Politics & Issues Local News Reaction From Notre Dame To The Passing Of Richard Lugar WVPE 88.1 Elkhart/South Bend | By Diane Daniels Published April 28, 2019 at 6:35 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email University of Notre Dame The President of Notre Dame remembers Lugar as a friend to the University who visited campus on several occasions, including as commencement speaker in 2003.