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-Megan Uekert | Thursday, February 2, 2017
As a college freshman, my religious beliefs motivated me to attend the March for Life sponsored by Saint Mary’s College. As a junior, I attended the Women’s March in D.C. to fight for social, political and economic equality of women and men. From experience, the two marches cannot rival each other, yet there has been
Megan Uekert | Friday, September 23, 2016
Every year on the fourth Friday of September, Native American Day is celebrated to honor the culture of indigenous people, past and present. It’s a culture that’s very much a part of the local community, Aaron Moe, assistant professor of literature at Saint Mary’s, said. “In Indiana and up in Michigan there’s the Pokagon Band
Megan Uekert | Friday, August 19, 2016
Saint Mary’s welcomed nine international students into the class of 2020 during orientation weekend. The international students, who come from three countries, participated in Belles Beginnings – the College’s orientation program – as well as an orientation designed specifically for international students. Adriana Petty, assistant director of international student and scholar services, said her job is to aid
Megan Uekert | Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Saint Mary’s Students Supporting Autism club will host the second annual Autism Awareness 5K Run and Walk on Saturday April 23 at 8 a.m. Students can register through OrgSync or at check-in the day of. The event will begin at the Welcome Center and ends at Lake Marian. Senior Allyson Strasen, president of Students Supporting Autism, said
Megan Uekert | Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Saint Mary’s Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) is screening four international films on campus this week as part of the annual World Cinema Festival. Mana Derakhshani, director of CWIL, said in an email that the festival is part of the effort to internationalize campus and aims to bring students and faculty an opportunity to acquire a more global perspective
Megan Uekert | Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Filmmaker Jayasri Majumdar Hart and professor of religious studies and film consultant Carol Coburn took part in a viewing and discussion of the PBS documentary “Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change” on Tuesday evening. The event was sponsored by Saint Mary’s Center of Multicultural Services, Campus Ministry and Student Diversity Board (SDB) and was
Megan Uekert | Friday, February 19, 2016
This week, Saint Mary’s College Justice Education Board is hosting a fundraiser in the Student Center Atrium for the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan. According to sophomore Board member Alex Shambery, the primary focus of the Justice Education Board is to create awareness, understanding and advocacy for justice in any and all ways in the
Megan Uekert | Friday, February 19, 2016
When I was a young child, I fell deeply in love with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, just like many children in my generation. I read every single book thrice and counted down the days until the next movie premiere. I would wish for poor eyesight so I would need glasses, and sometimes I
Megan Uekert | Tuesday, January 26, 2016
On Monday evening, the first Saint Mary’s Senate meeting of the semester was held in Rice Commons to discuss changes to the Student Government Association (SGA) Bylaws. The meeting began with a prayer by SGA secretary Lauren Lindbloom. Student Body President Kaitlyn Baker welcomed two new sophomore senators, Marilla Opra and Sydney Enlow. Baker also welcomed
Megan Uekert | Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Five Saint Mary’s students decided to dress up for Halloween as a ’90s themed bridal party, and in a span of two days, pictures of the students and their costumes were featured by BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elite Daily and HelloGiggles. The original BuzzFeed article, published Nov. 1, “A Group of College Friends Dressed Up As 90s Bridal Party For Halloween And