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SMC choirs stage Fall Concert

Olivia Jackson | Wednesday, November 18, 2015

The Saint Mary’s Women’s Choir and the Saint Mary’s Collegiate Choirs will perform their fall concert with Bellacapella on Wednesday in O’Laughlin Auditorium. Conductor Nancy Menk said the Women’s Choir will be singing the same songs they plan to take to the American Choral Directors Association Conference in Chicago this coming February. “One of our pieces, a setting

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Keep making art

Olivia Jackson | Wednesday, November 18, 2015

This is a letter to the freshman who is considering an art major. This is a letter to the senior who has spent four years studying music and is now starting to worry their parents were right in that they will never get a job. This is a letter to myself, a junior theatre major

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SMC athletes recognized for academic success

Olivia Jackson | Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Six Saint Mary’s varsity teams and 49 individuals were recognized by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) for outstanding academics in the 2014-2015 school year, the College announced in a press release. The release said six of the College’s eight varsity teams were recognized — volleyball, basketball, tennis, soccer, cross country and softball. Director of Athletics Julie Schroeder-Biek said

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Saint Mary’s seniors celebrate last week on campus

Haleigh Ehmsen and Olivia Jackson | Friday, May 15, 2015

At Saint Mary’s, Senior Week activities sought to commemorate the tradition and rich sisterhood of the College. Vice president of the senior class Lauren Osmanski said the week kicked off May 8 with a Yacht Dance in Chicago. The Yacht Dance was a new addition this year because the senior class raised a surplus of money,

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Saint Mary’s GWS program celebrates anniversary

Olivia Jackson | Tuesday, April 28, 2015

This year, the Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS) program at Saint Mary’s is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Department chair Stacy Davis said the program officially began in September of 1985 as a minor only. “Classes in women’s studies had been offered since 1972,” Davis said. “We started teaching an introductory course in 1994, and we had

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Special Olympics to host End the R-Word Day

Olivia Jackson | Thursday, April 9, 2015

This week, Special Olympics Notre Dame is hosting their annual End the R-Word Day event as part of the awareness campaign Spread the Word to End the Word. Junior Shannon Golden, a member of Special Olympics Notre Dame, said the End the R-Word campaign asks students to pledge not to say the “R-Word,” retard or retarded.

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SMC seniors write letters of gratitude

Olivia Jackson | Friday, March 27, 2015

This spring, Saint Mary’s College seniors have the opportunity to write letters to people who influenced their time at the college. The Senior Letter Project, spearheaded by senior class president Tori Wilbraham and senior vice president Lauren Osmanski, began as a way for members of the senior class to show gratitude to one another and

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Hypatia Day to promote women in STEM

Olivia Jackson | Thursday, February 19, 2015

Saint Mary’s will host the 23rd annual Hypatia Day this Saturday for seventh grade girls from local South Bend schools to fight the stereotype that math and science are male-dominated fields. With the assistance of current students, professors and high school students, the day will be centered around exposing both young girls and their parents

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SMC hosts social media week

Olivia Jackson | Sunday, February 15, 2015

Saint Mary’s launched an initiative this week to engage students through the College’s social media sites and hosting educational events to help students use social media to enter the workforce. Director of Career Crossings Stacie Jeffirs said Social Media Week is modeled after a national initiative. “Several other colleges and universities have also implemented a week-long program to

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Saint Mary’s prepares for Dance Marathon with Riley Weekend

Olivia Jackson | Monday, February 9, 2015

Throughout this week, the Saint Mary’s Dance Marathon fundraising committee will host various events for Riley Week on the Saint Mary’s campus, including a pizza party and yoga, according to junior Marissa Galloway. “This year, we tried to incorporate new events that would be popular among the student body,” Galloway said. “We are really excited about our

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