University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Howard hall ducks flock together No matter what the season, the women of Howard Hall demonstrate their holiday cheer. Every October, there is a mini cemetery outside of Howard. Each dorm has its own little grave with cute yet clever epitaphs written on the tombstones and cobwebs cover Howard ' s front door. During the Christmas season, posters printed with Christmas carol lyrics hang in the hallways, lights are strung up in each of the stairwells, and large bowls of candy canes sit outside resident doors. One of the dorm ' s events, Howard Halliday, celebrates the Christmas season with caroling, a Santa Claus, and a Toys for Tots drive. Located in the center of South Quad, thissmall yet spirited dorm constantly distinguishes itself from the rest by their unique decorations during the holidays, in addition to other dorm sponsored events including Howard Hall ' s annual bone marrow drive and multicultural dinner. ton, ' wrinen jnd edited bv M.iddv Zollo Howard ' s flag football team is Freshmen gather together after all smiles after winning a game. an in-dorm Frosh-O activity. pholo )( ' Kaillin Robinson photo by Lauren Miller-Lemon Angelica Pangilinan and Lauren Culley show spirit on gameday. photo toitrtcsy of Emily Kocbler Howard Ducks are led lo the CT pep rally by their spirited mascot, photo by n.nld I ' rhu Howard ladies cheer for their dorm at the GT pep rally. photo by Dtivicl Printt 30 the gold standard

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we are the knights of keenan hall tradition. Excellence. Brotherhood. These words are just a few of the many attributed to Keenan Hall. Throughout the year, Keenanites demonstrate their commitment to the Notre Dame community by hosting some of the greatest events on campus. This year featured many new signature events including the Keenan-Stanford 50th Anniversary Birthday Party, the intense Geography Bee, Paint-Balling for Peace, and the Keenan Kombine. Keenan also continued to uphold some of its finest traditions including Muddy Sunday, the Great Pumpkin, and the Keenan Revue. From the Disco Bowl to the Christmas Dance to the Revue Formal and the Spring Fling, the Knights danced in style. They played hard, prayed hard, studied hard, worked hard, and never let the man hold them down. This 50th year, just like the previous forty-nine, was classy. story by Mark Weber edited by Danielle Straccia Freshman Trevor Boston shows Freshmen spell out We Are ND off his Keenan pride. before a home game. photo courtesy of Trevor Boston photo courtesy of Elizabeth Roman inores John Peterson and Patrick |)ump themselves up for a pep rally. ' urtesy of Tae Kang A Keenanite gets psyched for the day and warms up his voice for some serious cheering. photo courtesy of Tae Kang Ryan Commins, |osh Shumway, Daniel Kesser, and larrett Styles show the Keenan spirit. photo courtesy of Tae Kang keenan 29

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Once the leaves started to change and autumn began, the women of Howard got ready for Howard Hoedown Week. The festivities began with Hall Spirit Day, when the girls were encouraged to show off their Howard Hall pride by wearing cute Duck apparel to class. That night, there was a The Hills watch in the common space that included pina colada, mudslide, and margarita mocktails to get everyone excited and ready for their upcoming SYR. On the night before the dance, the women had their very own marshmallow roast on Holy Cross Hill. A huge bonfire blazed while the Ducks and their friends made s ' mores and sipped hot cocoa to keep warm. On Friday, the girls got out their cowgirl boots, hats and plaid shirts to get ready for their hoedown dance. This year, however, due to many dorms having SYRs at the same time, Howard Hall joined forces with Sorin and Lewis. Since these other dorms already had a jungle theme, the three compromised on a theme and held the first ever jungle hoedown, storv bv Maddv Zollo howard hoedown wee Lindsey Hough and Christy Essman show off their cowgirl attire, photo by K ltlin Robinson unior women gather before the Howard Jungle-Hoedown. photo by M ddy Zollo 2007-2008 Residents of Howard Hall photo by David Prina howard 31