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IOSHA Fines Notre Dame $77,000 for Declan Sullivan Negligence

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Notre Dame is slapped with $77,500 in fines following the state of Indiana's investigation into the death of student football videographer Declan Sullivan. This morning, Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Association officials released their findings into the death of Sullivan, who died Oct. 27, 2010 after the scissor lift he was standing atop collapsed under … [Read more...] about IOSHA Fines Notre Dame $77,000 for Declan Sullivan Negligence

Notre Dame Installs Remote Video System in Wake of Declan Sullivan Tragedy

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Construction begins March 8 in South Bend, Indiana on a remote video system for taping the Notre Dame football practice fields. This will make obsolete elevated scissor lifts such as the one that toppled in historically high winds on Oct. 27th, killing Notre Dame student videographer Declan Sullivan. This initiative is the first positive consequence to come from the tragic … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Installs Remote Video System in Wake of Declan Sullivan Tragedy

Fan Dies from Fall at Soldier Field, Chicago Sports Autumn of Tragedy Continues

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It's been a very tragic autumn for Chicago Sports and the people who cover them. The second city must now deal with the third highly-publicized death of an individual connected to the local sports scene. Anita Kustok, mother CSN Chicago reporter Sarah Kustok, and former Northwestern QB Zak Kustok was murdered in late September. A couple days before Halloween, Notre Dame … [Read more...] about Fan Dies from Fall at Soldier Field, Chicago Sports Autumn of Tragedy Continues

What Will Notre Dame Tragedy Cost the School? Who Will Get Fired?

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At the end of the day Friday, Notre Dame released a public statement that was both surprising and expected at the same time. When you have terrible news to disseminate to the public, you always do it at 5pm on a Friday; it's a cardinal rule of media relations. And as expected, ND admitted fault in the tragic death of student videographer Declan Sullivan. What was somewhat … [Read more...] about What Will Notre Dame Tragedy Cost the School? Who Will Get Fired?