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-Liam Price | Friday, January 20, 2023
Holy Cross College President Marco Clark, who began his term last July, described his position as “enviable” due to the College’s relatively strong and stable financial position. “In recent years, several Catholic and small, independent liberal arts colleges have closed,” he said. “One of the ones that’s maybe very close to home is St. Joe’s”
Liam Price | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
In the 2022 student body elections, Saint Mary’s student body president Angela Martinez Camacho campaigned with vice president Josie Haas on a seven-pronged platform. That platform included goals to promote inclusivity and diversity, continue community-building in the tri-campus and improve overall student health. Martinez Camacho said she felt that despite challenges, she thinks their administration
Liam Price | Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Creighton University theology professor Julia Feder spoke Tuesday night in Carroll Auditorium about using a Christian worldview to deal with human suffering, especially with regards to sexual violence. In her lecture, which was the final part of the Center for Spirituality’s “Developing a Spirituality of Resilience” series, Feder sought to distinguish between the theological notions
Liam Price | Monday, November 21, 2022
Apparently it was Janet Malcolm who said that every journalist “who is not too stupid or full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.” Shoutout to Google for helping me out there, but I also want to shout out my newfound eidolon, Janet Malcolm. Her next
Liam Price | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
At last week’s Notre Dame student senate meeting, Club Coordination Council (CCC) president Connor Patrick detailed the disparity in funding between clubs and student government organizations during a report on club funding. Each year, the student union’s Financial Management Board (FMB) sources its funds from a $95 student activities fee, interest on the Student Union
Liam Price | Thursday, November 10, 2022
First Gen Family at Saint Mary’s is supporting first-generation students, a term describing students who are the first in their family to pursue a four-year degree, with “First Gen Week: Back To The Basics.” The First Gen Family team scheduled the series for throughout this week, including a celebration dinner with a discussion from faculty,
Liam Price | Friday, November 4, 2022
As election day draws nearer, non-local Notre Dame students are sending mail-in ballots back home to cast their vote, many for the first time. The issues they care about are varied, though abortion, both for pro-choice and pro-life students, is a common concern among students. First-year Theo Austin, who sent his absentee ballot back to
Liam Price | Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Nicole Labadie, who became the new director of campus ministry at Saint Mary’s in October, hopes to find new ways to evangelize and accompany students on their faith journeys during their time at Saint Mary’s College She said the job combines her passions: the charisma of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, the focus of
Liam Price | Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Editor’s note: This story includes mentions of sexual assault. A list of sexual assault reporting options and on-campus resources can be found on the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross websites. Saint Mary’s president Katie Conboy and student body president Angela Martinez Camacho led a conversation with members of the Saint Mary’s community Tuesday
Genevieve Coleman and Liam Price | Thursday, October 6, 2022
Editor’s note: This story includes mentions of sexual assault. A list of sexual assault reporting options and on-campus resources can be found on the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross websites. Last Tuesday, a group of students protested on God Quad in the wake of a post from a student on social media claiming