Dunne Hall Welcome Booklet

Dunne Hall Welcome
Weekend 2016
We’re just getting
started…
Table of Contents
Greeting From our Welcome Weekend Staff ................................................................................................................ 2
Hall Staff ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Resident Assistants (RA’s) ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Welcome Weekend Staff ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Notre Dame: A Brief History ............................................................................................................................................. 14
Sports at Notre Dame ........................................................................................................................................................... 16
Useful Links .............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Academic Calendar ............................................................................................................................................................... 19
Tips for first years ................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Game Day on Campus .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Restaurants .............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Good Stores to Know For Move-in.................................................................................................................................. 27
Know Your Taxi Rights (or take just Uber/Lyft) ...................................................................................................... 28
What to Bring .......................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Basic Ground Rules ............................................................................................................................................................... 30
ND Dictionary and Jargon .................................................................................................................................................. 31
Letter From the Rector
Dear Men of Dunne Hall - Welcome!
My name is Fr. Matt Kuczora, csc. I'm a Holy Cross priest and your rector. Notre Dame
is a wonderful place with excellent academics, great community and strong faith. I'm happy to
help it also become your home.
You and I have a special place at Notre Dame in that we're the newest men's hall on
campus. Dunne Hall is so new, they're not even finished building it yet. Once the final bricks
are put in place, it will be up to us to build a community within these walls. We'll form
traditions that will last for generations and my hope is that when you come back for your 50th
reunion, you'll gather with the friends and roommates you made here and say with pride "We
started something great."
I hope you enjoy the rest of the summer. I'm praying for each of you by name and I'm
excited to meet you in person. Please know that you and your family can contact me with any
needs or questions you have.
May God bless you,
- Fr. Matt
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Greeting From our Welcome
Weekend Staff
Welcome to the freshest Men's Hall on campus. As you are reading this, there's likely
someone installing the sink or maybe even putting down the flooring in your future room. Not to
worry though, our home will be wrapped up with a bow by the time you arrive. Heck, it will
even have that new hall smell! I don't know what that smell is but I'll wager it smells infinitely
better than the old hall smell (see: Stank). In this guidebook, our goal is to give you a brief
introduction to your new home before you arrive on campus in August.
Now, in most of the first year guidebooks, this is the section where the hall lists their
traditions, accomplishments, traits, favorite color, ect. We however, are waiting for you to help
decide these for Dunne. In your first few weeks on campus, you will begin to appreciate how
thoroughly ingrained tradition is in the structure of Our Lady’s University. Events, lore,
unwritten rules, and more have been handed down for decades and are etched in stone. What you
are presented with is a chance to place your handprint in wet concrete. Bring your interests, your
passions, and that which drives you to Dunne and you will do just this. Over a hundred guys
from other halls chose to move to Dunne for just this reason (and also air conditioning). It is
going to be an exciting year.
We, the Welcome Weekend Staff, look forward to showing you around your new home soon.
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Hall Staff
Rector: Father Matt Kuczora
Fr. Matthew Kuczora, C.S.C., is a Holy Cross priest
originally from Marion, Indiana. He graduated from Notre
Dame in 2005 with a degree in Accounting and again in
2011 with a Master of Divinity. During his time as an
undergraduate and during a year of post-graduate service,
Fr. Matt discerned a call to religious life and priesthood. He
is passionate about poverty ministry and educational work
among young adults. He has a particular interest in the
Church and history of Latin America. Upon the profession
of his perpetual vows in the Congregation of Holy Cross in
2011, Fr. Matt began an assignment as Director of Postulant
Seminarians and as Vocation Director for his religious
community in Monterrey, Mexico. In his "free time," Fr.
Matt served at Nuestra Madre Santísima de La Luz parish in
an urban working class neighborhood. Additionally, Fr.
Matt has worked abroad in a number of contexts including
in India, Honduras and Spain.
Fr. Matt lived in St. Edward's Hall for four years as
an undergraduate where he served as hall president and as an RA. Fr. Matt returned to St. Ed's as
a priest in-residence before serving as the rector of Carroll Hall. In addition to his current role as
the rector of Dunne Hall, Fr. Matt teaches a Business Ethics course for sophomores and a
theology course on Latino Catholicism in the United States. He also works in the Office of
Vocations for the Congregation of Holy Cross, directing discernment and recruiting efforts on
campus at Notre Dame.
While he enjoys fishing, hiking, and playing sports, Fr. Matt is a terrible singer and ends
every day begging God to send him residents with musical talent for the Dunne Hall chapel
choir.
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Assistant Rector: Chris Brennan
Men of the New Hall,
My name is Chris Brennan. I will be one of the Assistant Rectors in
the new men's hall this year and I hope that you are as excited about
it as I am!
I am a Holy Cross religious and currently in my last year of
theology studies for the priesthood.
I am from South Bend and have spent most of my life in South
Bend, IN, traveled to many places around this great nation of ours
and the world, and I am convinced that the greater Michiana area is
the best the world has to offer! I am sure that those of you who
have lived here for at least one semester are in total agreement, and
the first year men will soon learn of the glories of South Bend. Don’t let the haters convince you
otherwise!
I went to Notre Dame as an undergraduate, majored in philosophy and theology, and graduated
in 2012. After graduation, I made my novitiate (basically a year-long retreat with a lot of silence,
manual labor, no cell phone up in the mountains) in Colorado Springs, CO. In August of 2013, I
professed my first vows for the Congregation of Holy Cross. Since then, I have been studying
here at Notre Dame. The past two summers, I have had the privilege to spend time at our
missions in Bangladesh and Uganda. This summer, I will be taking a class in Jerusalem for a few
weeks with Fr. Kevin Grove, CSC. When I return, I will be living at the Catholic Worker house
in town. My hope is to continue to visit this next semester so if anybody is interested in joining
me at the Worker let me know!
I have three older brothers, (one who will be priest in June), two nieces (and one on the way) and
one nephew. Basically, between my home and seminary—with the exception of my mom—I
have lived with only men all of my life. So next year will not be much of an adjustment for me.
I love to cook, play cards and board games, watch movies and good TV shows (like the Walking
Dead and the Americans), preach (both from the pulpit and my own personal soapbox), and can
even be convinced into the occasional basketball game.
Hope you all are looking forward to this year because I am!
Chris Brennan, CSC
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Assistant Rector: Tony Oleck
Hello men of Dunne! My name is Tony Oleck. I'm a proud
native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, but have lived in sunny
South Bend since 2010. I graduated from Notre Dame in
2014 with a degree in history, theology, and philosophy, and
again in 2016 with a Master of Theological Studies. I'm
especially interested in the history of 19th and 20th-century
U.S. Catholicism, the Congregation of Holy Cross, and the
development of Catholic higher education.
As an undergraduate, I spent three years in Old College,
where I lived and discerned with other young men thinking
about the priesthood. This was a pivotal experience for me,
as it was here that I ultimately discerned the call to marriage,
family, and theology. I hope to bring some of this experience
in vocational discernment to our life together in Dunne!
I am coming to Dunne from my home all the way across campus in Fisher Hall, where I've
served as Assistant Rector the past two years. I am very excited to be joining Dunne's hall staff
as a full-time AR, and to bring my own background, perspective and experiences to the team.
I have an older brother and sister, both married and living in Grand Rapids with their families. I
am also engaged to a wonderful girl named Marcy, who you'll all get a chance to meet this year
(if you're lucky, maybe she'll even bake for you!). She is finishing law school in Minneapolis
before our wedding in August 2017.
As for interests, I have many! I like good coffee, cigars, super hero movies, and biking. I also
love to read and play basketball and guitar. Some of my favorite TV shows are the Office, Parks
& Rec, and the Walking Dead.
