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NDNU Takes Over Model Arab League 2012 April 29, 2012By lauren Keeney speCial to the argonaut On the weekend of March 30, nine undergraduate students from NDNU participated in the West Coast Model Arab League, hosted by Mills College in Oakland. Model Arab League is an in- ternationally recognized program, sponsored by the National Council for US-Arab Relations (NCUSAR), a major think-tank headquartered in [...]
NDNU Takes Over Model Arab League 2012 April 29, 2012By lauren Keeney speCial to the argonaut On the weekend of March 30, nine undergraduate students from NDNU participated in the West Coast Model Arab League, hosted by Mills College in Oakland. Model Arab League is an in- ternationally recognized program, sponsored by the National Council for US-Arab Relations (NCUSAR), a major think-tank headquartered in [...]
Who Will Represent NDNU? April 29, 2012Emily Davidson staff writer / photographer I am starting to notice a trend in our NDNU community that is not so positive. It is quite clear that students are not as eager to represent our university as they once were. With ASNDNU elections just concluded, only one position, Vice President, had more than one student [...]
A Kept Promise April 29, 2012Copy Editor position opened up at the Argonaut. That would eventually lead to my editorship this year. Ironically, I now find myself working for Airship Ventures, owners of the very Zeppelin airship that made me look skyward at my lowest moment. So, despite all the hurdles and setbacks, I am still here today; a hardened [...]
Feeling overwhelmed, NDNU? February 29, 2012By: Emily Davidson Need an escape from all the hustle and bustle? NDNU Faculty and Students took part in this year’s Busy Person’s Retreat. Anyone, both faculty and students, who wants to escape the business of life, can partake in this self-paced and on campus retreat. The Busy Person’s Retreat caters to busy people. Those [...]
Proposed Cal Grant Cut Unfair and Costly February 29, 2012Proposed Cal Grant Cut Unfair and Costly By Judith Maxwell Greig, Ph.D. President, Notre Dame de Namur University Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to slash the Cal Grant program, which provides much needed financial aid to high-achieving, low-income students at independent, nonprofit schools, by more than 40 percent would be a disaster for students, and ultimately, [...]
NDNU Founders Week February 15, 2012By Patti Andrews Mission Integration Council Here now is the collection of the recent writings about Founder’s Week – our yearly celebration of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and their mission: Day #1: Conviction This week on our campus we commemorate the two Foundresses of the Sisters of Notre Dame (SND) de Namur: [...]
Student health-The issue on campus February 15, 2012Kristopher Rowberry Editor-in-Chief Late last semester, I had a bit of a health issue. It wasn’t anything major in terms of severity – just a nagging, mostly cosmetic issue with my right foot. After doing the worst thing possible – what I like to call “wait and hope it just disappears someday,” I decided a [...]
Defending The “Catholic Identity” November 2, 2011By Judith Greig President’s Statement regarding Father Tom Splain’s Letter regarding “Where Does NDNU Really Want to Go with Its Catholic Identity” and response from Dr. Miriam Zimmerman Father Tom Splain and Professor Emerita Zimmerman have written letters widely circulated in the community expressing questions about the direction of our discussions of Catholic identity. I [...]
Programming Board Behind Organizing Events November 2, 2011Programming Board consists of seven NDNU students under the direction of Emily Alvelo, is one of most recognized student lead organizations on campus, being responsible for dances, formals, Oktoberfest, Homecoming and Viva, to name a few. In my opinion, Programming Board is at their finest, working diligently with students, staff, and faculty for the overall [...]
ASNDNU, Wants You to “Be Heard” November 2, 2011By Steph Biehl “Be Heard” is not just a bunch of sequential letters printed on a T-shirt. It’s not just a hallow statement utilized for aesthetic purposes. It’s an initiative, a genuine initiative that has a great number of ASNDNU leaders and members zealous about the actions that lie within this initiative. “Be Heard” truly [...]
Three Students in Remembering September 11th October 16, 2011A Military Family Must Plan for the Worst By Joshua Aguirre On the morning of September 11th, 2001 I was a sophomore in high school. I did not understand exactly what was going on whether we were under attack, or it was simply a plain accident. I feared that my father who was active duty [...]
Concern over priest’s dismissal October 4, 2011Miriam L. Zimmerman letter of concern about the Notre Dame de Namur’s priest and his dismissal.
Issues from enrollment spike October 4, 2011As the enrollment rised, issues with parking and housing have became the talk of the campus.
Be the solution, not the problem March 21, 2011The Editorial Staff Welcome to America: land of free speech, expression, and opportunity. This country is a saving grace, a new beginning, a place of heritage. Welcome to democracy. Being an American citizen affords many freedoms and opportunities that numerous countries around the world deny their citizens. Here in America, we are blessed with the [...]
Keeping the NDNU gym a little cleaner January 31, 2011I have come to the conclusion that the Christmas season is when I feel like the most well-fed person on the planet, but then I realize I look like the most well-fed person on the planet. However, this last Christmas season, I decided to banish the infamous holiday weight gain by working out. My fitness-conscious [...]
NDNU gets political January 21, 2011Many people believe that the only students who are immersed in politics are the ones closest to Washington D.C. After questioning multiple interviewees, the responses from NDNU proved that students on the west coast do in fact take great interest in the political world. The University acquires young adults who take different extents of interest; [...]
Get into shape NDNU! January 21, 2011When you really take the time to think about it, we college students don’t have it too bad. Sure, we constantly stress about the loads of upcoming homework, exams, and papers we have to finish while trying to balance which social outings to attend and which TV shows to watch. Yet, the reality is that [...]
The Dorothy Stang Center goes vegan! January 21, 2011If you’ve attended any of the receptions hosted by The Dorothy Stang Center in the past year, you’ve probably noticed a scarcity of Swedish meatballs, chicken fajitas, shrimp kebobs, and even cheese nachos. In their places, you saw raw vegetables with hummus, falafel in curry, and stuffed roasted lettuce wraps. On our end as the [...]