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Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Directly to the President and Board of Trustees of Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame IN [Katie Conboy, Mary Burke, Gretchen Flicker, Maureen Smith, Angel MacDonald-Fisher, Michael Scmitt, Sister Alma Mary Anderson, Thomas E. Black Jr., William W Cushwa, Sister Vanessa Cruz Ferreira, Sister Veronica A. Fajardo, Donald R. Fischer, Sister Mary Louise Full, Gregoire Gallant,
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, June 2, 2020
In a statement sent to the student body Tuesday at midnight, the Saint Mary’s administration acknowledged racial inequities affecting the national community and urged a commitment to call out and bring awareness to racism in accordance with the College’s core values. The message was signed by 12 administrators, led by new College President Katie Conboy.
Gina Twardosz | Tuesday, April 21, 2020
During freshman orientation at Saint Mary’s, we close the circle. It sounds rather cultish, doesn’t it? At least, that’s how I saw it, almost four years ago, in the midst of my pitiful “I don’t want to be here” malaise. At age 18, I was a misguided Ed Sheeran fan. Sheeran didn’t have a back-up
Letter to the Editor | Monday, March 23, 2020
Fellow Belles, Saint Mary’s is not a place we go to, but a place we come from. The gift of our Saint Mary’s education is that after four years of discovering our place in the world, we then get to go out and change it. As we find ourselves separated into different communities, remember that
Hannah Thomas and Alysa Guffey | Monday, March 23, 2020
After learning the news that Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross would not be returning to campus for the remainder of the semester due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the tri-campus community reacted with a variety of emotions to the knowledge that seniors would lose their last memories on campus
Sara Schlecht | Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Feathers, sequins and king cake drew students to Rice Commons on Tuesday evening for a Mardi Gras celebration hosted by the Student Activity Board (SAB) Traditional Committee. Junior Mary Grace Noteman, chair of the traditional committee, said SAB worked hard to plan activities and provide refreshments for those who attended the event. “We have some
Marirose Osborne | Friday, February 14, 2020
The Saint Mary’s community was introduced to President-elect Dr. Katie Conboy on Wednesday. Students were invited to the Spes Unica Atrium for the announcement of Conboy’s new position. After a speech to the community, Conboy held a meet-and-greet for students at the Cushwa-Leighton Library. Student reaction to the new president was positive across all grade
Hannah Thomas | Friday, February 14, 2020
Saint Mary’s is facilitating an opportunity to get involved with community service at the College through the St. Margaret’s House Winter Walk. Saint Mary’s was recognized as St. Margaret House’s Community Partner of the Year in 2019; therefore the College will have the honor of leading the walk this year. Rebekah Go, the director of
Genevieve Coleman | Friday, February 14, 2020
On Saturday, accepted first year students will come to Saint Mary’s to attend the third annual science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) weekend. In an email, assistant director of admissions Bekah Stanton described the event as one designed for incoming Belles interested in the sciences. “STEM Preview Weekend is an exclusive event for students admitted
Erin Bennett | Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Every four years, the state of Iowa holds the first contest of the presidential nominating process. The 2020 Iowa Caucus took place Monday. Iowans travelled to schools, churches and public libraries to record their votes. The results of this year’s caucuses were delayed due to failures in the vote-counting system and the people eagerly awaited