I look forward to welcoming you all to TNMH this August, and to share life together this year.
See you soon!
Anthony J. Oleck
University of Notre Dame '14, MTS '16
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Resident Assistants (RA’s)
Section 1N RA: Luis Lazalde
Hey there future TNMH Men! My name is Luis Lazalde and
I am a Senior from El Paso, Texas studying Chemical
Engineering with a concentration in Biomolecular
Engineering. Notre Dame has given me the opportunity to
dive into my greatest passion, which is to help others. I have
been able to do this not only by working as an RA in Dunne,
but also as a Spring Visit recruitment coordinator in the
Office of Undergraduate Admissions, as a Peer Mentor in the
College of Engineering, as a leader on the Latino Freshmen
Retreat, and through many other opportunities through
MSPS, Campus Ministry, and others. In my time here I’ve
also had the chance to study abroad in Rome, Italy for a
summer, and conduct cancer research. If you have any
questions about STEM, spirituality, Star Wars, or anything
else at Notre Dame, I’ll be happy to answer. I can’t wait to meet you soon!
Section 2N RA: Grant Humphreys
My Future Brothers in TNMH,
My name is Grant Humphreys and I hail from the
great state of Alaska. I love hiking and camping and can be
found stringing up my hammock on campus when the
weather is decent. On the other hand, I am also an avid
gamer and a movie buff. My major is civil engineering with
a concentration in hydraulics. In my free time at ND, I like
going to sports events (mainly hockey, football, and
basketball), listening to guest speakers, and walking around
campus with friends. I am a connoisseur of both good jokes
and bad puns even though I do not believe in the latter. So if
you are ever in need of a walk or a laugh, hit me up on the
second floor. I look forward to meeting you all next year as
we start what will be the greatest men’s hall on campus.
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Section 2S RA: Ian Tembe
Hello, TNMH residents!
I am Ian Tembe, a chemical engineering and philosophy major coming
to you from Virginia Beach, VA via Fisher Hall. I am an NROTC
midshipman, and I hope to become a naval aviator after graduation. I am
passionate about music (listening, playing, writing), so always feel free
to come by my room if you want to lay down some phresh jams. I am
also intimately involved in many different student groups around
campus, ranging from musical to cultural, political, academic, and
professional, so if you’re ever wondering what’s going on around
campus or how to get involved, feel free to stop by. Finally, I’m the cohead editor of a book you will get to know well in your Moreau First
Year Experience course, A Letter to My Freshman Self, so feel free to
come talk about that as well. I can’t wait to welcome you into our new
home, the best hall on campus!
Section 3N RA: Tom Nye
My name is Tom Nye, I'm from the South Side of Chicago and I am
going to be a fifth year in the School of Architecture. I am currently
an RA in Alumni Hall, but I am excited to join this new community! I
spent my whole junior year studying abroad in Rome and conducted
preservation research on the Taj Mahal in India that summer. Before
coming back to South Bend, I interned in Paris. This year, I've been
involved in Dawg Mass and intramural sports. I'll be interning this
summer in New York. I look forward to meeting all of you and
building a great community together!
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Section 3S RA: Michael Romano
Hey boys, my name is Michael Romano and I cannot
wait to be one of the first RA's in this incredible new
hall. I am originally from the northern suburbs of
Chicago (go cubs), but Notre Dame has been a second
home for me since birth. Being the 26th member of my
extended family to go to school in South Bend, it’s safe
to say I have been brainwashed to end up here since
birth. I come from a big Italian family so I apologize in
advance if all I ever talk about is food or my brothers. I
am a finance major here at Notre Dame who is thinking
about possibly applying to law school (aka I still have no
clue what I am doing after I graduate). Other than the
basics, here are some facts you should know about me: I
am a complete Momma's boy, I make a mean waffle, I'm
a huge fan of Wiffle Ball, Nick Miller is my hero, if you need Red Bull I have the hookup, I own
way too many Chubbies and I have perfected the art of the nap. I can’t wait to meet all of you
next semester and I am looking forward to building a new community together. My door will
always be open and always feel free to reach out to me for anything. God Bless and Go Irish.
Section 4N RA: Andrew Eisenreich
Hi friends, my name is Andrew Eisenreich, and I am a rising
senior originally hailing from St. Cloud, Minnesota, the
acclaimed birthplace of Marshall from HIMYM. I come from a
family of athletes and have a sister who is currently playing
college softball in South Dakota. My hobbies include listening
to The Chainsmokers remixes, attending random lectures on
campus, living in the shadow of my sister, and being perennially
let down by MN sports teams. Other than that, I love being
outside and will always welcome a pickup game of soccer, an
afternoon 18 on the links, or an early morning ski across a lake
or down a hill.
At ND I am studying Science-Business with a minor in Catholic
Social Tradition and have hopes of attending medical school one
day. At the moment, I am seriously rethinking my decision to
return to campus after spending a surreal semester studying abroad in Perth, Australia. On
campus, I have been involved with the STEM Ambassador Program, the Pre-Professional
Society, and the Keenan Revue, the former best signature event from the former best hall on
campus. I have also heavily been involved with service work on campus through the Center for
Social Concerns, having done both an Urban Plunge and an SSLP (summer service learning
program). This summer, I am fortunate enough to be doing service work in Uganda through the
ISSLP program. Looking forward to a great year in the New Men's Residence Hall!
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Welcome Weekend Staff
Tai Verbrugge: Hey guys, my name's Tai Verbrugge but you can call me Jon Snow because I
know nothing. A native to Michigan, I'm a rising sophomore Accounting/Spanish major with a
minor in Sustainability. I love this planet and working to conserve it almost as much as I love
sarcasm; you could consider me something of a cynical hippie, if it please you. Other interests of
mine include meeting girls, making money, pranking Thomas Roesler, and reading classical
literature. If you ever want to talk or hang out or play some pick-up basketball, feel free to stop
by Room 249 - watch out for my roommate Joey though, he's kind of a thug (not really, he DJs at
Legends).
Mike Walsh: Hello my name is Mike Walsh, I hail from the semi-great city of St. Louis where
our crown achievement is half a McDonalds arch. I'm a chemical engineer so you may think I am
smart, but I love to shock people. People say I'm also funny but looks aren't everything!
Anyways, I enjoy participating in many Notre Dame events including bookstore basketball, coed
soccer, and utlimate frisbee (so college am I right?) If you are ever in the need of Star Wars
battlefront, a crisp high five, or a good cry, come on over to the 6-man at room 133 where I will
let you show vulnerability. Hope you have a great time here! Don't do too many drugs.
Davis Gonsalves: What is up my dudes. My name is Davis Gonsalves (pronounced Gun-solves).
Don’t be fooled by my Hispanic-sounding name. I originate from the far out land of Portland,
where the only thing higher than the minimum wage are the people. I am a neuroscience major,
and in my free time, I like to psychoanalyze random people on the street so stop me in the hall if
you ever want to learn about your subconscious insecurities. My west coast slang is so diverse, it
could be considered a new language, especially since sometimes people don’t understand what
I’m saying. If you’re ever interested in learning slang for a word you didn’t think needed to be
redefined, swing by 133 for some free lessons! Impersonating my cat, playing soccer, jamming
out on my harmonica, and tickling my friends are just a few of my favorite hobbies. I’m really
looking forward to getting to know all my new Dunne (yes, I know the name) brothers and
planning some new hall events.
