
For the Week of January 30
Arts and Performances
Films
“Shadows” (1958)
In his directorial debut, John Cassavetes tells a risky, elliptical story about love, money, sex and Blackness. Using the rough-hewn vérité style that redefined filmmaking, “Shadows’” off-the-cuff narrative and staccato editing share an affinity with bop jazz. Faculty/Staff: $6. Free for ND, SMC, HC and IUSB students. 87 minutes.
Wednesday, Feb. 1; 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Forum Film Series: “The Hurt Locker” (2008)
This event is the first of four film screenings hosted each Wednesday throughout February as part of the Notre Dame Forum on “War and Peace.” The Academy Award-winning film about a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit debuted during the Iraq War, bringing the high tension of the war to its (largely American) audience. Free but ticketed. Limit one ticket per person. 131 minutes.
Wednesday, Feb. 1; 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Bamako” (2006)
A Malian cabaret singer returns home one night to find the courtyard of her apartment complex has been turned into a tribunal in which the institutions of international capitalism are being put on trial. As numerous trial witnesses air bracing indictments against the global economic machinery that haunts them, life in the courtyard presses forward. Faculty/Staff: $6. Free for ND, SMC, HC and IUSB students. 115 minutes.
Thursday, Feb. 2; 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“The Eternal Daughter” (2022)
An artist (Tilda Swinton) and her elderly mother (again, Tilda Swinton) confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past. Acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Hogg’s “The Eternal Daughter” is a brilliant and captivating exploration of parental relationships and the things we leave behind. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 96 minutes.
Thursday, Feb. 2; 9:30 to 11 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, Feb. 3; 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4; 6:30 p.m.
“No Bears” (2022)
Despite his oppression at the hands of the Iranian government, filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been carefully crafting self-reflexive works about artistic, personal and political freedom for the past three decades. In “No Bears,” Panahi plays a fictionalized version of himself in a story that sharply mirrors disturbing events that occur around him. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 107 minutes.
Friday, Feb. 3; 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Feb. 4; 3 and 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 5; 4 p.m.
“Labyrinth” (1986)
Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) accidentally wishes away her baby brother, sending him into the clutches of Goblin King Jareth (David Bowie). To save him from becoming a goblin, she must complete Jareth’s M.C. Escher-esque labyrinth before time runs out. With two parts dance to one part magic, Sarah will have to crack that code. $1. 101 minutes.
Sunday, Feb. 5; 1 to 2:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble
EXIGENCE, a Detroit-based 31-member professional vocal ensemble, whose name means “great need,” was formed in 2018 to harness the creative energy and excellence of Black and Latino professional choral music artists. The program draws pieces from composers like South Korea’s Hyo-Won Woo to John Legend and Common. Faculty/Staff: $27. Students: $10.
Thursday, Feb. 2; 7:30 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Theater: “Hamlet”
The Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company presents “Hamlet.” In the style of Actors From The London Stage, five student actors have divided all of the roles between them to provide a new take on a classic play. Secure tickets now at the LaFortune Box Office for $5.
Thursday, Feb. 2; 7 to 9 p.m. in the Lab Theatre, Washington Hall
Friday, Feb. 3; 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4; 7 to 9 p.m.
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Awards and Competitions
Now Accepting Submissions for the 2023 Notre Dame Library Research Award
Do you use library resources for your research projects or class assignments? This annual competition awards prizes in several categories to undergraduate students from all disciplines who demonstrate, in a brief essay, how they used library resources for a class project or assignment completed in summer 2022, fall 2022 or spring 2023.
Submissions are open through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 14.
Deadlines or Registrations
Application Deadline: Summer 2023 Fellowships
Where will your moral compass lead you? Summer fellowships at the Center for Social Concerns connect the research you’re doing in the classroom with communities around the world in order to create a more just future for everyone. The application for summer 2023 closes Monday, Jan. 30. Learn more and apply online.
Naughton Fellowship Applications
The Naughton Fellowship program provides opportunities for students and faculty from Notre Dame and some of Ireland’s leading research universities to experience international education in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines.
Due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31.
“Much Ado About Nothing” Auditions
The Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company is holding auditions for its spring show. Come prepared with a Shakespeare monologue to perform for the director, Nandini Sadagopan. People interested in tech roles are also encouraged to audition!
Sunday, Feb. 5; 2 to 6 p.m. in the Lab Theatre, Washington Hall
Monday, Feb. 6; 7 to 10 p.m. in Room 110, O’Shaughnessy Hall
Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit
Are you interested in learning more about how higher education can play a role in advancing sustainability? The Office of Sustainability is providing Notre Dame affiliates with the opportunity to participate in virtual attendance for the Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit. Learn more about the conference and register by Sunday, Feb. 5, by visiting green.nd.edu/events/.
Monday, Feb. 6; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. virtually
Tuesday, Feb. 7; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Love Data Week 2023 — Data Haiku Contest, ORCID Lottery and Workshops
Join a series of talks and workshops that can help you learn skills, tools and techniques for managing your data. You can also participate in the data haiku contest and ORCID Lottery, opening Monday, Feb. 13, for submissions. Learn more and register at library.nd.edu/events/series/love-data-week-2023.
