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Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, October 22, 2020
The Saint Mary’s Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) hosted Notre Dame gender studies professor Ashley Bohrer who spoke in a presentation titled “Disturbing the Peace: A Feminist Defense of Conflict in a Time of Rebellion“ on Wednesday as a part of International Education Week. The talk was co-sponsored by the gender and women’s studies
Paige Madden | Friday, October 16, 2020
Saint Mary’s announced the cancellation of all study abroad programs for the spring semester due to the global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in an Oct. 7 email, leaving some students with a change to their plans. Saint Mary’s study abroad programs are popular among the student body, as there are 28 programs in nearly
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, October 8, 2020
Saint Mary’s has canceled all study abroad programs for spring 2021 due to rising cases of COVID-19 across the world, provost Titi Ufomata announced in an email Wednesday. “Our policy stipulates that students cannot participate in study abroad programs in countries with high threat levels, typically Level 3 and above,“ she said. “Currently, the CDC’s
Maeve Filbin | Friday, March 27, 2020
For weeks, they’ve been watching the world from their apartment window. Beneath them, the streets of Rome are empty, except for the rare passerby carrying groceries or walking a small dog. Saint Mary’s junior Zoe Ricker and sophomore Sarah Tschida are two students who opted to remain in Rome when the College officially suspended the study
Sara Schlecht and Genevieve Coleman | Tuesday, January 28, 2020
When Bong Joon-ho accepted a Golden Globe for his film “Parasite,” he urged audiences not to let the barrier of subtitles prevent them from enjoying foreign films. In line with Joon-ho’s perspective, the Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) will bring foreign films — and subtitles — to the Saint Mary’s community this week with
Gina Twardosz | Thursday, January 23, 2020
While Martin Luther King Jr. is most known for his activism and involvement in the civil rights movement, he was also a proponent of interfaith dialogue and community. On Thursday, Saint Mary’s will hold an interfaith prayer service, open to the entire community, which will feature several students and faith leaders from various religions. Sophia
Mia Marroquin | Friday, December 6, 2019
Saint Mary’s sophomore Allyson Emmett will be studying in Seville, Spain from January through May after being granted the 2020 Gilman Scholarship to participate in a study abroad program this academic year. The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is a congressionally-funded program sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S.
Callie Patrick | Friday, August 30, 2019
As Saint Mary’s students return to campus for the academic year, one group of Belles is returning from much further away. Every summer, the College sends students across Europe to pursue academic, personal and cultural discovery. Sophomore Taylor Murphy spent her summer in Angers, France, a university town near LeMans, the founding site of the
Colleen Fischer | Friday, August 23, 2019
Saint Mary’s opens its campus to women from all over the world, most of whom come from within the United States. Each year, however, a group comes which not only cross state borders but also international borders. Advisor for international students Adriana Petty said this year’s students come from across oceans and borders including Uganda,
Callie Patrick | Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Saint Mary’s Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) office coordinated 2019’s annual World Cinema Festival. The festivities start Tuesday and extend to Friday, showing three movies from across the globe. All showings start at 7 p.m. in Vander Vennett Theater in the Student Center. The showings are free and open to the public. “Generally, I