Steve Burke: Welcome to all my new brothers in Dunne Hall! My name is Steve Burke, and I’m
a junior coming to you from Southampton, PA--just northeast of Philadelphia. I’ve lived in
Buffalo and Minnesota as well, so I know how it feels to moving into a new place and how to
cope with an utter lack of Super Bowl victories. Feel free to stop by room 152 on Saturdays and
Sundays during the fall to catch some football and talk sports with me! Better yet, you can catch
me at a men’s basketball game--I’m hoping to continue of my streak of catching every non-break
home game, and hopefully I can bring some of you into the fold. You might also want to contact
me if you find yourself in the middle of a passive-aggressive war over the air-conditioner with
your roommate, since I am majoring in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. I look forward to
getting you know you all and welcoming you all into what should be an awesome community!
Thomas Roesler: Sup boys, my name is Thomas Roesler, and I am a rising sophomore hailing
from the land of Jaylon Smith and Tyler Eifert, AKA Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am a mechanical
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engineering major with a concentration in biomechanics, but don’t let that scare you, I do have a
social life. I’m ready to build up the new community in Dunne with great hall events, great food
sales, and most importantly, dominance in interhall sports. My hobbies include playing old video
games, watching/playing various sports, hitting dingers, playing bass and trumpet, and most
importantly, drinking milk. I plan on playing Ultimate Frisbee next year as well. I’ll be in the
quad on the first floor, room 151, with the goons known as Nick Wilt, Ethan teRiele, and Randy
Krueger. Be sure to stop by if you ever feel the need to lose in Smash Bros, Call of Duty, or just
video games in general, our door will probably be open. If you get lost, just follow the sound of
the dad music and you’ll find us. It’s going to be a great year, gentlemen.
Nicholas Wilt: Oy mates, my name is Nick Wilt. I am a sophomore Mechanical Engineering
major, so I don’t write very good. I was born and raised in a suburb a few minutes outside New
York City, so if any other Yanks fans wanna come watch them hit some dingers feel free to
swing by the quad 151. Speaking of baseball, I plan on playing on Dunne’s interhall baseball
team, which it going to be lit this year. I’m also thinking about joining the sailing club so if
anyone else wants to join with me, hit me up. Some of my hobbies include dunking on Tai
Verbrugge and Thomas Roesler in pickup basketball games, gardening, watching sports, playing
chess and Ronald Reagan. More importantly, I also enjoy wearing Hawaiian shirts, chubbies and
blasting Jimmy Buffet so feel free to don your favorite tropical attire and roll through 151 any
time, cause its always 5 o’clock somewhere. Also, like Tai, I love meeting girls but, unlike Tai,
its mostly in person instead of only online. With that, welcome to Dunne and I can’t wait to meet
you guys, get ready for some fun years to come.
Cristian Magdaleno: Hey everyone my name is Cristian Magdaleno, and if you pronounce it
like Chirstian then that means you're doing it wrong so just call me Cris. I grew up in Central
California and am majoring in Anthropology/ Program of Liberal Studies. This means that I
spend most of my time being very politically correct and correcting my lesser educated friends
(I'm talking about you Mike Walsh). I also enjoy playing classical music, making playlists,
hanging out with friends, and engaging in long conversations in order to procrastinate my
responsibilities. If anyone ever wants to just have a long conversation about all the work we wish
we didn’t have and listen to some dope music while we are at it, just head up to the third floor
(unless you like country). Looking forward to meeting everyone and start creating the great
community that will give us some of the best years of our lives.
Bernard Lampe: Hello children, Ben Lampe is from the Illinois, but no he is not from
"Chicago" so please refrain from asking him this, He is majoring in Finance and ACMS.
Bernard's hometown is widely known throughout Clinton County for having more cows than
citizens . One might wonder how he got into such a prestigious university as Notre Dame when it
is amazing that he can read and write in English. Enough about his academics though, this kid is
the definition of corn-fed standing at six foot three inches. Bernard is easily spotted throughout
campus by his blue Mater Dei apparel (not the same Mater Dei as ND legend Jimmy Clausen) .
If you see him in the halls feel free to give him a nice Howdy.
Jim English: Hey guys…I’m Jim English and I’m a rising junior. I lived in Knott Hall during
my first two years on campus, but I’m stoked to be joining you all in Dunne for my last two
years as a Domer. I’m originally from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (*proceeds to hold up hand and
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point to middle of palm as a location reference*). At Notre Dame, I’m studying political science
and sociology with a minor in business economics. On campus, when I’m not giving tours or
working at the front desk of the lovely Mendoza library, you can catch me chilling in Geddes at
the Center for Social Concerns, running around the lakes, studying in Lafun (AKA socializing
and hitting up the candy wall), or playing sand volleyball (only in the select months when the sun
shines in South Bend). I’m beyond excited to welcome you all to Notre Dame and to start some
awesome traditions for our new residence hall. Be sure to stop by 251 whenever you want to
chill, chat, or eat any of the countless snacks my mother sends me. These four years will be some
of the best of your life, so get excited!
Marcus Schimizzi: Short, exotic, and rocking a head of long, dark, flowing hair: these are words
that describe Marcus Schimizzi’s quad-mate Jean Llenos. However, if you want to want to know
more about Marcus, then look for the guy who is the opposite of all those things. As graceful and
long-legged as a gazelle on the Serengeti and as pasty white and Italian as uncooked pizza
dough, Marcus Joseph “total bro” Schimizzi is a rising sophomore from Defiance, Ohio. Or is it
Fort Wayne, Indiana? Nobody really knows. Master of all things technological, he’s a computer
science major. So if you haven’t figured out how to use control/alt/delete yet talk to him. You’ll
most likely see him striding through campus with his signature “Schimizzi strut”, a technique
that would make any person’s (regardless of sex) knees go weak. Buxom bipedal locomotion
aside, he’s one of the coolest guys around. If you ever feel the need to talk about the Pittsburgh
Penguins/Steelers, hear a Russian accent that would make Putin guffaw, or get absolutely MLG
420 #shreked in some slither.io, come drop by quad 322. Marcus Schimizzi and the residents of
the 3Shia quad are more than excited to meet you and start building the soon to be greatest hall
community on campus: Dunne Hall.
Matt Williams: Matt is a rising junior studying evolutionary anthropology and trying to make
sense of how and why we all exist. He has sung for a year with the Undertones, an all-male
acapella group here at ND, and for 2 years in the shower. He spent this summer climbing Mount
Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and teaching at a high school in Adaklu Helekpe, Ghana. Matt has no
answer to the “what do you want to be when you grow up” question because he never wants to
grow up. He believes that an unquestioned life is an unsuccessful life, and aims to view the
world through the curious eyes of a child while perceiving it with the patience and wisdom of
Mahatma Ghandi. Matt has run two half marathons at Notre Dame and also enjoys meditating,
hot yoga, and Jim English.
Matt Arnason: Greetings. The name is Matt Arnason, and I am from the elegant suburb of
Edina, Minnesota. Apart from having three country clubs, its own reality company, and three
elite private schools within the area (one of which produced my acumen), Edina is also home of
the most dominant hockey program in the country. For all of you uncultured folk, Edina is a few
minutes outside of Minneapolis. When I am not playing a match of polo, tuning my short game,
or betting on horses at the local race track, I sometimes do converse with the local plebeians such
as yourselves. My major? Making six figures baby--that's right, it's called Economics and
Applied Math, or at least until the University accepts my petition to change it to the "Pre-Hedge
Fund Program." Other than asking the administration to cater to my every need, I enjoy some
extracurricular, such as playing racquetball at the Rockne Memorial. Also, since I demand my
body to be in premium shape, I run triathlons and half-marathons, except not the Holy Half, as
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the University would not tender my father's demands to reschedule it. This summer I will be
working a rigorous internship in New York--ever heard of it (yeah, I wasn't kidding about the six
figures thing)? Anyways, I hope you enjoy college as much as I do, and enjoy the time. If you
ever have a question about which horses are hot, how to improve the short game, how to
properly tie a bowtie, or what summer colors match best with your J. Crew or Vineyard Vines,
let me know, and I'll give you a chip of my wisdom. If you are lucky enough to see me, feel free
to stop by and grab my business card.
