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-Jordan Cockrum | Friday, May 18, 2018
Bailey Oppman and Lydia Lorenc, Saint Mary’s student body president and vice president emeritus, set out to use their term to make several changes to the Saint Mary’s community. “One of the things I was most excited to accomplish was the student 5k fun run/walk to promote a healthy lifestyle,” Lorenc said in an email.
Lucas Masin-Moyer, Jordan Cockrum and Natalie Weber | Thursday, May 10, 2018
On Nov. 8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, thanks in part to a 19-percentage point victory over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Indiana. Indiana is also the home of his running mate and now-vice president, Mike Pence, the former Governor of Indiana. On Thursday, Trump and Pence returned to to
Gina Twardosz and Jordan Cockrum | Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Editor’s note: This is the final part in a series exploring the experiences of low socioeconomic students at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. The financial burden of a private school education is something students often spend many hours thinking about, and the students at Saint Mary’s are no different. Therese Pingel said she eagerly began
Jordan Cockrum and Natalie Weber | Monday, April 30, 2018
Editor’s note: This is the first part in a series exploring the experiences of low socioeconomic students at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. From 2001 to 2014, the percentage of Pell Grant recipients at Notre Dame increased from 8 percent to 11 percent of the student body. At Saint Mary’s, the percentage of Pell Grant
Jordan Cockrum and Maria Leontaras | Monday, April 30, 2018
In the weeks leading up to the April 12 “Gun Rights are Women’s Rights” event organized by the Saint Mary’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), differing perspectives on the issue of gun rights emerged in a very visual way: vandalism of the pre-approved advertisements strewn across campus. Whether it be through tearing the
Jordan Cockrum | Friday, April 27, 2018
For the seventh-consecutive year, a graduating senior from Saint Mary’s has been awarded the Governor Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship. Gabrielle Weldy is the recipient from this year‘s college class. The Orr Fellowship is a program that places “high-caliber college graduates” into careers in business or technology in Indianapolis. Weldy is a member of only
Jordan Cockrum | Tuesday, April 10, 2018
This week, Saint Mary’s students will present letters to College President Jan Cervelli and her cabinet, arguing for a policy shift regarding commencement attire. Currently, the College allows for graduates to wear stoles, honors cords and medals at the Baccalaureate Mass and Honors Convocation, but only honors cords and medals at the commencement ceremony. As
Jordan Cockrum | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Saint Mary’s hosted the first of a series of workshops addressing sexual harassment in the workplace Monday in Rice Commons. The workshop, “Leading by Example: The Impact of Change,” featured six community leaders: South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg; College President Jan Cervelli; Scott Ford, associate president for economic development at the University of Notre Dame;
Jordan Cockrum | Monday, March 26, 2018
Saint Mary’s formally dedicated the newly-renovated Angela Athletic and Wellness Complex on Friday. The dedication ceremony opened with a scripture reading, intercessions and the blessing of the building. It was followed by remarks from alumna Susan Fitzgerald Rice, ‘61, and senior Carmela LaGambina-Lockwitz, student trustee. “We knew from the beginning that Saint Mary’s must have
Jordan Cockrum | Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Warning: I’m going to spend the next 450 words complaining. I talk to my mom more or less every day when I’m at school. If I have the spare time, I like to update my mom on my day and get an update on the way things are going with her, my dad and my