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-Kelly Burke | Tuesday, November 13, 2018
The Student Diversity Board at Saint Mary’s College will be hosting its annual Hunger Banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 14 in Haggar College Center. The banquet raises awareness about the poverty and hunger that impact people all across the world, specifically by demonstrating how meal sizes vary according to one’s social class. Student Diversity Board president
Kelly Burke | Friday, November 9, 2018
Students at Saint Mary’s have a variety of ways in which they can assist in relief projects after tragedies that occur in the United States. The Division for Mission — which includes Campus Ministry, the Center for Spirituality and the Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) — invites students to “advocate social action” and meet
Kelly Burke | Tuesday, October 23, 2018
You fell in love with yearning at the age of 19. You met on a humid night. You remember being pleased with the humidity, not minding how it fluffed the hair near your temples into baby curls. Not minding how the water proof fabric of your rain jacket folded into your skin, making you feel
Kelly Burke | Thursday, October 11, 2018
The Sisters of the Holy Cross will play the Saint Mary’s College Board of Trustees in the third-annual volleyball match fundraiser Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Angela Athletic and Wellness Complex. This fundraising event helps the Sisters fund various missions around the world. This year, the Sisters are focused on raising money to buy a
Kelly Burke | Friday, September 28, 2018
The Center for Spirituality at Saint Mary’s commenced a two-part lecture series Thursday evening titled “Theologies of Lived Faith.” This series consists of two lectures held on Saint Mary’s campus in Carroll Auditorium in Madeleva Hall. To begin the series, Claire Wolfteich, professor of practical theology and spirituality at Boston University, discussed the importance of
Kelly Burke | Tuesday, September 18, 2018
As the number of Latina students at Saint Mary’s continues to grow, so does the College’s efforts toward incorporating Hispanic culture on campus. Some of these efforts include offering Spanish Masses alongside the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and Las Posadas during the Christmas season. Fr. Stephen Newton, the primary coordinator for a pilgrimage to
Maria Leontaras and Kelly Burke | Tuesday, September 4, 2018
This semester, students at Saint Mary’s College will be able to join a new club called Better Together. The club is focused on promoting interfaith dialogue throughout campus. Sophomore Jackie Rojas, the secretary of Better Together, said the goal of this club is to demonstrate how people with different perspectives and religious traditions can work
Kelly Burke | Thursday, August 30, 2018
Over the summer, Saint Mary’s seniors Katie Franz and Katie Shaffer began collecting stationary. Their goal? To begin leaving handwritten “love letters” for students to find throughout campus. The letters are a part of a new club called Campus Cursive. The group stems from a larger organization called More Love Letters that allows students to start a
Kelly Burke | Friday, August 24, 2018
This academic school year marks the official launching of a new major in environmental studies offered at Saint Mary’s. Last spring, the program was approved by the Academic Affairs Counsel after a yearlong process of researching and planning for the curriculum. Historically, implementing a new major requires a two-year period in order to thoroughly understand
Kelly Burke | Friday, August 17, 2018
After four years of sisterhood, 18 graduates of Saint Mary’s will be entering their fifth year of study at Notre Dame to complete the Dual Degree in Engineering program. This program provides Saint Mary’s women the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree from the College and a second bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University.