Scot Stanulis: Ayy nice to meet you I’m Scot Stanulis, a rising Junior. I’m a biology major and
member of Glynn, and I’ll be residing on the 3rd floor. I’ll be the STEM ambassador for Dunne
next year, so if you have any questions on homework/scheduling/exams/girlfriend-issues, come
talk to me in room 342 and I can help you out with at least the first three of those. The best part
is that I’m paid to help, so I can’t turn you away, even if I want to. If I have some free time (ha)
you can find me playing my guitar, so if you have one bring it to campus and we can jam
together! Also, if you’re willing to make the trek to Recker’s for a pizza knock on the door and I
will always be down, unless I am currently already eating a pizza from the respected dining
establishment. On a typical Friday night, you’ll find me preparing for the MCAT and attending
to my studies. (That was for the parents who are reading this.) Seriously though, be pumped
because Notre Dame will soon become your home. I am honored and so excited to be a part of
the Dunne family with you all, see you soon!
Kevin Hayes: Hi there! My name is Kevin Hayes, and I hail from the City of Bridges, the Steel
City, the 412, the City of Champions itself: Pittsburgh. I’m a business and economics major, and
I will be living in the legendary 3Shia quad alongside Marcus and Jean. As evident by the picture
next to this bio, I am extremely pale and thus am incapable of walking outside without putting on
copious (shout out to James F. Johnson) amounts of sunscreen. If you ever see someone wearing
five different pieces of orange-colored clothing at once, then it's probably me, and yes, I did it to
match the hair. Outside of the hall, you are likely to find me studying at the math library, or
working with Unleashed (social impact investing club) and PrismND (the LGBTQ and ally
student organization on campus). If you ever find yourself wanting to discuss the lack of
vegetarian food options on campus, the widespread discrimination faced by left-handed people,
Webkinz, Star Wars Battlefront (kudos to Mike Walsh for the excellent taste in video games),
CS:GO, the Steelers/Pirates/Penguins, or anything else, hit me up in room 322. I can’t wait to
build and share this new hall community with you guys!
Sawyer Williams: Alright y'all, first and foremost my name is Sawyer. That's "saw-yer", not
"soy-yer" and definitely not "sew-yer". I'm a rising Junior and native of Texas (where we know
how to pronounce things the purty way) majoring in Political Science and Environmental
Science. I'm hoping to go on to study environmental law so that I can get a job as a professional
hippie (note: I would then be Sawyer the Lawyer, not Soyyer the Loyyer). I am also an
undergraduate researcher studying genetic markers for improving chemotherapy treatments. If
you are interested in doing undergraduate research or would like to hear me ramble on about
single nucleotide polymorphisms for twenty minutes, seek me out! Besides that, I’ve also been in
student government since freshman year, so I can help if you’re interested in getting involved.
Also and arguably most importantly, I’m a member of the Humor Artists (the best and only
improvisational comedy troupe of campus). If you are funny or loud or weird or any combination
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thereof, you should consider joining the team. It’s going to be a great year! Nothing beats that
new hall smell.
Jean Llenos: Jean “The Llama” Llenos. The man (who wrestled a bull in Peru), the myth, the
legend himself. So much can be said about this doozy of a gentleman that hails from the largest
potato capital this side of the Atlantic (a.k.a. “Idabro”). He was simply so frat, that he was kicked
out of Zahm, a hall known for its debauchery and shenanigans. And, as you will certainly hear
from him, he has wrestled a bull in Peru. He is a true maestro of his own brand of “street
medicine” (he once treated a lady’s nasty cut at a social gathering). He rocks a head of lengthy
and luscious locks often wrangled into a man bun (“mun”). Has he been mistaken for a lady as a
result? Sure, twice. However, such things cannot tame the unrivaled resolve of such a man and
his hair. His finely-bunned mane continues to challenge those of a young Orlando Bloom or lessEnglish Jon Snow. Also, he has kissed over three women. You may hear the man pounding out
the musical stylings of The Chainsmokers or Eminem ft. Rihanna on the Dunne piano during the
early hours of the morning. Also, he wrestled a bull in Peru. If you care to have your socks
Brazilian Jujitsu-ed off by a Filipino MMA sensation, get the autograph of the star of the
blockbuster hit “Dunne Welcome Weekend 2016”, see a man bun to make Chris Hemsworth
weep, or simply seek impromptu medical care, stop by the 3Shia common room to see this exotic
legend (he is the short one).
Michael Gabel: I’m Michael from Chicago
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Notre Dame: A Brief History
Deep in the heart of the American Midwest lies a school dedicated to the
Mother of God.
The men who founded the University first called the school L’Universitie de
Notre Dame du Lac. On November 26, 1842, they came to a ten-acre clearing
in the Potawatomi wilderness. It was the coldest winter on record, and they
had only three hundred and ten dollars in cash, several horses, and an ox.
On the site were two frozen lakes, a mantle of snow, and a twenty-four by
forty foot log cabin built by an early missionary named Father Badin. Father
Edward Sorin and his seven companions looked around them, consecrated
the site, and declared it a University.
Father Sorin wrote his superior in France, “We made haste to inspect all the various sites on
the banks of the lake which had been so highly praised. Yes, like little children, in spite of the
cold we went from one extremity to the other.” (This began a tradition of running around the
lakes, which many ND students enjoy.)
Despite financial hardships and a cholera outbreak in 1854, Notre Dame grew and
flourished. A sister school, St. Mary’s Academy (now College), took root nearby under the
guidance of Holy Cross sisters. Father Patrick Dillon took over as Notre Dame’s president
and constructed a new Main Building to hold classrooms, a library, a dining hall, and
dormitories for both students and faculty. The left wing of the building, then Carroll Hall, was
home to the prep school students; the right, then Brownson Hall, housed students of collegiate
age. The youngest students (“minims”) lived in St. Edward’s Hall.
During the Civil War, Holy Cross priests and sisters frequently served as chaplains and
nurses, respectively. Among the chaplains was Father William Corby, who won the love of
Irish-Americans as chaplain of the Irish Brigade.
In April 1879, wood shavings that construction workers had left behind on the Main
Building’s roof ignited in the sunlight and the university burnt to the ground. Father Corby
was the president at the time. Hearing the news, Father Sorin broke short a visit to Montreal,
returned to Notre Dame, and gathered everyone together into the church, which was one of the
few buildings left standing. “Tomorrow we will begin again and build it bigger,” he said.
“And when it is built, we will put a gold dome on top, with a golden statue of the Mother of
God, so that everyone who comes this way will know to whom we owe whatever great future
this place has.” Helped by the students who stayed over the summer, Father Corby rebuilt the
school by the beginning of the fall term.
In the next decades, under the administrations of Father Walsh, Morrissey, and
Cavanaugh, and the watchful eye of Mary’s statue on the dome (a gift from St. Mary’s
College) the University of Notre Dame became a school of national prominence. Academics
became more solid: the prep school was closed, the school was organized into four colleges,
and faculty qualifications stiffened. Father Julius Nieuwland invented synthetic rubber, and
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Father Albert Zahm conducted aeronautic research that helped lead to the first airplane. In
1883, Notre Dame gave its first Laetare medal to John Gilmay Shea in honor of an
outstanding American Catholic. Father (later Cardinal) John O’Hara proved a capable leader
as he built up the school’s endowment, recruited scholars from overseas, and urged students
to be Catholic gentlemen—at one point purging the library of impure books. Under Father
O’Hara, Notre Dame hosted such renowned lecturers as President Roosevelt and Cardinal
Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII). During World War II, President Hugh O’Donnell, C.S.C., gave a
great deal of the campus over to military training. Over 15,000 soldiers were trained here,
with the result that American troops often sang the Notre Dame’s fight song while marching.
