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Beauty in the ruins

Chelsey Fattal | Friday, December 4, 2015

When I studied abroad in Argentina last spring, my program immersed me into the resplendent culture and city of Córdoba for six months. Landing in Córdoba on Feb. 7, I was a naïve dreamer who had no idea of her place in the world. Looking back, I never expected to accomplish what I did during my

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Diversity Dinner spotlights Chinese culture

Chelsey Fattal | Monday, November 17, 2014

Student Diversity Board and Chinese Cultural Club held its second Diversity Dinner for over 50 people in Regina South on Friday evening in an event that focused on cultural diversity and featured three speakers and small-group discussions. Senior Catherine Sullivan, international co-chair of student government, started off the night by welcoming everyone to the second Saint Mary’s

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Saint Mary’s sponsors Halloween-themes festivities

Chelsey Fattal | Thursday, October 30, 2014

Throughout the week, Saint Mary’s has celebrated Halloween, beginning on Tuesday, with “Ghost stories at Reidinger” sponsored by the Class Gift Campaign. “Halloween has become a major event at many colleges, even Saint Mary’s is a popular place during Halloween because of the many stories in [Shelly Houser’s book] ‘Quiet Hours.’” College archivist John Kovach said. Kovach used

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Saint Mary’s celebrates diversity with Italian Dinner

Chelsey Fattal | Friday, September 26, 2014

Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board and Italian Club held the first annual Diversity Dinner, featuring three speakers and small-group discussions in Regina South Thursday. Senior Catherine Sullivan, vice president of the Italian Club and hostess of the event, introduced the event. Sullivan’s parents were also in attendance, as guests who were born in Italy, and they

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SMC backs sustainability

Chelsey Fattal | Sunday, September 14, 2014

Junior Bri O’Brien, co-chair for sustainability at Saint Mary’s College, gave a presentation on sustainable consumerism Friday as part of the Justice Fridays lecture series. O’Brien, who won the Dooley Grant for Justice Education this year, is conducting an independent study with philosophy professor Adrienne Lyles-Chockley on sustainable education. She said she wants to encourage student

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Students, kids play at Hannah and Friends carnival

Chelsey Fattal | Sunday, April 27, 2014

Hannah and Friends’ Carnival brought student volunteers and handicapped children together to play sports, eat festival food and to go on hayrides Saturday. Meagan Hartman, president-elect and community service chair for the Saint Mary’s College Alumnae Club of South Bend, created the carnival event. “I wanted to give back to the South Bend community in

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Students share experiences from math conference

Chelsey Fattal | Thursday, April 24, 2014

The Saint Mary’s Math Club and math honor society, Pi Mu Epsilon, held a presentation about the world’s largest mathematics conference Wednesday afternoon in Madeleva Hall about their experience attending the Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM) Conference. Nine members of the Saint Mary’s chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon discussed their January trip to the conference in

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Belle-A-Palooza ushers in spring

Chelsey Fattal | Sunday, April 13, 2014

Student Activities Board geared up for the spring season with a campus-wide carnival event, Belle-A-Palooza, on Friday at Saint Mary’s. Students and other members of the Saint Mary’s community were welcomed to the Dalloway’s Green for a “Belle of a good time!” “These are the most important days up to final exams. Students need a

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Community panel discusses homelessness

Chelsey Fattal | Thursday, March 27, 2014

Emily Perry Sims, director of events at the Center for the Homeless, put poverty into perspective at Saint Mary’s community panel “Homelessness: Together We Can Make a Difference” in Madeleva Hall on Thursday. Students and staff spent their evening listening to a discussion sponsored by the Saint Mary’s College social work department. “It can happen

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Students join Hannah and Friends dance party

Chelsey Fattal | Sunday, March 23, 2014

Hannah and Friends’ “March Dance Party” brought student volunteers and disabled participants together to stomp, jump and groove Saturday. Hannah and Friends is a national organization that works to improve the lives of children and adults with special needs. Saint Mary’s students visit the residential home owned by Hannah and Friends every Wednesday to volunteer

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