Commencement will be held at 6:30 p.m. on May 9 at the Joyce Center at Notre Dame. While this is coming up fast, there are still some things you can do to prepare for this exciting day.
Category: SLIDER STORIES
The Student Government Association met on April 14 and April 21 to discuss funding requests, executive and committee reports, and later held a senatorial session regarding the Student Activity Fee Budget for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Following the 2022 Midterm election, the previously democratically led Congress experienced a flip in the House of Representatives as a Republican majority won the election. While the U.S. Senate held a Democratic majority, the House of Representatives saw a shift in the majority party, which instituted a split in congressional majority. This is historically known to create limitations on how many bills are passed at state and national levels, as well as what types of bills are written and brought to the senate floor.
In 2023, the Indiana state legislature has seen and passed a variety of bills, some of which have been a topic of frequent debate. Many of these echo similar legislation arising around the country this year.
On April 18, students gathered to Take Back the Night by participating in the annual sexual violence awareness event.
On April 23, students, faculty, staff and families gathered for the annual Student Life Awards reception. After deliberation by the Student Life Awards Selection Committee, winners were announced and presented with commemorative crystal plaques.
As the semester comes to a close, we reflect on all the accomplishments made throughout the school year. For the Department of English, this lies in the Student Writing Awards. The event, which took place on April 20, centered around the release of Analecta, IU South Bend’s literary journal of published student works. Quinn Newell was the editor of the 2023 Analecta.
For the last three and a half years, I’ve been writing the sports stories for the Preface, but this story is different. This time, I’m signing off and saying goodbye. This is such a bittersweet feeling…it hurts so much to close one chapter, but knowing you’re about to turn the page to the next chapter is so exciting.