Monday through Friday, Feb. 13-17; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in various locations (virtual via Zoom and at Hesburgh Library)
Spring Dissertation Camp Now Accepting Applications
Application submission is now open for the Spring Dissertation Camp offered by the Hesburgh Libraries and the University Writing Center. Dissertation Camp is a week-long writing retreat that will give participants a chance to focus exclusively on their dissertation project with few distractions. Coffee, tea, lunch and snacks are provided. Learn more and apply.
Monday through Friday, March 13-17; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Hesburgh Library
Hesburgh Libraries Hackathon 2023 — Registration Is Open!
Registration is now open for the 2023 Hesburgh Libraries Hackathon, where teams of undergrads come together to reimagine solutions to everyday problems. Resources and technical assistance will be provided. You collaborate, create and innovate to bring new solutions that help with this year’s theme: “Hacking for Harmony.” Learn more and register at hackathon.library.nd.edu.
Registration is open through Friday, March 31.
Registration Opens for 2023 Holy Half Marathon
The April 15 event will include both 13.1-mile and 10K races that are open to all members of the Notre Dame community near and far. All proceeds benefit Girls on the Run of Michiana, Education Bridge and Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County. $45 for students; $65 for non-students. Ongoing registration until participant limit is reached.
Saturday, April 15; 9 a.m. to noon starting from Stepan Center
Still Accepting Applications for 2023 Berlin Summer Program
Still looking for something to do this summer? Look no further than the Berlin Summer Program! No German? No problem! Take classes in English to fulfill your University or major requirements during this six-week, six-credit program from May 26 to July 8 in Berlin. Open to all, including graduating seniors. Applications accepted on a rolling basis until all seats are filled.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
New Global Religious Observances Calendar
Get informed about your students’ and colleagues’ faith communities with the Global Religious Observances Calendar. Use this free resource, created by Notre Dame’s Ansari Institute, to be an ally and support religious inclusion. Add the calendar: go.nd.edu/ea9058.
Columbus Murals Uncovered
For instructional purposes, the Columbus Murals on the second floor of the Main Building will be uncovered from Monday, Jan. 30, through Friday, Feb. 3. Signage near the murals will indicate that the coverings have been removed to allow instructors and their students to engage with and discuss the murals. More information about the Columbus Murals, their history and their use by instructors can be found here.
Educational and Research Opportunities
Time-Out for Tech: What’s New in Google
Join this session for an overview of new features in popular Google apps — including Gmail, Calendar and Drive. See how they can enhance your productivity. The Zoom link will be added to the calendar event the day before the session.
Wednesday, Feb. 1; 2 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom
Student Policy Network Spring Launch Meeting
SPN is an organization that gives students opportunities to pursue policy research and advocacy projects in real-world settings. The group partners with government entities, think tanks and issue advocacy organizations. There are 11 projects open to new members this semester. Learn more at the launch meeting. (email: spn@nd.edu)
Wednesday, Feb. 1; 6 to 7 p.m. in Room 129, DeBartolo Hall
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
∙ Data Organization in Spreadsheets
Good data organization is the foundation of any research project. Most researchers have data in spreadsheets, so it’s the place where many research projects start. In this workshop, you will learn good data entry practices, including formatting data tables in spreadsheets, as well as basic quality control, how to avoid common mistakes and more.
Thursday, Feb. 2; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
∙ Getting Started with RefWorks
Citation managers are indispensable for serious academic research, allowing you to keep organized records of the sources you find and include in your writing. This workshop will cover the basics of using one citation manager, RefWorks. Learn how to add and organize references to your library and create in-text citations and bibliographies.
Friday, Feb. 3; 10:30 to 11:20 a.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Faith and Service
Prayer Service to End Hatred and Gun Violence
Campus Ministry and Notre Dame Student Government invite the entire campus community to prayerfully remember and honor the victims killed by acts of hatred and gun violence in our country. All are welcome to join together for quiet prayer and reflection. Rev. Pete McCormick, C.S.C., assistant vice president for Campus Ministry, will preside, and Margaret Pfeil, professor in the Department of Theology and Center for Social Concerns, will provide words of reflection.
Monday, Jan. 30; 7 to 7:30 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Memorial Mass for Pope Benedict XVI
All are invited to a memorial Mass commemorating the one-month anniversary (month’s mind) of the death of Pope Benedict XVI.
Tuesday, Jan. 31; 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Health and Recreation
Rolfs Aquatic Center and Loftus Sports Center Open for Students
Loftus Sports Center and Rolfs Aquatic Center have reopened for students. The Loftus Sports Center’s 300-yard track is open to students for walking or jogging from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Open swim at the Rolfs Aquatic Center is currently available to students from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Penn Resilience Program at Notre Dame
The Penn Resilience Program at Notre Dame (PRP@ND) is being offered for the first time to the entire Notre Dame campus this spring. PRP@ND is an evidence-based training program that has been demonstrated to build resilience, well-being and optimism. First sessions begin Friday, Feb. 3. More info and register here.
