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Jimmy Ward | Monday, December 3, 2018
James Hall, named after Fr. Jacques-François Dujarié, was one of the first buildings open on the Holy Cross campus upon its completion in 1966. When students first started attending classes at the College, the residence halls James, Basil and Anselm all served as homes to the Brothers of Holy Cross. The brothers in formation used
Mary Steurer | Friday, May 18, 2018
Senior Tyler Duffy, an aerospace engineering major, said he hadn’t given much thought to the priesthood before his junior year. Now, he plans to enter Moreau Seminary as a postulant in the fall. Duffy said he became interested in religious life when he began diving deeper into his faith. “I’m a firm believer that as
Claire Rafford | Monday, April 16, 2018
“What dorm are you in?” It’s a question that Notre Dame students ask each other frequently — in classes, at parties, in nearly every social introduction. Almost everyone reading this article probably has, at most, a three-word response. For me, it’s a little different. I didn’t get into Notre Dame. Instead, after a harrowing two
Jordan Cockrum | Wednesday, January 17, 2018
In 2018, Saint Mary’s will introduce new graduate program, a Master of Autism Studies. Although students cannot begin their coursework until 2019, the program will begin accepting applications and hosting workshops this calendar year. “Everyone knows about the critical need for understanding and responding to autism in the world today,” Michael Waddell, program director, said in
Colleen Zewe | Monday, September 11, 2017
The core value this year at Saint Mary’s is justice and this core value couldn’t come at a more opportune time, in my opinion. Recent events such as the ending of DACA, the U.S.’s departure from the Paris Accord and the violence in Virginia have us all questioning the state of justice in our country. But
Natalie Weber | Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Freshman Elisabeth Lasecki said she wanted to continue to take ballet classes when she began college, so she signed up for a ballet course at Saint Mary’s. This choice made her the first student to take classes at all three Holy Cross-affiliated colleges simultaneously in South Bend — Holy Cross, Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Tuesday, February 14, 2017
In the coldest of South Bend winters, long past the close of football season, a similarly time-honored Notre Dame tradition and sporting event takes place — Bengal Bouts. These boxing matches, which raise funds for Holy Cross missions in Bangladesh, will begin with preliminary round fights Tuesday night in the Joyce Center. The bouts, which
Michael Ivey | Thursday, August 27, 2015
Saint Mary’s opens its 2015 season at the Cross Town Rivalry on Friday and Saturday in South Bend. The weekend marks the first-ever Cross Town Rivalry. The two-day tournament puts the Belles up against two local rivals, Bethel and Holy Cross. The Belles will host the first round at Knollwood Country Club, while Saturday’s round
Mary Green and Renee Griffin | Sunday, November 23, 2014
Notre Dame dominated in all phases of the game in a pair of weekend wins, blowing out Chattanooga, 88-53, on Friday and Holy Cross, 104-29, on Sunday. The victory over the Knights was the fifth biggest margin of victory in program history and marked the first round of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Challenge. The
Margaret Hynds | Tuesday, November 4, 2014
More than 80 Notre Dame women will face off under the lights in the Joyce Athletic and Convocation Center (JACC) for the 12th annual Baraka Bouts tonight. Baraka Bouts takes its name from the Swahili word for “blessing,” because funds raised through the tournament support the Holy Cross missions in Uganda. According to women’s boxing team captain