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Observer Editorial Board | Friday, March 3, 2023
Last week, the Student Life Council (SLC) reconvened after a 50-year hiatus. In its current form, each SLC meeting has a predetermined theme that is timely. For the first time in five decades, any student could raise their hand and ask the vice president for student affairs Fr. Gerard Olinger, vice president and associate provost
Observer Editorial Board | Wednesday, August 12, 2020
It goes without saying that things are in flux. Every day, we are learning something new about our campuses, adjusting to new regulations and finding new ways to engage within the community. Whether that means meeting outdoors instead of in an office or gathering in smaller groups, campus clubs and organizations are doing their best
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, April 24, 2020
This isn’t how any of us wanted the year to end. The misfortune of losing two months of what seems like the ever-fleeting college experience would be difficult for any student, but for the collective class of 2020 at Holy Cross, Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame, it’s nothing short of devastating. What should have been
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 7, 2018
Congratulations, first year students — you’ve survived the first three weeks of college. But even as you’re adjusting to campus life, the next four years can seem a little daunting, and that’s OK. Here’s the advice that we, as an Editorial Board, have to offer for navigating college and making the most of your time
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, April 22, 2016
Living away from home for the first time presents a number of challenges: learning to do laundry, remembering to eat without being reminded, finding time to do your homework and a whole host of other things that someone else used to take care of. But for a number of new students each year, living away
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 12, 2014
This week, the New York Times ranked Saint Mary’s College as one of the top-10 most economically diverse colleges in the nation. The criteria for the ranking came from combined data on enrollment and tuition costs, which, according to the Times article, ultimately measured “how hard each college is trying to attract and graduate poor
Observer Editorial Board | Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Saturday afternoon, The Observer Editorial Board interviewed the three tickets campaigning for student body president and vice president, and each pair outlined a different approach they planned to take if they were to be elected. After extensive debate, we endorse junior Olivia LaMagna and sophomore Rohan Andresen for student body president and vice president. Both
Letter to the Editor | Sunday, January 26, 2014
I wish to offer a response to your recent editorial (“Our commencement speaker,” Jan. 24). The Observer has made known its displeasure with this year’s so-called boring choice of commencement speaker, but I believe that you do yourselves and the University a disservice through your slanted commentary on this issue. You claim to not want