter.
Today on campus, there is an event for any interest. Take the short quiz below to see which event suits you best.
Are you a...
A) Sports Enthusiast? Check out the Men's Soccer Team take on Marquette at 7 pm.
B) Lover of Musical Theater? You'll enjoy tonight's pre-talk on Wagner's opera Das Rheingold, the first part of his glorious Ring Cycle.
C) American History Buff? Don't miss tonight's book discussion from Notre Dame's Rooney Center for American Democracy. The speakers will discuss American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, written by Harvard's Robert Putnam and Notre Dame's own David Campbell.
D) Medievalist? Notre Dame has a real treat for you with tonight's performance of Gregorian chant from the Schola Musicorum. It promises to be an elegant and moving concert for all in attendance (which will likely include me).
Whether you picked A, B, C or D, you are certain to be entertained and engaged by the excellent resources at our great university.
Thank you for reading and Go Irish!
Today on campus, there is an event for any interest. Take the short quiz below to see which event suits you best.
Are you a...
A) Sports Enthusiast? Check out the Men's Soccer Team take on Marquette at 7 pm.
B) Lover of Musical Theater? You'll enjoy tonight's pre-talk on Wagner's opera Das Rheingold, the first part of his glorious Ring Cycle.
C) American History Buff? Don't miss tonight's book discussion from Notre Dame's Rooney Center for American Democracy. The speakers will discuss American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, written by Harvard's Robert Putnam and Notre Dame's own David Campbell.
D) Medievalist? Notre Dame has a real treat for you with tonight's performance of Gregorian chant from the Schola Musicorum. It promises to be an elegant and moving concert for all in attendance (which will likely include me).
Whether you picked A, B, C or D, you are certain to be entertained and engaged by the excellent resources at our great university.
Thank you for reading and Go Irish!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Events Around Campus
What is going on at Notre Dame today? I started the morning with reading in the Coleman-Morse center, followed by History class and then lectures and lunch at what I affectionately call "the baby conference," sponsored by the Center for Children and Families.
There is an ISSLP information session this afternoon. ISSLP, or International Summer Service Learning Program, is a chance for Notre Dame students to serve the poor around the world. The information session should be well-attended since Notre Dame students love to travel and are passionate about service. ISSLP offers the best of both worlds.
When Father Jenkins became University president, one of his goals was to increase students' intellectual engagement on campus. To that end, he installed the Notre Dame Forum; it brings experts on major national issues to campus, where they discuss solutions in the light of Catholic teaching - a nice reminder that Catholicism is about the union of Faith and Reason. This year's Forum examines economics within the context of the papal encyclical Caritas in Veritate. The latest installment of The Forum is tonight.
Most Domers have heard of Father Sorin, Father Badin, and the other legendary priests who braved the frozen wilds of Indiana to found Our Lady's University in the 1800s. They were all members of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, which serves Notre Dame to this day. The first Holy Cross saint will be canonized next week. To celebrate the canonization, students are invited to a Log Chapel Mass and a Procession in honor of Brother Andre this evening at 9 pm, in Corby Hall.
Thank you for reading and Go Irish!
There is an ISSLP information session this afternoon. ISSLP, or International Summer Service Learning Program, is a chance for Notre Dame students to serve the poor around the world. The information session should be well-attended since Notre Dame students love to travel and are passionate about service. ISSLP offers the best of both worlds.
When Father Jenkins became University president, one of his goals was to increase students' intellectual engagement on campus. To that end, he installed the Notre Dame Forum; it brings experts on major national issues to campus, where they discuss solutions in the light of Catholic teaching - a nice reminder that Catholicism is about the union of Faith and Reason. This year's Forum examines economics within the context of the papal encyclical Caritas in Veritate. The latest installment of The Forum is tonight.
Most Domers have heard of Father Sorin, Father Badin, and the other legendary priests who braved the frozen wilds of Indiana to found Our Lady's University in the 1800s. They were all members of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, which serves Notre Dame to this day. The first Holy Cross saint will be canonized next week. To celebrate the canonization, students are invited to a Log Chapel Mass and a Procession in honor of Brother Andre this evening at 9 pm, in Corby Hall.
Thank you for reading and Go Irish!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Happening on Campus Today
Welcome to the new and improved version of Read Me, I'm Irish.
It's a busy time at Notre Dame: the dreaded Midterms Week. Students in sweatpants, with sleepy eyes, laptops, and tall cups of coffee, fill every campus study spot. Good luck getting a table in the Coleman-Morse Center study lounge. Better luck at the library, where you can usually find an open table upstairs. If you're lucky enough to have a light midterms schedule (or to be taking only 4 classes, like me), check out the following great events:
"It is the test of a good religion," G.K. Chesterton once said, "whether you can joke about it." Chesterton, a Catholic author and journalist, joked about his faith in order to show its truth - and the twentieth century's funniest Catholic writer was a guest lecturer at Notre Dame back in 1930. In remembrance of that visit, The Center for Ethics and Culture is hosting Dale Ahlquist, President of the American Chesterton Society, to talk about Chesterton's life and work: https://sites.google.com/a/nd.edu/the-notre-dame-center-for-ethics-and-culture/programs/occasional-events/gkc-nd I'm biased toward this event because I did an independent research project on Chesterton while studying in London last semester. In any case, it should be a great lecture on a very great man.*
Notre Dame's Center for Children and Families is holding a symposium on early childhood development, or "the baby conference" as I call it: http://ccf.nd.edu/symposium/ I might be the only undergraduate who is attending this conference just for fun (and for the free lunches). I've found it very interesting, although rather technical for my amateur understanding.