Lectures and Presentations
Lecture: “Liberalization and Contingent Democratization”
In this talk, Matthew Wilson from the University of South Carolina argues that one reason the determinants of democratization remain unclear, despite decades of research, stems from scholars’ failure to account for the fact that many non-democratic regimes became more politically open but that not all led to democracy.
Monday, Jan. 30; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Virtues and Vocations Webinar: “Hope and Character”
The Virtues and Vocations forum at the Center for Social Concerns welcomes Michael Lamb, executive director of the program for leadership and character at Wake Forest University. Join the conversation on hope, character and leadership in the workplace. Register online.
Monday, Jan. 30; noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom
Lecture — “They Called Me Dennis: A Journey from Messenger to Justice”
Justice Dumisa Ntsebeza of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will speak to the Notre Dame community. He is a renowned judge who has also served as a commissioner on the U.N. International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur.
Monday, Jan. 30; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the McCartan Courtroom, Eck Hall of Law
Lecture: “An Evaluation of COVID Policy”
This part of the Department of Economics’ Combs Lecture Series is presented by Jay Bhattacharya, professor of health policy, Stanford University. Free but ticketed. Tickets available one hour prior.
Tuesday, Jan. 31; 7 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Lunch Lecture — “Dealing with Russia: Lessons from Cold War Sovietology”
Since receiving the Fulbright Senior Award 2019-20, Sławomir Łukasiewicz has served as an associate and visiting scholar at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. The lecture discusses whether if an analysis of the Soviet state can still be relevant for an analysis of Russia’s foreign policy today. Free and open to all. Lunch will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at noon. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.
Wednesday, Feb. 1; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Talk — “The Unintended Consequences of Place: Peaceful Borders and Illicit Transnational Flows”
In a talk about his book by the same name, former Kellogg/Kroc visiting fellow Arie Kacowicz from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem explains why smuggling and trans-border crime occurs most often not during conflict situations, but amid globalization and peace times, where violent actors take advantage of looseness and demilitarization of borderlands.
Thursday, Feb. 2; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Talk — “The Stadium in American Life: Views from the Press Box and the Locker Room”
More than venues for sports, stadiums also operate as public squares where battles for justice and inclusion have been fought. This talk by Frank A. Guridy, professor of history and African American and African Diaspora studies and the executive director of the Eric H. Holder Initiative for Civil and Political Rights at Columbia University, examines two parts of the American stadium — the press box and the locker room — to analyze how women sportswriters challenged gender discrimination in the male world of 1970s sports journalism. Sponsored by the Sport, Media and Culture Minor.
Thursday, Feb. 2; 7 to 8 p.m. in the Manfredi Family Auditorium (Room 109), Walsh Family Hall of Architecture
Ten Years Hence Lecture: “Rethinking Globalization in an Era of Great Power Politics”
Presented by Joseph Quinlan, senior fellow at Transatlantic Leadership Network. Quinlan has extensive experience in global economics and corporate strategy and is a leading expert on the transatlantic. This is the second of eight lectures in the Ten Years Hence speaker series that will discuss “Is Globalism Dead?” Free and open to students, faculty, staff and the Notre Dame community. No registration is required.
Friday, Feb. 3; 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Signs of the Times: “Justice Hope Through Our Lens”
The “Signs of the Times” series connects campus to community experts around justice topics. In the 2022-23 academic year, regional leaders will talk about how they face justice work with hope. The speaker for February is the Hon. Andre Gammage, magistrate judge at the St. Joseph County Circuit Court.
Friday, Feb. 3; noon to 1 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Mandarin Names Pronunciation Workshop
This workshop aims to help participants develop understanding and empathy for their peers, students and ourselves. You’ll have a new context to make meaning of naming phenomena, tangible linguistic knowledge and skills to help you more confidently and accurately pronounce Mandarin names and some take-away resources. Registration required.
Friday, Feb. 3; 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom
Talk — “Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration”
“Unlocked” is a new series at the Center for Social Concerns that will examine incarceration in the U.S. through the vantage point of interdisciplinary scholars and award-winning authors. Reuben Jonathan Miller discusses rehabilitation in the American carceral system.
Friday, Feb. 3; 4 to 5 p.m. in Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall
Social Gatherings
Celebrate St. Brigid!
Join this semester’s second Irish language conversation table! The group will be handcrafting the St. Brigid’s cross and sharing more information about one of the patron saints of Ireland. Discover more about the language and culture of Ireland and meet new people. Everyone is welcome!
Wednesday, Feb. 1; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 334, Bond Hall
Acousticafé
Join SUB for Acousticafé! If you would like to perform, please visit linktr.ee/subnd.
Thursday, Feb. 2; 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Hagerty Family Café, Duncan Student Center
Portuguese Spoti-Fridays
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures presents a virtual meeting in which students from the Portuguese program will discuss and show the songs in Portuguese they listen to in their Spotify. All are welcome!
Friday, Feb. 3; 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Set Up Notifications in Canvas
Canvas allows you to customize class notifications. Add contact methods and decide what you want to be notified about so you never miss the important stuff.