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Archbishop Romero to be commemorated at Notre Dame
Date: March 17, 2010
The 2010 Romero Days, a series of events commemorating the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero will be held at the University of Notre Dame March 24 to 26 (Wednesday to Friday).
Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini of San Marcos, Guatemala, will speak on the state of civil and human rights in his diocese on March 24 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 1130 of the Eck Hall of Law. An internationally recognized human rights activist, Bishop Ramazzini has been an outspoken and frequently threatened advocate for the campesinos, immigrants and landless people of Guatemala. Also on March 24, he will preside and preach at Mass in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at 5:15 p.m.
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“From Old 2 Gold” sale moved to June 26
Date: March 17, 2010
The University of Notre Dame’s sixth annual “From Old 2 Gold” year-end campus yard sale, formerly held over Memorial Weekend, will be moved to June 26 (Saturday) from 7 to 11 a.m. in Notre Dame Stadium.
Beginning this year, the University will hold Commencement ceremonies in the stadium in mid-May, so the sale date has been moved to allow sufficient time for organization.
“From Old 2 Gold,” which benefits participating local charities, will feature items left behind and donated by students, including electronics, clothing, computers, carpeting, furniture, appliances and sports equipment. Customers must pay with cash and be able to carry and transport items.
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Hitchens and D'Souza to debate religion at Notre Dame
Date: March 16, 2010
Two titans of the religious spectrum – atheist Christopher Hitchens and Christian writer Dinesh D’Souza – will engage in a public debate at the University of Notre Dame.
The debate, titled “Is Religion the Problem?” will take place April 7 (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
The event is sponsored by more than 10 campus departments and organizations, including the College of Arts and Letters, the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts and the Center for the Philosophy of Religion, as well as notable campus figures such as Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of Notre Dame.
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Notre Dame Expert: Toyota needs to take these steps now
For Toyota to survive its current crisis, the key strategy will be for the automaker to, first and foremost, solve the problem of the faulty accelerators," says James O’Rourke IV, director of the Fanning Center for Business Communication at Notre Dame. “Second, the automaker should be completely transparent with the public in communicating the solution and Toyota has been an abject failure on both counts so far.” More on O’Rourke’s analysis of the Toyota crisis available here
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Irish Music: Danú
Sat Mar 20, 2010 • 7:30PM - 9:15PM Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
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Campus News
NYU Law Professor Delivers Natural Law Lecture
Notre Dame Law School
Jeremy Waldron, University Professor at New York University School of Law, will deliver the keynote lecture for the 2010 Natural Law Institute at Notre Dame Law School (NDLS). Waldron’s talk, titled "Torture, Suicide, and Determinatio: The Problem with Making Law More Precise,” will take place March 18 (Thursday) at 4 p.m. in 1140 Eck Hall of Law.
