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-Nola Wallace | Monday, November 2, 2020
Campus leaders from Resident Life, the Religious Studies Department, Student Activities Board and the Office of Civil and Social Engagement, have come together to create a feminine hygiene product drive for the homeless in the South Bend community, running from Nov. 2-13. One of the organizers, Rebekah Go, who is the director of the Office
Nola Wallace | Thursday, September 17, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Bend homeless have struggled to find safety and shelter with little aid from the city. Since the start of COVID, South Bend residents without housing have been kicked out of multiple encampment sites, leading to public protest and criticism from many residents. One local advocate, Araquel Bloss, was crushed
Nola Wallace | Friday, August 14, 2020
This summer, our timelines flooded with COVID data, press briefings and George Floyd. His story, the camera footage and the public’s outcry rocked the world. Not only did it spark a modern-day civil rights movement, but it also jumpstarted an important discussion on the injustices of the modern day criminal justice system. As much as
Nola Wallace | Friday, May 15, 2020
As a senior, like many others I have found myself reflecting on how I thought graduation ought to be. I had never pictured masks or social distancing. I had imagined senior week, a sunny commencement day and a neat closure to my academic experience. As an athlete, I planned for a spring season and training
Nola Wallace | Thursday, February 27, 2020
Sometimes within our tri-campus bubble, we forget to think about the community outside of the University. South Bend, even with all of its hot spots and local charm, is a city in need of service from people like you. There are many organizations in need of young, smart and energetic volunteers — that I know
Nola Wallace | Thursday, February 13, 2020
You hear it all the time. “South Bend has nothing to do!” This phrase is usually met with a chorus of agreement and groaning about the dismal weather conditions. Have no fear — as someone who has spent the last nine years as a local on the outskirts of the Bend, I am here to
Nola Wallace | Friday, January 24, 2020
Flashback to fall 2018, I was in my dorm sophomore year and my roommate was trying to talk me into applying to study abroad. Although I had already gone on my own travel blips, I wanted to stay somewhere for longer than six weeks. Sadly, I had a habit of packing my school schedule to