Notre Dame students applaud abortion advocate declining leadership appointment but say 'war' continues

Students at the University of Notre Dame are rallying Friday to defend the university’s Catholic identity following the appointment of an abortion-rights advocate to lead the school's Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies — who has since decided to withdraw from the role.

The "war" for the school's Catholic identity remains, one student says. 

"I congratulate our students for applying the vital pressure needed to get Professor Susan Ostermann to resign from her appointment," Luke Woodyard...