France and Modern Art come together in this lecture from the Nanovic Institute: http://nanovic.nd.edu/events/2010/10/11/4130-an-art-historian-in-france-thoughts-and-methods/ I've never been a fan of modern art myself, but art history students and French-culture enthusiasts will likely enjoy this event.
Thanks for reading and Go Irish!
*If you are unfamiliar with Chesterton's works and would like to get to know them better, I recommend this website: http://www.chesterton.org/ and Chesterton's book Orthodoxy, which is "the trunk of the tree from which all the other branches of Chesterton grow."
It's a busy time at Notre Dame: the dreaded Midterms Week. Students in sweatpants, with sleepy eyes, laptops, and tall cups of coffee, fill every campus study spot. Good luck getting a table in the Coleman-Morse Center study lounge. Better luck at the library, where you can usually find an open table upstairs. If you're lucky enough to have a light midterms schedule (or to be taking only 4 classes, like me), check out the following great events:
"It is the test of a good religion," G.K. Chesterton once said, "whether you can joke about it." Chesterton, a Catholic author and journalist, joked about his faith in order to show its truth - and the twentieth century's funniest Catholic writer was a guest lecturer at Notre Dame back in 1930. In remembrance of that visit, The Center for Ethics and Culture is hosting Dale Ahlquist, President of the American Chesterton Society, to talk about Chesterton's life and work: https://sites.google.com/a/nd.edu/the-notre-dame-center-for-ethics-and-culture/programs/occasional-events/gkc-nd I'm biased toward this event because I did an independent research project on Chesterton while studying in London last semester. In any case, it should be a great lecture on a very great man.*
Notre Dame's Center for Children and Families is holding a symposium on early childhood development, or "the baby conference" as I call it: http://ccf.nd.edu/symposium/ I might be the only undergraduate who is attending this conference just for fun (and for the free lunches). I've found it very interesting, although rather technical for my amateur understanding.
France and Modern Art come together in this lecture from the Nanovic Institute: http://nanovic.nd.edu/events/2010/10/11/4130-an-art-historian-in-france-thoughts-and-methods/ I've never been a fan of modern art myself, but art history students and French-culture enthusiasts will likely enjoy this event.
Thanks for reading and Go Irish!
*If you are unfamiliar with Chesterton's works and would like to get to know them better, I recommend this website: http://www.chesterton.org/ and Chesterton's book Orthodoxy, which is "the trunk of the tree from which all the other branches of Chesterton grow."
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Welcome Back
Hello,
It's been almost a year but I am back at the Alumni Association, after a semester studying abroad in London and a summer internship at FOX News Channel in New York City.
I am back through the Hannah Storm Internship, which means I will be writing articles for the Notre Dame Alumni Newsletter and working closely with the Alumni Association's communications department. I'm looking forward to this chance to improve my writing while learning more about the wonderful Notre Dame alumni community.
As I start working in my new position, this blog will also take a new focus. Whether you graduated in 2010 or in 1940, you're probably wondering what life on campus is like today. It's certainly different for every student, and I don't pretend to offer a "typical" Notre Dame experience; in fact, my perspective as a PLS major, non-legacy, and non-athlete is a fairly unusual one. Using this blog, I will not only share some favorite moments from my final year as a Notre Dame student, but I will also write about major campus events from a journalistic perspective. Hopefully this will offer you a broad view of campus life, with an occasional personal anecdote to add spice.
Of course, if there is anything you are especially interested in reading about, please let me know. If you want me to investigate a particular feature of campus life or interview a campus personality for this blog, shoot me an email or leave a comment - that's what I'm here for.
As always, Go Irish!
It's been almost a year but I am back at the Alumni Association, after a semester studying abroad in London and a summer internship at FOX News Channel in New York City.
I am back through the Hannah Storm Internship, which means I will be writing articles for the Notre Dame Alumni Newsletter and working closely with the Alumni Association's communications department. I'm looking forward to this chance to improve my writing while learning more about the wonderful Notre Dame alumni community.
As I start working in my new position, this blog will also take a new focus. Whether you graduated in 2010 or in 1940, you're probably wondering what life on campus is like today. It's certainly different for every student, and I don't pretend to offer a "typical" Notre Dame experience; in fact, my perspective as a PLS major, non-legacy, and non-athlete is a fairly unusual one. Using this blog, I will not only share some favorite moments from my final year as a Notre Dame student, but I will also write about major campus events from a journalistic perspective. Hopefully this will offer you a broad view of campus life, with an occasional personal anecdote to add spice.
Of course, if there is anything you are especially interested in reading about, please let me know. If you want me to investigate a particular feature of campus life or interview a campus personality for this blog, shoot me an email or leave a comment - that's what I'm here for.
As always, Go Irish!
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