After the war ended, President John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., (not related to the earlier president
John W. Cavanaugh) oversaw the construction of Vetville—a large housing complex for the
undergraduate veterans and their families. Notre Dame’s enrollment increased by nearly sixty
percent after the end of the war.
Dr. Tom Dooley, who died in 1961, was a Notre Dame graduate of the WWII era. He
spent his life serving the poor in Southeast Asia. His memory is still quite alive at the
University, and it is possible that he will be raised to sainthood in the Catholic Church. There
is a statue of him and a copy of the letter he wrote to Father Hesburgh by the Grotto. Father
Theodore Hesburgh, who led Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987, oversaw considerable
expansion in the campus and in the endowment. In this period several new institutes were
established, faculty qualifications and salaries increased, and the Program of Liberal Studies
Major was introduced. In 1967, influenced by the Second Vatican Council, the Congregation
of Holy Cross transferred ownership and control of Notre Dame to a predominantly lay Board
of Trustees, requiring only that the school’s president be a Holy Cross priest. In 1972, women
undergraduates were admitted for the first time.
Father Edward Malloy was the president of University of Notre Dame from 1987 until
2005. The campus has continued to grow. In 1997 four new dorms opened up forming West
Quad (Welsh Family, Keough, O’Neill, and McGlinn). The main building has been
reconstructed inside, and the new Hammes bookstore, the Eck Center, and Rolf’s athletic
facility have been built. Currently, Father John Jenkins, a former transfer student, is president
of the University. A new dorm, Duncan, opened on West Quad in 2008, Jordan Hall of Science
opened in 2005 in order to make the University of Notre Dame a leading university in
research, Ryan Hall opened on West Quad in 2009, and the law school and engineering
buildings have been expanded. This is the history of the University of Notre Dame—the
tradition which you are now a part. We welcome you, thinking of the words with which the
Basilica ends its St. Patrick’s Day Mass: “Deamfaidh sibhse fos nios fearr,” Irish lines that
say “You will do even greater things.”
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Sports at Notre Dame
Baseball began in 1865 with the varsity baseball
team initiated in 1892. Varsity basketball began in
the 1890’s in the Carroll Hall Gym.
Football first began after the Civil War. Their first
intercollegiate football game was played on
November 23, 1887 against the University of Michigan. Unfortunately
Michigan won the game 8-0. The team’s first victory came the
following year when they defeated the Harvard School of Chicago, 200. They finally defeated Michigan in 1909, and because of that the
Wolverines refused to play Notre Dame that next year and refused Notre
Dame admission to their conference, the Big Nine. (Ohio State was later
admitted which allowed the conference to become the Big Ten.) Notre
Dame didn’t play Michigan again until 1942.
The Irish weren’t always known as the “Fighting Irish.” The mascot ranged from the
“Ramblers” to the “Horrible Hibernians” to the “Catholic Collegians of Indiana.” But two
different instances found the team being referred to as the “Fighting Irish” and the name
stuck. In 1927, Father Matthew Walsh made the
name official.
With the great coaches ranging from Knute
Rockne to Elmer Layden, Frank Leahy to Ara
Parseghian, from Lou Holtz and our newest
addition, Brian Kelly, Notre Dame has the
second most national championships—
eleven—the most Heisman trophy award
winners—seven. Notre Dame football is a
storied tradition that all Domers hold close to
their heart. From the moment you step into
the hallowed grounds of Notre Dame Stadium until the student section
finishes singing our Alma Mater upon the competition of each game, it is impossible not to
feel the spirits of so many great ND legends.
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Women's athletics at Notre Dame have been very prominent in the last couple of decades.
From the various NCAA Tournament appearances to the 2004 and 2010 NCAA soccer
champions, Notre Dame has produced some the most predominant women in sports history.
Notre Dame women were a strong group of ladies in the 2008 Olympic Games. Alumni
Shannon Boxx '99 and Kate Sobrero Markgraf '98 won gold medals as defensive specialists
on the U.S. women's soccer team. Kelley Hurley ’10 and Mariel Zagunis both represented the
US in Beijing on the women’s fencing team.
During the 2009-2010 school year the Big East Title found its home at Notre Dame in Women's
Rowing, Women’s Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Men’s Indoor Track and Field,
Men’s Outdoor Track and Field, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Softball, and Women's
Volleyball.
The Gipper
Though almost everyone has heard, and probably even told a teammate
to “win one for the Gipper,” few people actually know that they phrase
originated right here at Notre Dame. The Gipper, George Gipp, was an
All-American, who played for Notre Dame during the Rockne era.
Rumored to love a good time, just as much as playing football, Gipp
partied past curfew one night and was locked out of his room in
Washington Hall. Thus, he spent the night on the fire escape. There he
caught a cold, which led to severe strep throat
that ultimately caused his death. While Rockne visited Gipp in the
hospital, Gipp asked one final favor of his mentor and coach:
“Someday Rock,” he said, “when the team’s up against it, when things are
wrong, and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go in there with all
they’ve got and win just one for the Gipper. I don’t know where I’ll be then,
Rock, but I’ll know about it and I’ll be happy.”
Rockne repeated this story to his team at the half time of a crucial game against Army. Inspired,
Notre Dame, though being the underdog and suffering numerous injuries, overcame a onetouchdown deficit by scoring two in the second half to beat the undefeated Army 12 to 6, and
won one for the Gipper.
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The Four Horsemen
“Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen
rode again. In dramatic lore, they are known as Famine,
Pestilence, Destruction and Death. These are only aliases. Their
real names are Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden.” In
1924, Grantland Rice, a sports writer for the New York HeraldTribune, penned this most famous description of
ND’s offensive line. It occurred after another memorable victory
over Army. Rice made reference to an apocalyptic image used repetitively throughout the book
of Revelations. All four players have been inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall
of Fame.
Useful Links
Notre Dame interactive campus map
- http://map.nd.edu/
South Shore Train Line (Train that runs to and from Chicago and South Bend)
- http://www.nictd.com/
InsideND login page
- https://inside-p.cc.nd.edu/cp/home/displaylogin
Things to do in South Bend
- https://visitsouthbend.com/
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Academic Calendar
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Tips for first years
1. The first few trips to the dining hall are always an experience. You probably won’t know where anything
is and may end up with a dressing-less salad and a package of saltines. Don’t be afraid to wander around
and check out the options. Also, it is common for halls to have unofficial tables where they sit. If you ever
head to the dining hall by yourself, chances are you will not have to sit alone. Ask the upperclassmen
about which table is ours.
2. Try to get creative with dining hall food if you can - it'll make it way less repetitive and more tasty, i.e.
adding cinnamon and raisins to the peanut butter with celery for an awesome combo, using the
microwave to make nachos, etc.
3.
Fr. Matt is a great guy and cares a lot about our hall/hall community. Don't do things that that would tick
him off - i.e. breaking things in the hall, treating other guys with disrespect, etc.
4. Similarly, you probably will not be best friends with everyone in the hall, but you do have to respect all
your Dunne Family.
5. ND is an open campus - so random people can and will steal stuff if it isn't secure, e.g. bikes. Don't go to
Club Hes and leave your laptop unattended for 30 minutes either.
