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‘We’ve crossed all our t’s and dotted all our i’s’: SGA president, vice president reflect on term

Crystal Ramirez | Friday, May 21, 2021

At the conclusion of the 2020-2021 school year, Student Government Association (SGA) president Giavanna Paradiso and vice president Kelsey O’Connor reflected on leading the College through a pandemic-riddled year. About two week after their election, in-person classes were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As student body president and vice president, Paradiso and O’Connor faced

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It’s Taurus szn bby <3

Crystal Ramirez | Tuesday, May 11, 2021

April 19th marked the beginning of Taurus season that ends on May 20. Now I am not a big astrology person, but I would be lying if I said I don’t occasionally read my horoscope and read on the characteristics and traits of astrological signs. I don’t have a ranking of zodiac signs and don’t

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Saint Mary’s vaccinates students

Crystal Ramirez | Monday, April 19, 2021

Saint Mary’s College held its first vaccination clinic Friday for students and community members to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The clinic had a significant turnout, with a large percent of the Saint Mary’s population receiving the vaccine after the school announced the decision requiring students to be fully vaccinated for the

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Student government holds tri-campus Title IX Town Hall

Crystal Ramirez | Wednesday, March 31, 2021

During Tuesday’s Title IX Town Hall meeting held by the Notre Dame student government, Title IX board members and coordinators from the tri-campus community gathered to discuss the impact of new Title IX regulations. In light of recent Title IX changes came noteworthy alterations to the regulations and procedures in place on each campus. Michael

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New ice rink at Saint Mary’s brings mixed reactions

Crystal Ramirez | Thursday, March 18, 2021

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article said the ice rink opened on March 23 when it actually opened on March 13. The Observer regrets this error. In an email sent late January, College President Katie Conboy announced Saint Mary’s students that a skating rink was on the way. The email talked about “Winter Wonderland”

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Saint Mary’s spring athletes reflect on cancelled season

Crystal Ramirez | Thursday, February 11, 2021

Despite initial plans for the fall athletic season to be postponed until spring, the College announced Monday they will not be holding fall sports this semester alongside the spring sports season. Director of athletics Julie Schroeder-Biek announced in an email that Saint Mary’s is not in a state to facilitate both sports seasons and run

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Community gathers to celebrate First Generation Day

Crystal Ramirez | Friday, November 6, 2020

The First Gen Club held a celebration Thursday in recognition of First Gen[eration] Day. The event featured guest speaker Kris Arizmendi-Choinacky, a Catholic Latinx woman who is the assistant director of the Office of Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE). A University of Indianapolis alumna, Choinacky was a first-generation college student. In her speech, she acknowledged

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Saint Mary’s students react to winter break, spring semester plans

Crystal Ramirez | Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Following the Sept. 23 announcements of Notre Dame and Holy Cross’ plans for a long winter break and late start to the spring semester, the Saint Mary’s community awaited the College’s decision on how it would proceed. Plans to follow the same semester model as the other two institutions of the tri-campus community were released

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Democratic socialism now

Crystal Ramirez | Tuesday, October 13, 2020

It was during Bernie Sanders’ initial run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 that I became better acquainted with the term democratic socialist, and was intrigued by the idea of a socialist government. Bernie’s platform was especially appealing to an individual like me, a middle to lower class college student, in debt with no

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Students react to health protocols, express concern over lack of adherence

Crystal Ramirez | Tuesday, August 18, 2020

After the tri-campus community’s first week of classes, many students have seen discrepancies between the protocols in place and practices of the student bodies. The University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College and Holy Cross College have all created a set of guidelines and outlined rules to ensure the safety of everyone on each campus.