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-Gaby Jansen | Friday, May 19, 2017
Senior student body president and vice president, Emma McCarthy and Mary Joy Dingler, set out to accomplish several goals this year in an effort to increase transparency between student government and the Saint Mary’s community. McCarthy said in an email she feels honored to have served Saint Mary’s alongside Dingler while representing student government association (SGA). “I am so
Gaby Jansen | Monday, May 1, 2017
For the past six weeks, Saint Mary’s Margaret M. Hill-endowed visiting artist-in-residence Casey Whitaker has lived on campus while directing her original play, “Lucky, Liar, Loser,” encouraging students not to break a leg while running their lines. After visiting the College in 2015 with her Second City troupe, Whitaker said she fell in love with the supportive atmosphere.
Gaby Jansen | Thursday, April 20, 2017
The Saint Mary’s Student Activities Board is on the road to success with their United States travel themed Tostal celebration Friday. Student Activities Board (SAB) President Emma English said the theme comes in part from inviting The Mowgli’s to play at the event. “We were kind of thinking about all the states [The Mowgli’s] had
Gaby Jansen | Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Busy times are brewing for Saint Mary’s student and cafe owner, Hope Celmer. The senior said she and her husband recently opened The French Press Coffee Company in downtown Plymouth, Indiana. “We opened in May, so we’re pretty close to our anniversary,” she said. “But we started working on it last January, so we’ve been
Gaby Jansen | Friday, April 7, 2017
Saint Mary’s is hosting its annual Junior Mom’s Weekend in the coming days, providing an opportunity for junior Belles to bond with their mothers on campus. Junior class co-representative Sarah Connaughton said the spring tradition is one students have looked forward to since freshman year. “It was one of those weekends coming in to freshman year that
Gaby Jansen | Wednesday, April 5, 2017
After graduation, Saint Mary’s alumna Hannah Fischer started her own dance company in South Bend and is now choreographing dances for the upcoming play “Lucky, Liar, Loser,” to be performed at Saint Mary’s Moreau Center for the Arts. Fischer said she wanted to major in women’s studies and dance before there were programs at Saint Mary’s,
Gaby Jansen | Tuesday, March 21, 2017
A Saint Mary’s marine biology class took in-depth learning to a whole new meaning. The class spent spring break in Belize at South Water Caye applying what it learned in the classroom life to the natural world. Saint Mary’s assistant biology professor Laura Kloepper said marine biology had not been taught in years, but the department
Gaby Jansen | Thursday, March 9, 2017
In an effort to combat bullying, Saint Mary’s Justice Student Advisory Committee has introduced the hashtag #LikeaBelle to be used on social media in order to promote inclusivity on campus. Students discussed the social media campaign during a panel on bullying on campus that was held during the second day of the College’s Diverse Student Leadership
Gaby Jansen | Monday, February 27, 2017
I was sitting at a table in LaFun with a friend when our conversation hit a lull. He then told me to tell him a funny story, so after sharing this with him, I want to give it to you, the reader, too: My friends and I play the sentence game where we write and
Gaby Jansen | Friday, February 24, 2017
Every year across the country, students channel their passion for the past through National History Day (NHD), a competition where students present projects through various media. Saint Mary’s is one such site hosting a regional NHD contest on Saturday, where students and professors will judge history projects made by local students ranging from grade to