6. Flex points are a form of currency that come with most meal plans. You can spend them on campus at the
different places to eat and The Huddle. Watch your flex points balance. Be wary of Starbucks in Lafun.
7. In the first few weeks, wander around campus. If you aren’t familiar with ND, it’s a great way to learn the
lay of the land and discover some of the hidden places that make it such a unique campus.
8. Get involved with something. At the beginning, it's can be good to try out a lot of things, but after that, for
a lot of people it's best to pick 1-2 things to really get involved with.
9. Use all your meal swipes. If you’re on the plan with 14 meals a week but you regularly find yourself only
using 12 of them, why not use those two leftover swipes at Grab-N-Go to stock up on snacks for your
room?
10. Talk to girls. Yes, girls are people too. It can be tempting to limit your social bubble to the safety of the
bro-castle that is Dunne, but in all honesty, especially over the first couple weeks, approach some
members of the opposite sex (Domerfest is prime for this). Trust us, they want to talk to you too.
11. Make the most of every opportunity. You’ll find that there’s a ridiculous amount to do here at Notre
Dame, but these things are only available to you if you go and get them yourself. So don’t be afraid to put
yourself out there, you’ll be amazed at what you find.
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12. Utilize your resources. You are at the University of Notre Freaking Dame, one of the best schools in the
country with hands down the largest alumni network in the world (trailed only by Harvard). Use these
resources while you’re here. If you have an idea, project, or anything on your mind that you wanna get
out into the world, email a professor, talk to the career center, or any of the amazing resources at your
disposal. You’ll have four years with unprecedented access to these things, don’t waste a single second of
it.
13. FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is real. There can be so much going and you will not be able to make it to
everything (trust me, I’ve tried). Know when you need to rest and recharge.
14. If you do not know something, do not be afraid to ask.
15. Finally, embrace the awkward. It makes college more fun.
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Game Day on Campus
For six Saturdays a year, literally thousands upon thousands of diehard Notre Dame
football fans flock to South Bend to participate in one of college football’s richest traditions;
Notre Dame home games. For these six fall Saturdays, our campus transforms into an
atmosphere unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Once you walk out of your last class on
Friday, you will begin to see this transformation unfold before your eyes. Alumni begin to show
up in every direction with their kids completely decked out in Notre Dame gear, a new group of
tourists take a picture by the dome every 10 seconds and a certain feeling of anticipation looms
in the crisp fall air. Students blasting ‘Here Come the Irish’ around 9 a.m. on game day will
surely be the greatest wakeup call you never wanted. After you rally the troops and put on ‘The
Shirt’, you will want to make your way towards the parking lots outside of the stadium for
tailgating. If you have never tailgated at Notre Dame before, chances are a few of the best friends
you met at Domerfest will have some friend or relative hosting a tailgate of their own. The
beauty of this whole experience is the welcoming attitude Notre Dame alumni foster every
Saturday. Alumni are always willing to embrace new students and show them the art of the
tailgate. After a few hours of delicious food and good times, make sure to get into the stadium a
little early to witness all of the pregame rituals. (A little tip; you never want to be that guy who
misses the national anthem). Also, there are no assigned seats for students, so the earlier you get
in the stadium the better your seats will be!
While your studies are obviously extremely important, it is highly encouraged for
students not to touch a book or stress about a paper from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning.
You only have so many home football Saturdays as a student; relish them. There is a reason why
so many alumni come back in the fall; they all want to relive the glory days of being a student on
game day. Like a wise man named Andy Bernard once said, “I wish there was a way to know
you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.” As a senior, I can assure you these
next four years will be the good old days, enjoy every second of it.
Signed,
A Senior who wants to be a Freshman again.
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Restaurants
Eventually, you’ll want to wander off campus and check out the surrounding area. Even without
a car, there are a few places within walking distance worth checking out. We’ve added
descriptions for some of the less well known places.
Price Ranges:
-Cheap (Under $7 a person)
-Decent ($7-$15 a person)
-Bold strategy cotton ($15-$30 a person)
-This one is on the rents (30$+ a person)
On Campus Eats:
Einstien’s (Bookstore) - Great bagels, coffee, and lunch.
Legends (Stadium Parking Lot)- Dining almost as fine as Hip-Hop Night
Reckers (Back of the south dining hall)- Burgers, salads, awesome pizzas, smoothies
Open 24hrs
Cafe de Grasta (Grace Hall)- Great sandwiches and wraps.
Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Subway, Starbucks, Some new burger joint (LaFortune)
Eddy Street Restaurants:
Chipotle (Decent)
-They just started a rewards program…this is huge news
BarBici (Decent)
-Think Italian Chipotle
5-Guys (Cheap to Decent)
-Place to be on Thursday nights
Blaze Pizza (Decent)
-Build your own pizza!! Not that filling though, fair warning.
O’rourke’s (Decent to Bold)
-Typical Irish Pub
Yat’s (Decent)
-Good Cajun food. A little light on the spice but the flavor is great.
Brothers Bar and Grill (Decent to Bold)
-Typical bar and Irish fare.
The Mark Dine & Tap (Bold strategy Cotton)
-Fine dining restaurant. Good place to go with the parents.
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Also in walking distance:
Parisi’s - 1412 S Bend Ave - South Bend, IN (574) 232-4244
-Great small and local Italian place for a quiet night out. Killer gnocchi, lasagna, and
desserts.
JW Chens (Decent)- 1835 S Bend Ave, South Bend, IN (574) 271-2777
- Local Chinese/thai places owned by a super nice lady who occasionally looks at you, asks you a
few questions, then brings out some awesome dish that is not on the menu.
Applebee’s Grill – 6615 N. Main St. – Mishawaka 574-273-0003
Bonefish Grill (This one is on the rents ) - 620 W Edison Rd - Mishawaka, IN 574 -259-2663
Cambodian Thai - 235 S Michigan St - South Bend, IN (574) 289-2877
Chili’s Bar and Grill - 4810 Grape Rd. – Mishawaka 574-271-1330
Cold Stone Creamery - 620 W Edison Rd. – Mishawaka 574-257-7884
Famous Dave’s - 6402 Grape Rd – Mishawaka 574-277-1888
Fiddler’s Hearth - 127 N. Main St. – South Bend 574-232-2853
Olive Garden - 6410 Grape Rd. – Mishawaka 574-277-6503
Outback Steakhouse - 4611 Grape Rd. – Mishawaka 574-271-2333
Papa Vino’s -5110 Edison Lakes Pkwy - Mishawaka, IN 574 - 271-1692
Red Lobster - 3930 N Main St. - Mishawaka 574-255-6306
TGI Friday’s -4730 Grape Rd – Mishawaka 574-271-8443
Macri’s Deli - 227 W. University Drive – Mishawaka 574 – 277 - 7273
Rocco’s Pizza - 537 N. Saint Louis Blvd -South Bend 574-233-2464
- Michael Romano’s future wife works here as a waitress. He still doesn’t know her name
but that’s ok because they’re both Italian and it’s meant to be. (Romano is the RA for section 3S)
Taste of India - 5540 N Main St. - Mishawaka 574-243-2300
Wings Ect - 6502 Grape Rd #750, Mishawaka, IN 574-273-0088
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Good Stores to Know For Move-in
These will likely be covered in some other guides but we’ll list them here too. All of these can be
located off of or near Grape Road, north of campus.
Bed Bath and Beyond- linens, towels, shower things, and beyond
Chic Fil A- personal favorite; felt like it needed to be added
Costco- Everything you could possibly ever need (food, fridge, carpet, clothes industrial sized
packs of dryer sheets, ect). They should offer a temporary free membership during move-in
weekend. Check first though.
