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Meghan Lange | Friday, September 22, 2023
On Thursday night, United States Poet Laureate (PLOTUS) Ada Limón visited Saint Mary’s as part of the annual Francis A. McAnaney Humanities Lecture, previously known as the Christian Culture Lecture Series. Limón was announced as the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in July of 2022. Limón was then reappointed
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, September 21, 2023
On September 18, Saint Mary’s College won four national rankings from the U.S. News and World Report’s list of Best Colleges. This list has been published every year since 1983 and ranks nearly 1,500 colleges across the country. Rankings are based on various factors, such as economic and ethnic diversity, aid granted, graduation rates and
Sarah Cate White | Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Saint Mary’s will welcome employers from various fields to meet with students and discuss professional life after their time at Saint Mary’s during its career fair Wednesday. The fair is part of Future Fest, a multi-day event that concludes with the career fair Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Haggar College Center. Stacie
Katelyn Waldschmidt | Monday, September 18, 2023
On Thursday, Saint Mary’s will welcome U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón to O’Laughlin Auditorium. Limón has authored six books of poetry, including her latest work, “The Hurting Kind.” Limón comes to the College as part of the newly minted Francis A. McAnaney Humanities Lecture series, which was formally known as the Christian Culture Lecture. Humanistic
Katelyn Waldschmidt | Friday, September 15, 2023
On Wednesday, SMC Votes hosted a session of their Discussion and Donuts series to talk about affirmative action and how it relates to the Saint Mary’s community. Amelia Moroney, a sophomore member of the SMC Votes team and organizer of Discussion and Donuts, said that SMC Votes exists to help Saint Mary’s students find their
Allison Bowman | Thursday, September 14, 2023
On Tuesday, Julianne Wallace, the Vice President of Mission at Saint Mary’s College, gave a presentation introducing Saint Mary’s mission and identity. Wallace started by giving a brief overview of the history and charism of the Holy Cross Congregation and how the tri-campus was initially started. The founder of the congregation of Holy Cross, Basil
Samantha Gebert | Thursday, September 14, 2023
On Tuesday, the St. Joseph County Library hosted “How We Remember the COVID-19 Pandemic: reflections from South Bend Oral History Project,” lead by two Saint Mary’s professors, Julia Dauer and Jamie Wagman. This event showcased how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the members of the South Bend community through a series of audio clips from interviews.
Amelia Bostetter | Wednesday, September 13, 2023
From Sept. 11 to the 15, the Saint Mary’s campus will be packed with exciting events to commemorate this year’s “Smick Cinema”-themed Spirit Week. Each night will feature a fun activity based around a different movie. Events offer snacks, activities and bonding with fellow Belles. The various days of the themed week will be hosted
Katelyn Waldschmidt | Monday, September 11, 2023
Since the beginning of the semester, more and more talk of the Saint Mary’s sailing team has emerged. While not a new team, Saint Mary’s sailing is still growing its crew. Makayla Perry is president of the College’s sailing club, but officially, her title is commodore. “Commodore is basically the sailing equivalent of president so
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, September 6, 2023
In a Wednesday email to the Saint Mary’s community, President Katie Conboy announced the hiring of Liz Baumann as the College’s first full-time Title IX officer. According to the message, the President’s Office brought an external Title IX expert to campus last fall to review Saint Mary’s sexual violence resources, education and responses. The expert