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Sara Schlecht | Friday, May 18, 2018
The annual Graduate Destination Survey administered by the Career Crossings Office at Saint Mary’s, in conjunction with the Office for Institutional Research, gave statistical data about the post-graduate plans for this year’s senior class. “[The survey] helps provide a ‘snapshot’ of where [graduating seniors] are at the time of graduation,” Stacie Jeffirs, director of the
Nicole Caratas | Friday, May 18, 2018
When I was looking for which college to go to, my dream schools were Kenyon College and Boston College. I ended up at Saint Mary’s as a compromise. I loved the College, and my parents loved that it had connections with Notre Dame. The deal was I would major in engineering and get a degree
Maria Leontaras | Friday, May 18, 2018
As another year comes to a close, members of the Saint Mary’s class of 2018 are bracing themselves for Commencement and the future while reflecting on their collegiate experiences. For some, like senior Olivia Burnett, Saint Mary’s felt like home since the beginning of their time on campus. Burnett said she fell in love with
Gina Twardosz and Jordan Cockrum | Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Editor’s note: This is the final part in a series exploring the experiences of low socioeconomic students at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. The financial burden of a private school education is something students often spend many hours thinking about, and the students at Saint Mary’s are no different. Therese Pingel said she eagerly began
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Saint Mary’s senior Louise Chetcuti has been selected as a recipient of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2018-2019 school year, the College announced in a Tuesday press release. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program award is awarded by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Chetcuti is
Maria Leontaras | Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Saint Mary’s College’s Students Supporting Autism club hosted its fourth-annual Light It Up Blue Walk last Saturday in honor of Autism Awareness Month. The event raised $2,700 for the Dan Ryan Children’s Fund at the LOGAN Center, a group that assists families with the costs of services for those with autism or other disabilities, Gabrielle
Hanna Kennedy | Friday, April 27, 2018
This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, student actors from Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s will take to the stage and bring contemporary playwright Sarah Ruhl’s “The Clean House” to life. Director Brynn Alexander, a senior Film, Television and Theatre major with a concentration in Theatre, chose to stage “The Clean House” after reading the script over
Sara Schlecht | Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Editor’s note: This is the second of a five-part series profiling the valedictorians of Saint Mary’s class of 2018. Saint Mary’s class of 2018 has made history as the first to have five students graduating with the honor of valedictorian. Among these five students is senior integrative biology major Makenzie Duncan. Duncan was always interested
Maria Leontaras | Tuesday, April 17, 2018
It all began with a spring break trip and a travel video edited with iMovie. Saint Mary’s junior Alyssa Jones utilized her passion for photography and videography to create a business in 2015 upon which she plans to build her future. Jones began her business, L Film & Photography, after an old friend’s mother reached
Colleen Zewe | Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Saint Mary’s juniors gave their moms a glimpse into their college lives during this past weekend with the college’s annual Junior Moms Weekend. The weekend began Friday with a reception, where juniors and their moms received a t-shirt with the slogan “I got it from my momma.” Later that night, moms and daughters participated in karaoke