Home Depot- Fridges, carpets, and appliances (microwaves and heating trays are not allowed in
the halls)
Martins- Groceries, located just east of campus on S Bend Ave.
Mejier- similar to Walmart with a mass of general goods and groceries
Menards- somewhat like a Home Depot with a focus on housing goods and Christmas
decorations.
Sam’s Club- somewhat like Costco.
Target- Groceries and general goods like linens, towels, school supplies, and some furniture.
Walmart- Groceries and a mix of just about everything else you could possibly use in a hall room.
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Know Your Taxi Rights (or take just Uber/Lyft)
(Excerpt from an email previously sent to students)
The Problem: Taxi Violations
This year, we've received a high number of complaints about student experiences in taxis, including poor
service, refusal of service, and disregard for safety. We are working with the city to determine a more
permanent solution to these issues.
What Are My Taxi Rights?
You should be:
- Driven by a licensed driver. Licensed taxis now have a bright orange sticker on their window (see
attachment). If they don't have the sticker, don't ride with them.
- Given service to your destination. Taxis cannot refuse to take you to a destination (e.g. St. Mary's, an
off campus residence) just because they'd rather go to Main Circle. If you pay and are respectful, they
must take you.
- Given service regardless of the number of passengers. A taxi cannot refuse to leave because there are
"too few people."
- Able to know your rates. Rates should be clearly posted, along with a license, map of the city, and
complaint phone number.
- Able to request a receipt. You are entitled to a clear paper record of the amount you were charged.
What Should I Do if My Taxi Rights Are Violated?
- Gather as much information as possible. An ideal complaint filing contains a photo of the cab's
license (usually posted on seat back and on license plate); any identifying information about the driver;
the date, time, and location of the incident; the names and contact information of all witnesses; and a copy
of the receipt.
- File a complaint with City Legal. Call 574-235-9241 or email [email protected].
Please continue to contact us with your experiences with taxis so that we can ensure we are able to find a
solution that meets students' needs.
Alternative Solution: TAKE AN UBER/LYFT
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Cheaper for big groups
Usually a better overall experience
Better reputation across campus when it comes to service
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What to Bring
Now lists like this are likely in at least five other places in all the info you receive so it is in no
way definitive but we wanted to add some recommendations here as well.
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Power strips
Extension cords
Computer (laptops are ideal but desktops work fine. There are plenty of clusters, so
a computer does not have to be a necessity, but you’ll appreciate having your own.)
Clothing hangers (none are provided)
TV (all halls are equipped with cable)
Lamps (The lighting should be good, but additional lighting is always beneficial)
Stereo (not necessary, but fun, everyone loves music)
Extra pillows/blankets/sheets
Décor for room
Printer (not necessary, you do have a print quota, but sometimes nice)
Tool kit
Umbrella/ Rain boots (rain, yes we do have it)
Cups/bowls (optional)
Things to buy (or bring) when you get here:
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Carpet (helps keep the room warm, buying it here allows you to take measurements
first)
Refrigerator (no more than 5 cu. feet)
Food/drinks (snacks are always good)
** Rooms come with a sink and a mirror.
** Each hall has a public phone available.
Clothing:
Many students, especially those from a long ways away, wonder what type of clothing to
bring. It’s warm and humid in the months of August, September, and also May. Bring lots
of warm clothes for the winter and a heavy jacket, gloves, hats, and other cold-weather
attire. Also, boots are highly recommended as they keep your feet dry in the snow. In the fall
and spring, it rains a lot so make sure you bring a raincoat and umbrella (covers your
backpack). There is limited space for clothes in the rooms. All halls have storage spaces
and you can store off-season clothes in there. It is important you bring a variety of clothes for
all different types of weather as South Bend likes to throw curveballs.
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Basic Ground Rules
1. Respect is imperative. Dunne Hall will be more than just a hall, it will be a family. As
with any family, arguments and differences will come up, but at the end of the day
always respect your fellow brothers in Dunne.
2. An open door policy is the cornerstone of any tight knit and flourishing community. If
you are in your room, we highly encourage you to leave your door, with the exception of
course being times when you want privacy. Incoming freshman, this means please,
please feel free to talk to any of your brothers in Dunne if you have any
questions/comments/concerns/memes, or just want to hang out. Upperclassmen, this
means being receptive not only to fellow upperclassmen, but also to the lost freshmen we
have just taken under our wing. We have all been freshmen at one point, so it’s on us to
help our own freshmen through this strange experience.
3. Watch each other’s backs. The truth is we do not live in an ideal world. So while
many or all of us may act in the best interest of Dunne, inevitably there will be those who
do not, voluntarily or otherwise. Because of this, we ask that each man of Dunne watch
the backs of his brothers at all time. This can be something as small as asking if a guy in
your section is doing alright if he’s looking down, to being extra attentive during football
weekends to minimize threats, to pulling your roommate who has had a little too much
fun out of a party (hey it’s college, parties happen, things happens, we understand, just
don’t do anything destructive).
4. Represent the hall. More often than not, the actions of few can represent the many. So
with this in mind, we ask all men of Dunne to be at the very least respectful and wellmeaning members not only of our hall community but of the University of Notre Dame.
Especially being a new hall, our reputation is something that we will create from the
ground up. So hold open a few doors for people, make sure the girls from that super
awesome Dunne party get back to their halls safely (or to the bus stop if they be of Saint
Mary’s), and just be the classy, intelligent, ridiculously attractive gentlemen that this hall
will soon be known for.
5. Have an awesome time. Seriousness aside, college is also a time to let loose every now
and then, experience new things, meet new people, and do some crazy stuff (some of
which you may regret in the morning). Our goal is to create a safe environment where
we can do just that, but that will only happen if everyone is on board. So observe the
above rules, and have an awesome time creating Notre Dame’s next legendary hall.
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ND Dictionary and Jargon
Acoustic Café: Event Thursday night in LaFortune Student Center or Legends of Notre Dame
often frequented by students in need of a study break. The café is a great place for students to
show off their musical talents.
Administration Building/Main Building: Often called “the Golden Dome” or just “the Dome,”
the administration building is the most recognizable building on campus. The building is located
at the center of campus and can be seen from almost anywhere. Current students never walk up
the stairs of the Main Building until after graduation.
AR: Assistant Rector, a graduate student who works in your hall as a member of hall staff.
Bengal Bouts: Student boxing tournament held every year as a fundraiser for Holy Cross
Missions in Bangladesh. Not only do you get to help out a good cause, but you also get to see
your friend take a few swings at the kid who knows all the answers from your Calc class.
Bookstore Basketball: Largest 5-on-5 basketball tournament in the world. With over 500 teams
competing every year, this tournament is always a good time.
CCE: The Center for Continuing Education, located behind DeBartolo Hall, in McKenna Hall
Community Standard: What happens when you get caught doing something stupid. Try to
avoid doing stupid things.
COMO: The Coleman-Morse Center. This is the building on South Quad that houses First Year
of Studies, Campus Ministry, a computer cluster and 24 hour space that offers free popcorn and
soda.
CSC: The Center for Social Concerns. This is the place to go if you’re interested in service
projects and volunteer opportunities.
D2: Student parking lot behind the library.
D6: Student parking lot behind the Rock.
DeBart: Short for DeBartolo Hall, it’s the largest classroom building on campus.
Domer Dollars: Money that you put on your ID card, so basically your ID works like a debit
card. You can do this in person or online and the Domer dollars can be used anywhere on
campus and some locations off campus, including Einstein’s Bagels, Chipotle and Five Guys
Domer: Any Notre Dame student or graduate
Domerfest: No words can describe the sweaty, crazy, often awkward and periodically rewarding
experience that is Domerfest. Use this to talk and meet a bunch of people without fear (you’ll
probably never talk to half of them again). But don’t let that stop you. The mark of any
successful Domerfest is a phone full of random numbers you may never use again and a ⅗
chance at having met your future spouse.
