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[Rack Em]

Im not sure if there was an thread posted on this already, but an ND professor slammed the Campus Crossroads project....my student writer got fired up and wrote a rebuttal to his article. If you have a few mins def check out both sides of the arguement.

The Echoes: A Letter to Father Miscamble | Irish Turning Point

The original article is post #19

 

[TheTurningPoint]

Fr. Miscamble stated very simply, "The Basilica and Our Lady atop the Dome must always remain at the heart of Notre Dame, and the campus must radiate out from them." From a more modern perspective, this might seem like an overly traditional way of viewing the campus. Yet, as a former student, I must admit there is some truth in what he says, even if you were to view it from an aesthetic, non-religious point of view. In other words, one thing that concerns me is the visual imbalance it might create given the estimated size of the Campus Crossroads Project. In my opinion (mostly subjective), the focal point should always be the Dome/Basilica.

Oh, I totally agree with you on keeping the DOme and Basilica the focal points of Notre Dame. But, at the sametime there is no reason why Notre Dame stadium cant be a trendsetter and model of other stadiums across the country. Notre Dame is historic and traditional place. I also dont think that anything would trump the Dome or Basilica either. You can see the Dome from the interstate, and turning from Angela Ave to the Main Entrance of Campus, is the best view of any college (minus Arizona St and their pool scenary), and that isnt changing. ND can be leader in every aspect of tradition, campus life, athletic events, and keep all of its principles and not comprise anything.

 

[gkIrish]

Mendoza Students Really, Really Love Their School: Notre Dame Best Undergrad Business School For a Fifth Year - Businessweek

 

[dublinirish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">24 hours ago I became a dad for the first time as my wife Tai and I welcomed Jake Thomas into the world. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/awesome?src=hash">#awesome</a> <a href="https://t.co/HQqzcPKSTv">pic.twitter.com/HQqzcPKSTv</a></p>— Tom Mendoza (@TomMendozaTalks) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomMendozaTalks/status/674540009425395712">December 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Tom Mendoza a daddy, the guy is 65 years old, that's some going

 

[ndfi78]

First kid at 65, crazy.

 

[dublinirish]

First kid at 65, crazy.

Ronnie Wood is having twins and he is 68 lol

 

[phgreek]

We have a thread for general football team news. I thought we could use this for happenings around campus.

For starters, the Basilica is currently getting new slate floors. Here are a few pictures. I'll miss the old, carpeted floors but I think this will really look sharp.

JIM SMALL'S NOTRE DAME GO IRISH BLOG -- www.NDGOIRISH.com -- A NOTRE DAME BLOG: A Slate Floor for Basilica of the Sacred Heart

very sharp...good call.

 

[phgreek]

Im not sure if there was an thread posted on this already, but an ND professor slammed the Campus Crossroads project....my student writer got fired up and wrote a rebuttal to his article. If you have a few mins def check out both sides of the arguement.

The Echoes: A Letter to Father Miscamble | Irish Turning Point

this link takes me to godaddy, who is pimping your domain...

 

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

I'm sorry, is having a child who is more then likely going to burden your death as a teen something to be applauded? Hopefully he's not 1 of those cool rich guys who rather leave his money to a dog, cuz his kids need to earn it.

 

[NDdomer2]

My father is 62 has a 43 yo, 27 yo, and a 4 monther.

Nothing like spreading them out.

 

[kmoose]

I'm sorry, is having a child who is more then likely going to burden your death as a teen something to be applauded? Hopefully he's not 1 of those cool rich guys who rather leave his money to a dog, cuz his kids need to earn it.

Yeah, because losing a parent is SO much easier when...

 

[Irish#1]

I'm sorry, is having a child who is more then likely going to burden your death as a teen something to be applauded? Hopefully he's not 1 of those cool rich guys who rather leave his money to a dog, cuz his kids need to earn it.

I lost my mom when I was 19 and my dad when I was 55. It didn't feel any better at 55 then at 19. He's 65 and if he's in decent health he could easily live to be 85. Plus he has the money to hire help if needed. What really matters is the attention he can give his baby.

 

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Yeah, because losing a parent is SO much easier when...

I'll use the post above yours in response, yea the 43yr old will prob be better off then the 4 month old. Dip

 

[phgreek]

Wow, this is big news. Check this out:



As an alum, I don't like this at all. Having a great business school that any ND student could take advantage of was one of the great advantages of an ND education vis-a-vis comparable schools such as UVa. One of my ND roommates entered ND intending to do pre-med, got a C in chemistry, realized he was unlikely to be admitted to med school if he was struggling in science, and switched to Mendoza for his sophomore year. He's now rising through the ranks at PWC and is a lock to make partner if he wants to. Under this new scheme, my friend likely would have never been able to get his accounting degree without transferring, and would have had to do some liberal arts major that he didn't care about just to get through school and would likely not have been as successful. I have some friends from UVa who have had this sort of thing happen to them: admitted to UVa, denied from business school, floundered through school as history majors or psych majors or whatever could get them the sheepskin. While most of them are doing fine, some are still floundering a bit.

I shouldn't even get into the recruiting implications, but ... will we be able to promise recruits that they will be admitted to Mendoza? Is that fair, when their roommates will be kids whose GPA/test scores are twice as high but weren't admitted to Mendoza? Leave football aside ... now the freshman class will be divided among kids who are pre-approved for Mendoza and kids who aren't. That could make for a lot of nasty resentment on campus.

Last I read more than a quarter of ND students were in Mendoza, and I get that ballooning business school enrollment causes problems, so maybe this is inevitable, but it's a shame.

Yea, some of the very best and brightest I've known were pre med or engineering kids...then decided to go another route. They seem to just have another gear so to speak...particularly in analytical endeavors.

Seems like someone smarter than me makes those decisions but my anecdotal evidence and view is, you will miss some VERY talented folks doing it this way.

 

[beryirish]

Notre Dame Moments

In early October, Matt Cashore captured a bird’s-eye view of the seven projects currently under construction at Notre Dame.

The seven buildings will provide a combined 1.4 million square feet of research, classroom, residence, and student life space.

From top:

The Campus Crossroads Project consists of Corbett Family Hall, Duncan Student Center and a new Music and Sacred Music Hall built around Notre Dame Stadium. The project will be completed for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Jenkins and Nanovic Halls, on the east side of Notre Dame Avenue, will house Notre Dame’s international institutes and social sciences. The buildings will be open to the public in Fall 2017.

McCourtney Hall, in the foreground of the next picture, is the first dedicated research building to be constructed in a planned larger East Campus Research Complex. It will house a space for highly-collaborative, state-of-the-art research that crosses the Colleges of Science and Engineering and will open in Fall 2016.

The the right of McCourtney Hall in the next image are two residence halls. The halls, one men’s and one women’s, will house more than 400 undergraduates beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year.

Photos by Matt Cashore