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Volume 53, Issue 78 | tuesday, february 5, 2019 | ndsmcobserver.com
Events to celebrate Black History Month University plans February activities centered around honoring the history of African-Americans By SERENA ZACHARIAS News Writer
Various groups on Notre Dame’s campus will come together during the month of Februar y to celebrate Black Histor y Month to continue the conversation regarding diversit y and inclusion highlighted during Notre Dame’s Walk the Walk Week and Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK ) Day celebrations. The month w ill kick off w ith a concert titled “Unsung: The Exploration of the Sounds of Black Folk” which w ill highlight underrepresented A frican American voices in jazz, classical and gospel music. The concert w ill feature guest artists Callie Day,
Isaac Cates, J.J. Wright, A lex Mansour and Emorja Roberson in the effort to unite different age levels, races and musical st yles. Roberson, a doctoral student in the doctor of musical arts program, w ill be hosting and performing in the concert on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Debartolo Performing Arts Center. Roberson said although the African American population at Notre Dame remains low at 3.5%, he hopes African American music will become a universal musical genre everyone can enjoy. “This is the first time we have had this event on Notre Dame’s campus, and it would be beneficial for our campus see HISTORY PAGE 4
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Saint Mary’s plans compost programming By EMMA AULT News Writer
It’s thyme for Saint Mar y’s to go green. The Office for Civ ic and Social Engagement (OCSE) and the Saint Mar y’s Composting Crew are joining forces to bring the
College into 2019 w ith a smaller carbon footprint by hosting Get the Dirt on Dirt events. There is more to composting t han t hrow ing some apple cores and banana peels onto a pile of dirt, and t hese events are intended to teach t hose who attend how to properly
compost. Though t hese events are intended to be one-time occurrences, director of t he OCSE Rebeka h DeLine said she hopes t he communit y w ill continue supporting the pre-existing composting initiatives. see COMPOST PAGE 3
News Writer
Vittorio Hösle, critically acclaimed for his work in philosophy and an intellectual celebrity in Europe, has worked at Notre Dame for 20 years. Hösle was the founding director of the University’s Institute for Advanced Study from 2008 to 2013, which holds a
NEWS INSIDE
Vittorio Hösle
By ANNE ELIZABETH BARR
Professor of Philosophy
NDIAS founder and philosopher celebrated
residential fellowship program wherein individuals from different disciplines can work together and
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discuss their research. “I was asked to found [the Institute for Advanced Study] with the idea that [it] should try to connect normative and descriptive issues in an interdisciplinary way,” Hösle said. Throughout his career, Hösle has written more than 50 books about see PHILOSOPHY PAGE 4
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STUDENT SENATE
Group rejects new funds resolution By GENEVIEVE REDSTEN News Writer
Follow ing a content ious debate Monday evening, Not re Da me’s student senate rejected a resolut ion to increase f unding for student clubs a nd orga ni zat ions on ca mpus. The resolut ion proposed to rea l locate t hree percent of t he Student Union orga ni zat ions’ budgets towa rd ot her student clubs a nd orga ni zat ions, cutt ing t he Student Union budget by approx imately $ 30,000. Opponents to t he resolut ion a rg ued t hat t he budget cuts wou ld be detrimenta l to Student Union orga ni zat ions. “If we force t hese class counci ls to become prof itseek ing, it corr upts t heir mission. Our goa l is just to unite t he class,” Sa m Ca nnova, president of t he Sophomore Class Counci l,
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sa id. Student body president Gates McGav ick a nd v ice president Corey Gayhea r t ca mpa ig ned on a promise to increase f unding for student orga ni zat ions. Since ta k ing of f ice, t he t wo have faced major f ina ncia l obstacles to f u lf i l ling t hat promise. “This isn’t going to solve a l l our problems, because clea rly t here’s a way la rger f ina ncia l need t ha n we have resources to meet,” Gayhea r t sa id of t he resolut ion. Ult imately, a majorit y of senators concluded t hat t he problems t he resolut ion posed for t he Student Union orga ni zat ions out weighed t he benef its it promised ot her clubs. But ma ny student government leaders saw t he vote as a lost oppor tunit y. A lyssa Ngo, chair of t he Diversit y Council, said see SENATE PAGE 4
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