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Kelli Smith | Friday, May 18, 2018
Senior Andrew Grose has always loved languages. This love started in his hometown of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where he trained for the national spelling bee as a middle schooler. After making it to the national stage twice, he discovered a passion within himself — studying language. “The most I got out of that [spelling bee] experience
Tom Naatz | Friday, May 18, 2018
When she was first accepted to Notre Dame, class of 2018 salutatorian Harisa Spahić wasn’t sure she wanted to come to the University. During the spring of her senior year of high school, the self-described “townie”, who was born in Germany to a Bosnian family and lived in Idaho before her family relocated to northern
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, May 3, 2018
The University announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 2018 in a press release Thursday. Senior Andrew Grose will be the 2018 valedictorian and will deliver the valedictory address at the Commencement ceremony, while senior Harisa Spahić will be salutatorian and deliver the invocation as well as the valedictory address if Grose is
Maria Leontaras | Friday, April 27, 2018
Editor’s note: This is the fifth of a five-part series profiling the valedictorians of Saint Mary’s class of 2018. When asked to describe her experience at Saint Mary’s College in one word, valedictorian and elementary education major Kathleen Price chose “inspiring.” She referenced the Sisters of the Holy Cross, the novices, her fellow students, her
Erin Grimes | Thursday, April 26, 2018
Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a five-part series profiling the valedictorians of Saint Mary’s class of 2018. For the first time in Saint Mary’s history, the College will be bestowing the honor of valedictorian onto five graduating seniors, including sociology major Kristie LeBeau, who will be pursuing her PhD in developmental sociology, studying rural
Gina Twardosz | Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Editor‘s note: This is the third of a five-part series profiling the valedictorians of Saint Mary‘s class of 2018. Melissa Henry is one of Saint Mary’s five valedictorians this year. Although she worked hard to achieve this standing, her focus over the course of her four years at the College was to get involved and
Sara Schlecht | Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Editor’s note: This is the second of a five-part series profiling the valedictorians of Saint Mary’s class of 2018. Saint Mary’s class of 2018 has made history as the first to have five students graduating with the honor of valedictorian. Among these five students is senior integrative biology major Makenzie Duncan. Duncan was always interested
Letter to the Editor | Friday, February 16, 2018
Seniors, We’re graduating; there’s no avoiding it. We’re constantly surrounded by reminders that this whole experience is coming to an end, from the 100 Days Dance, to graduation pictures, to the fact our parents won’t be in town this weekend for JPW. Each of our Notre Dame stories is unique. We threw ourselves into our
Lucy Lynch | Friday, February 9, 2018
Senior Class Council hosted its second annual “100 Days Dance” in the Dahnke Ballroom in Duncan Student Center on Thursday night. The dance marks the final 100 days of school at Notre Dame for the class of 2018, and seniors were invited to join in reminiscing on their 3 1/2 years together. Senior Class Council
Rachel O'Grady | Wednesday, April 8, 2015
I didn’t get into Notre Dame. Instead of following the typical freshman path, I’m part of something called the Gateway program. Basically, I’m living and taking classes at Holy Cross this year, while also taking certain classes, eating meals, joining clubs and participating in much of student life at Notre Dame. At the end of