Notre Dame AD: “Burst of Wind” Before Fatal Fall

Notre Dame AD: “Burst of Wind” Before Fatal Fall Athletic Director Says He Heard Tower Crash to the Ground, Killing Student Who Was Videotaping Football Practice A strong gust of wind swept across Notre Dame’s practice football field before a tower toppled, killing a student who had been videotaping the team from the tower, the […]

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Notre Dame student killed while filming football practice

Notre Dame student killed while filming football practice The University of Notre Dame in Indiana will hold a special Mass on Thursday in memory of a 20-year-old student who died when a camera tower he was standing on fell over. Declan Sullivan, a junior from Long Grove, Illinois, was filming the college’s football team practice […]

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19 arrested at Notre Dame protest against Obama

Nineteen demonstrators were arrested at Notre Dame University on Saturday as they protested against President Obama’s scheduled commencement speech Sunday, campus police said. The protesters were not students and they were arrested for trespassing when they stepped on the campus, which is private property, Notre Dame police spokesman Dennis Brown told CNN Radio

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Obama faces Notre Dame speech backlash

University of Notre Dame senior Emily Toates, like many in the Catholic faith, is angry over her school’s decision to give President Obama an honorary degree at this weekend’s commencement. She’s doing something about it: skipping the event. “I do not feel comfortable going and celebrating him as the university hands him an honorary degree — in a sense honoring his policies,” Toates said.

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