DPAC: Short for DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Du Lac: Student handbook outlining the rules and regulations at Notre Dame
Dunne Hall: Your new home and undoubtedly the greatest hall on campus.
Eddy Street Commons: The shopping center south of campus. Restaurants like Chipotle, Five
Guys and The Mark attract students when they don’t feel like eating at the Dining Hall.
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Fieldhouse Mall: Open area between LaFortune and Stonehenge fountain. There are usually
plenty of events and giveaways here!
Flaherty Hall: Our foxy female sister hall, garrisoned by the previous inhabitants of Pangborn
Hall.
Flex Points: The dollars that accompany the Flex 14 meal plan that can be used to buy snacks
and meals from on campus eateries. All you do is swipe your ID and they come off of your
account. Try to avoid being the baller who buys everyone pizza with these imaginary monies and
then runs out by week 3. Note: different from Domer Dollars.
God Quad: The quad in front of the Golden Dome, it is also surrounded by LaFortune,
Washington Hall and the Basilica. Don’t even think about stepping on the grass of God Quad,
you’ll probably be struck down on the spot.
Grab ‘N Go: Convenient on-the-go meals offered from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the dining halls.
Hammes Bookstore at the Eck Center: Perfect place to pick up all the Notre Dame you’ve
ever wanted. This two story bookstore also is home to Einstein’s Bagels (they deliver to
anywhere on campus, no big deal). Every book you will need for class is available to buy/rent
here as well. However, more times than not there are cheaper alternative options out there.
PARENTS: BEWARE OF STUDENT CHARGE! Everything purchased from the bookstore can
be charged to the students account which is simply added on to your final tuition bill.
Hesburgh (Club Hes): 13-story Library with the mosaic of Touchdown Jesus on its façade.
Also home to former University President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh
InsideND: Campus Portal that allows you to access Class Registration, Irish Link, etc. This site
provides convenient access to Notre Dame web services for students, faculty and staff. With
more than 100 content channels, the information you need is at your fingertips.
Joyce Center (JACC): This venue houses numerous campus events such as basketball,
volleyball, fencing matches, pep rallies, concerts and lectures.
JPW: Junior Parents Weekend
LaFun: Short for LaFortune Student Center, the go-to place for food, studying, late night events,
and also quarter dogs!
Legends: The restaurant, pub and programming venue. Be sure to pay attention to their
announcements because they bring in awesome bands and comedians on the weekends. Hip hop
night at Legends, which always falls on the first Saturday of each night, truly is a thing of
legends. Just don’t be caught at hip-hop night after freshman year.
Library Circle: Pick up/drop off spot at the east end of the Hesburgh Library. This is where the
bus will pick you up and drop you off.
Main Circle: Pick up/drop off spot at the main campus entrance on Notre Dame Avenue.
MCOB: Mendoza College of Business a.k.a Menbroza
Michiana: The name of the region along the border of Michigan and Indiana, including South
Bend.
Mod Quad: Home to Knott, Siegfried, Pasquerilla East and Pasquerilla West Halls
Mr. Brightside: The cornerstone to any successful Notre Dame Party. The very sound of this
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song’s opening is enough to cause anyone to go wild. Play with caution.
NDSP: Notre Dame Security Police
NDTV: The student run TV station.
NetID: A computer ID name that, along with your password, gives you access to the Notre
Dame network from almost any computer on campus. Not to be confused with your ND ID
number, which usually starts in 901.
North Quad: Home to BP, Cavanaugh, Farley, Lewis, St. Ed’s, Stanford, Kennan and Zahm
Halls.
O’Shag: Short for O’Shaughnessy Hall, location of the department of Arts and Letters,
classrooms and Waddick’s Café (the best coffee on campus). O’Shag is also recognizable by the
perpetually slow clock on its façade and the statue garden out front.
O’SNAP: Stands for Student Night-time Auxiliary Patrol. Service that offers free transportation
on campus (like from the DH to Dunne) via golf cart and van for students if they feel
uncomfortable walking alone at night. Hours run from 8:30pm till 2:30am on weekdays and
9:00pm till 3:00am on weekends.
Observer: Campus newspaper you’ll grow to love. Be sure to read the Viewpoint (student letters
to the editor)—you never know what people will write about.
OIT: Office of Information Technologies. The office is located in DeBartolo and they can help
you with any questions or problems you have with your computer, printer, television, etc.
Orgo: Short for Organic Chemistry, it is often referred to with frustration by science majors.
Parietals: du Lac regulation that outlines visitation hours in halls of the opposite sex. From 12
a.m. to 9 a.m. on Sunday thru Thursday, from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, members
are only allowed in the 24-hour space in the halls. Also probably the most complained about rule
on campus, fair warning.
PDub (PW): Pasquerilla West Hall
PE: Pasquerilla East Hall
Quarter Dogs: Hotdogs sold at the Huddle in LaFun after midnight every night for only a
quarter! A must for late night snacking. Once it was more, but protests forced student
government to subsidize the late-night snack.
RecSports: Intramural sports program at Notre Dame. Walking around campus with a RecSports
championship shirt gives you instant credibility/respect.
Rector: The person in charge of each hall (aka the responsible adult).
Ring By Spring: Notre Dating at its finest. Basically that one couple who gets engaged by
spring of their senior year.
Rolfs: Athletic facility located east of the Jordan Hall of Science that is open to all students
Sakai: Website where your teachers can put up whatever resources they want, and a place for
you to check your grades, assuming your teachers update them
SAO: Student Activity Office. They organize fun events for the University and also serve as
advisors for Student Government and Hall Government when planning events.
SMC: St. Mary’s College, an all-women’s school located adjacent to Notre Dame. Saint Mary’s
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students are often referred to as “Belles” or “Smicks” and are a welcome part of the Notre Dame
Community.
Smick Chick: A student from St. Mary’s
South Quad: The biggest quad on campus; it’s home to O’Shag, the Rock and everything in
between
South Shore Line: The train that can take you to Chicago, it starts at the South Bend Airport
and ends at Millennium Station
Stepan Center: The round, geodesic dome north of campus at East Gate
Stonehenge: War Memorial Fountain located at the end of North Quad
SUB: Student Union Board that organizes activities for students, including concerts and
carnivals. They also have weekly SUB movies for $3!
SYR: Formerly known as “screw your roommate” but it is now known as “set-up your
roommate,” SYRs are dances (usually with a clever theme) that each hall holds – and you can
choose your date if you want one, or you can just go with a group of your friends!
TA: Teaching Assistant who is usually a graduate student; most large classes have TAs to assist
the professor.
Tailgates: Pre-game festivities, usually occurring in the parking lot by the stadium.
The Grotto: A 1/16th scale replica of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes behind the dome where
students go to light a candle and spend some quiet time in reflection and prayer.
The Huddle: Small convenience store in LaFortune where students can purchase food, drinks,
toiletries, notebooks and essentials such as the infamous Quarter Dogs.
The Rock: The Rockne Memorial Gymnasium located at the foot of South Quad
The Shirt: Football shirt that all students wear to all the football games
Touchdown Jesus: Nickname of the mosaic on the side of the library facing the stadium. The
name will make sense once you’re here!
Tradition: The foundation of most things here at Notre Dame, but something just waiting to be
created here in Dunne Hall.
Transpo: The bus that runs through South Bend and students ride it for free! It stops at Library
Circle.
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