‘Tender, Strong, and True’ Launches Looking for ways to liberate Christmas from the pressures of materialism? Struggling with a relationship that fills you with bitterness? Confronting job loss? Feeling spiritually empty? The Alumni Association’s new monthly online series “Tender, Strong, and True: Living the Gospel Daily” addresses these topics head on. [Full Story]
Eddy Street Commons Opens for Business
Notre Dame has never had a real “college town”—an area of shops and restaurants to which students can walk easily. But that has changed with the recent opening of the Eddy Street Commons. Thanks to collaboration between Kite Realty, Notre Dame, and the City of South Bend, the Commons opened this fall and will unfold to completion over the next two years. [Full Story]
ND Ranks High in Athletics and Academics Notre Dame ranks among the top five NCAA Division I institutions in the country in combining athletic and academic achievement, according to the annual rankings released Oct. 5 by the National Collegiate Scouting Association in Chicago. Notre Dame ranked fourth (in a tie with Harvard University) among NCAA Division I universities and 12th overall in the annual NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings, trailing only Stanford University, Princeton University, and Duke University in the Division I standings. [Full Story]
Braille Coin to be Used for ND-Navy Coin Toss A 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar will be used in the official coin toss for the Notre Dame-Navy football game on Saturday, Nov. 7. Marc Maurer ’74, president of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), will bring the coin to campus personally. Maurer is the Alumni Association’s 2009 Rev. John Cavanaugh, C.S.C. Award winner for his exemplary model of character and his outstanding contributions in the field of public service. [Full Story]
