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Author: Mike Coffey

Hurricane Relief for Haiti

Most Irish fans associate Hurricane Matthew with the on-field devastation we saw vs. NC State.  But there was plenty of real devastation in Matthew’s wake, and nowhere was it felt more than in Haiti. Notre Dame alumnus Vince DeGennaro, class of 2002, currently is providing relief work in that battered country.  In the midst of…

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Discipline

There’s nothing like a 2-5 start to supercharge discussions of a coach’s future.  Will he stay or won’t he?  Which assistants will stay, and who will be let go?  Who can they get?  How can they improve?  What can they do? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but under Brian Kelly’s leadership,…

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The Old-School Season

We’re considered old school here at NDN, and there’s nothing more old school than the season prediction magazines that are a staple of the late summer.  To spend some hours diving in depth into Notre Dame’s season four weeks before it unfolds allows fans to satisfy that football jones that has lay dormant since the…

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99 for 99

Back in February, we told you about Andean Health & Development, an outreach to the poor of Ecuador in memory of Fr. Ted Hesburgh. Three months later, AHD’s ability to deliver that relief is being put to the test, and we’re hoping our readership can answer the call again. On April 16th, Ecuador was hit…

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Hesburgh Hospital

It doesn’t feel like a year since Fr. Ted left us, but this anniversary gives you an opportunity to make a dream of his a reality. Social justice and care for those in need were always watchwords in Fr. Ted’s life.  In 1997, along with David Gaus, a 1984 ND graduate, he helped establish Andean…

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