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-15 posts tagged "Le Mans Hall"
Katelyn Waldschmidt | Monday, September 19, 2022
Every day, students pass the west entrance of Le Mans Hall and watch as workers spread gravel, lay patio tiles and work to turn the space into… What? With no report from the College, Saint Mary’s students do not know what the construction is for. In 2020, the space was a popular hangout spot called
Madeline Law | Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Regardless of the Midwest’s inability to commit to a change in season, it’s officially spring! The birds are singing, the spring athletes are sport-ing and students are knocking on doors in the residence halls of Saint Mary’s. Yep, that’s a certain sign of spring. In the last few weeks, the annual tradition of surveying prospective
Evan McKenna and Jim Moster | Friday, October 30, 2020
In October of last year, the From the Archives team covered the story of the ghost of Washington Hall, arguably the most well-known supernatural story stemming from the tri-campus community. But while Notre Dame’s supernatural claim to fame is a Travel Channel feature of its most prominent ghost, Saint Mary’s bests the University with its
Maeve Filbin | Wednesday, January 29, 2020
As part of the recently launched multi-year facilities update, for which Saint Mary’s received approval to issue a bond of $51.5 million, the tunnel system between Le Mans Hall and Cushwa-Leighton Library will be reopened for student use. Though the official reopening date is pending, plans to renovate the tunnels have been in place since
Mary Mansfield | Monday, January 20, 2020
Over winter break, 17 renovation projects were completed across Saint Mary’s campus in order to improve student life, and a few more operations are slated to occur over the coming semester, Benjamin Bowman, director of facilities, said. “In the library we renovated and expanded the student 24-hour space which included new paint, flooring, lighting and
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 16, 2020
The new 24-hour study space in the lower level of Cushwa-Leighton Library will officially open Friday, library director Joe Thomas announced in a campus-wide email Wednesday. The space was completed over winter break, Thomas said in the email. “This space was designed with current students’ needs in mind and is aimed to promote collaborative work,
Maeve Filbin | Thursday, December 5, 2019
A piece of white computer paper stands out amidst a sea of bright decorations taped to Saint Mary’s residence assistant (RA) Ivol Frasier’s door in Le Mans Hall, reading, “My room is hate free,” and “Please help me keep Le Mans Hall safe for everyone.” Stickers of the LGBTQ pride flag and transgender pride flag,
Sara Schlecht | Monday, September 23, 2019
Saint Mary’s Residence Hall Association (RHA) kicks off its annual Spirit Week on Monday, with a series of events that occurs annually to foster community among students who live on campus and make students feel at home. “We want to create an environment where students feel they have an opportunity to get involved [with] events
Mary Mansfield | Friday, April 5, 2019
Saint Mary’s College just concluded a week-long donation drive for its free store located in the basement of Le Mans Hall. The annual drive serves to remind students that the free store is a valuable resource — both as a donation site and economical shopping center. Now a junior at Saint Mary’s, ministry assistant Nicole
Nicole Caratas | Friday, May 19, 2017
Saint Mary’s President Jan Cervelli looks back on her first year with fondness. “It has been one of the most wonderful years of my life,” Cervelli said. “I am doing the most important work of my life.” Cervelli, a South Bend native, took over as president on June 1. “I have discovered a community that