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-8 posts tagged "Protests"
Christopher Parker | Tuesday, February 4, 2020
In mid-December, protests erupted in India over a law passed by the county’s parliament. In order to discuss these developments, the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies hosted a panel called “India’s Winter of Protest” in Jenkins-Nanovic Hall on Monday. The panel consisted of three professors with different viewpoints and focuses regarding the protests
Thomas Murphy | Monday, April 15, 2019
In an email sent to the student body early Thursday morning, the Office of Residential Life and the Division of Student Affairs announced changes in residential policies as a means of improving the dorm experience for students now required to stay on campus for six semesters and to incentivize seniors to stay on campus for their
Jordan Cockrum | Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Saint Mary’s sophomore Annie Maguire spoke out in support of human rights throughout the year. However, because December is Universal Human Rights Month, the importance of advocating for others is especially relevant. “It is our right as humans living on this earth to use our voices for the good, and as college students we are
Stephanie Snyder | Tuesday, October 24, 2017
A policy change that took effect on Sep. 27 now allows College students who attend the March for Life, a peaceful demonstration that takes place in Washington D.C. in protest of the legalization of abortion in the Roe v. Wade case, to have excused absences. Approval for the policy change was due to a Saint Mary’s
BridgeND | Thursday, December 1, 2016
With the advent of social media, political activism has been intimately tied to a keyboard. Today, radical ideas displayed upon laptop screens are the most prominent and popular mode of initiating social change. Although venues such as Facebook and Instagram have changed the face of modern society, has it effectively changed the political sphere in
Gina Twardosz | Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Over Thanksgiving break, Saint Mary’s students Nohemi Toledo, Megan Uekert, Teresa Brickey and Adrienne Whisman, and Notre Dame students Jenn Cha, Carrera Brown, Armani Porter, Cameron Hart, Carolyn Yvellez and Dominic Acri, and Garrett Blad travelled to Standing Rock Reservation to winterize the Oceti Sakowin Camp (Editor’s note: Uekert is a News writer for The Observer).
Uwire | Thursday, March 20, 2014
Over the decades, people have protested a myriad of social injustices with their voices and physical presence. When women were fighting for the right to vote, they did it publicly and in person. They held marches, rallies and speeches. When African Americans were fighting for civil rights, they didn’t do it from inside their homes.
Catherine Owers | Tuesday, February 25, 2014
On Monday students gathered in the Dooley Room of LaFortune Student Center to raise awareness about the ongoing Venezuelan protests against President Maduro that have become increasingly violent over the past weeks. Venezuelan university students began protests against the government on Feb. 12, said sophomore and organizer of the event Daniela Nunez. “Feb. 12 was