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College president and faculty discuss violence prevention and advocacy

Katelyn Waldschmidt | Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Editor’s Note: This story contains mentions of sexual violence. 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. On Monday night, the Saint Mary’s College community continued its ongoing discussion of sexual assault, violence prevention and advocacy with a panel of faculty for a question and

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‘An epidemic that swarms us all’: Denim Day raises awareness of sexual violence on campus

Bella Laufenberg | Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Editor’s note: This article includes discussions of sexual violence. 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. In a collaboration between Callisto, the Gender Relations Center (GRC) and student government, Notre Dame’s campus will celebrate Denim Day on Tuesday to raise awareness for sexual assault.

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Tri-campus hosts Take Back the Night to support survivors, end sexual violence

Liam Price | Thursday, April 14, 2022

Editor’s note: This article includes discussions of sexual violence. 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. Take Back the Night 2022, part of an international movement dating back to 1976 that aims to end sexual violence in all forms, kicked off in Rice

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Saint Mary’s alumna assumes role of BAVO coordinator, emphasizes positive community relationships

Genevieve Coleman | Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Iesha Miller ‘17 has returned to the College to become the Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) coordinator. Miller replaces former coordinator Liz Coulston, who is now the director of the Office for Student Involvement and Advocacy (OSIA). Miller said it means a great deal to her to come back to Saint Mary’s to support students

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‘Supporting students in a new way‘: Office of Student Involvement rebrands with new focus on advocacy

Crystal Ramirez | Thursday, February 3, 2022

Saint Mary’s Office of Student Involvement has announced its name change to the Office of Student Involvement and Advocacy (OSIA). With the rebranding also came a new director, expanding the office’s focus and allowing for more collaboration with campus clubs, offices and organizations. Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) coordinator Liz Coulston was appointed the new

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Campus Safety reports off-campus sexual assault

Observer Staff Report | Friday, November 5, 2021

A member of the Saint Mary’s community reported an incident of sexual assault that took place off-campus during the early morning hours Friday, according to a Friday evening email from director of Saint Mary’s Campus Safety Phil Bambenek. Bambenek said the female victim, a student, met the assailant through the online dating application BLK. After

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“Wonderfully Made” lecture series discusses menstrual justice, period stigma

Genevieve Coleman | Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The Saint Mary’s Department of Religious Studies hosted the third installment of the lecture series “Wonderfully Made,” Tuesday evening in Stapleton Lounge. The event was co-sponsored by the Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO), Sexuality and Gender Equality (SAGE) and the Office for the Common Good (OCG). BAVO coordinator Liz Coulston began by introducing the night’s

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‘I would be lost without my smicks’: Saint Mary’s students reflect on Zahm emails, rally to reclaim term ‘smick’

Genevieve Coleman | Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Editor’s Note: This story contains discussions 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. After the release of an April 12 article from The Observer, the tri-campus community learned of the harmful language used against Saint Mary’s students in several emails written

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President Conboy condemns sexual violence, announces plans to create safe campus environment

Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 26, 2021

In an email Monday to Saint Mary’s students and faculty, College President Katie Conboy addressed the ending of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and how the College plans to move forward regarding issues of sexual violence. To begin, Conboy said she was shocked “by the behaviors and language” described in The Observer’s April 12 article examining

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The Recap Episode 9: Tri-campus supports survivors during Take Back the Night

The Recap and Genevieve Coleman | Monday, April 19, 2021

In this episode of The Recap, host Genevieve Coleman covers how the tri-campus community supported survivors of sexual assault and interpersonal violence in this year’s annual Take Back the Night and the Notre Dame students who received recognition for their research from NASA. The Recap is available to stream on Anchor, Breaker, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic

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