Halfway between winter and spring

The month in photos, February 2023

By University of Notre Dame

March 3^rd, 2023

“The object of a new month is not that we should have a new month . . . we should have a new soul.” — G.K. Chesterton

In just minutes, a downpour turned to crystal-clear blue skies on February 9. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Weather Whiplash

The shortest month seemed to pack in all the seasons.

Members of the Notre Dame track and field team jog on the north side of campus during an unseasonably warm afternoon on February 20. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

A winter storm hit the northern U.S. and left a coating of ice on campus on February 22. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

Celebrations of Language, Culture, and History

Black History Month, Lunar New Year, and Foreign Language Week

Students learn to dance the bachata with the Latin dancing club RitmoND at the Foreign Language Week Culture Fair in the Dahnke Ballroom on February 15. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

The Foreign Language Week Culture Fair of dance, music, food, and cultural presentations designed to immerse the Notre Dame community in cultures around the world was held in the Dahnke Ballroom on February 15. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

Jinan Abou Ali, a Lebanese Fulbright FLTA for Arabic, teaches Notre Dame Bagpipe Band member and sophomore Charlotte Cardarella how to write “I love you”—a message for her mother—in Arabic. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

Students from the dance group Dance Africa perform in the Black at ND FLASH Mob event at Duncan Student Center on February 22. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

Black at ND set up a FLASH Mob event at Duncan Student Center on February 22. (photo by Barbara Johnston)

Students from the dance group Dance Africa perform in the Black at ND FLASH Mob event February 22. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

Black Graduates in Management organized a Pan-Africa Day in Mendoza College of Business's Stayer Center on February 20. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Mendoza College of Business graduate students gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year on February 13. (Photo by Ian Baker)

New Sights on Campus

Construction projects continue, and there are some curious new additions to campus sidewalks.

Starship delivery robots, autonomous vehicles for delivering food and drink orders on campus, were officially launched on February 1. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Foundation work continues on a new men's residence hall south of Johnson Family Hall, February 17. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

The skylight in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, February 9. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

A Busy Month at Purcell Pavilion

College basketball in February lives in the shadow of March Madness, but is no less action-packed. The men's and women's basketball teams hosted ACC opponents, with a dramatic win over a longtime rival for women's basketball coach Niele Ivey, and Mike Brey prepared to end his 23-year tenure as the winningest coach in men's basketball history.

The women’s basketball team huddles just after their spotlight introduction before the game against Pitt on February 9. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Fans pose for photos with men’s basketball head coach Mike Brey following the game against Virginia Tech on February 11. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Women's basketball head coach Niele Ivey hugs Olivia Miles (5) as they leave the court after Miles made a buzzer-beater basket to win against Louisville 78-76 in overtime February 16 . (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Prayers For Ukraine

“We pray for the people of Ukraine. We pray for world leaders. We pray for the world that, in this moment of crisis, we may reach out in solidarity to our brothers and sisters in need.” – Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.

Rare Disease Day 2023: A Global Chain of Lights

The College of Science observed Rare Disease Day on February 28 with a prayer service and a lighting of the Hesburgh Library mural and Jordan Hall of Science in symbolic colors.

Rare Disease Day is an observance held on the last day of February to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment and medical representation for individuals with rare diseases and their families. (Photos by Matt Cashore)