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Volume 55, Issue 27 | WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 21, 2020 | ndsmcobserver.com
ND opposes visa changes Jenkins writes to DHS about proposed limitations Observer Staff Report
Universit y President Fr. John Jenkins voiced his concerns in a letter marked Saturday regarding proposed changes to a federa l pol ic y wh ich wou ld ma ke it more d if f icu lt for i nternat iona l st udents to en rol l i n school s i n t he Un ited St ates. T he let ter was add ressed to C had Wol f, t he ac t i ng Sec ret a r y of t he Depa r t ment of Homela nd Sec u r it y ( DHS ). T he pol ic y i ntend s to l i m it i nter nat iona l a nd excha nge st udent s’ t i me i n t he U.S. to a f i xed per iod of t wo to fou r yea r s. St udents wou ld be able to apply for a n
ex tension i n t h is t ime. Cu rrently, student visas allow students to remain in the U.S. as long as they continue to be enrolled in school. With the proposed policy, students who are citizens of countries with high rates of visa overstay — above 10% — along with other designations of students would only be able to apply for two-year visas with the possibility of renewal. While reports have detailed concerns regarding overinflated data regarding overstays, Jenkins also expressed concerns over the DHS identification of these countries. “Ty pically, these are impoverished countries from which few international
students manage to enroll in the United States,” Jenkins said. “Among them are Haiti and the Philippines, where the Universit y of Notre Dame has special relationships among the poor. W hile DHS reports that students from each countr y are more likely to overstay their v isas, Notre Dame has not found that to be the case.” Jenkins went on to reference the Universit y’s ow n data on compliance of international students in the 2019-2020 academic year and urged Wolf to examine the records of other U.S. universities as well. Out of the 1,546 i nter nat iona l see VISAS PAGE 5
University cancels spring study abroad Observer Staff Report
Notre Dame announced it would cancel all spring 2021 study abroad programs due to the continued number of coronavirus cases in a Tuesday morning email. According to the email, the University had been in contact with partner institutions and global gateways prior to the decision. Ultimately, programs were canceled due to several factors, including the continued state of the pandemic, travel restrictions and quarantine protocols for entering and exiting the United
States. “We understand how disheartening and disappointing this is, especially for those who may not have another opportunity to study abroad,” the email said. ”... Regrettably, the ongoing pandemic makes this impossible at the moment; your health and safety must come first.” The Study Abroad office will work closely with students to offer options to study abroad in summer or fall 2021. “We remain committed in finding alternative opportunities for your international education,” the email said.
SMC students react to Lecture examines 19th Amendment upcoming schedule plans By CRYSTAL RAMIREZ News Writer
Follow ing the Sept. 23 announcements of Notre Dame and Holy Cross’ plans for a long w inter break and late start to the spring semester, the Saint Mar y’s communit y awaited the College’s decision on how it would proceed. Plans to follow the same semester
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Speakers Kenya Young (‘94), Christina Wolbrecht and Dianne Pinderhughes discuss the history of women’s voting rights in America. By GABRIELLE PENNA News Writer
Two Not re Da me pol it ica l scient ists d iscussed t he 19t h A mend ment a nd women’s role in elect ions over t he past 100 yea rs du r ing a Monday even i ng lect u re ca l led “T he 19t h A mend ment a nd t he My t h t hat A l l Women Vote t he Sa me.” The d iscussion was pa r t of t he Br idg i ng t he
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Div ide lect u re ser ies sponsored by the K lau Center for Civ il and Human Rights and t he Rooney Center for t he St udy of A mer ica n Democrac y. T he moderator Kenya You ng, Not re Da me 1994 g raduate a nd execut ive producer of “Mor n i ng Ed it ion” at Nat iona l P ubl ic Rad io (NPR), opened t he see VOTE PAGE 3
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model as the other t wo institutions of the tri-campus communit y were released the next day. After the Nov. 20 end of the fall semester, students w ill begin a 10-week w inter break. The spring semester is set to begin Feb. 3 and end May 19. No midterm break w ill be given during the period, similar to what occurred this semester.
Sophomore Aranza Sierra said the semester w ithout a fall break has taken its toll on students and she is ready for the upcoming extended break. “I am really looking forward to this break just because I feel like this semester has really been nonstop,” Sierra said. “I’m see REACTIONS PAGE 3
Malloy’s book expands on love for University By EMILY DEFAZIO News Writer
From 1987 to 2005, Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy ser ved as President of the Universit y of Notre Dame. After 18 years in the position, Malloy, now President Emeritus, takes an introspective and ref lective look at the histor y of the Universit y, as well as his
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personal part in that stor y, in his new book: “Monk’s Notre Dame: People, Places and Events.” “I wanted to do a book that prov ided a sense of what my experience has already been like through all the years I’ve been here,” Malloy said. “I just love being here. I love the beaut y of the campus, the people, the commitment of
its graduates. It’s a special place. A nd my book is an attempt from my point of v iew to describe some elements of that.” Malloy has been a member of the Universit y communit y since 1959 when he first arrived as a student. “I was recruited to play basketball,” Malloy said.
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