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‘We are ripe for change’: College leaders invite community of color into conversation, commit to antiracist action under new president

Maeve Filbin | Monday, July 6, 2020

On June 1, exactly one week after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, Saint Mary’s President Katie Conboy assumed office. That same day, Conboy and her cabinet released a statement addressing the deaths of Floyd and other men and women of color, as well as the subsequent spread of outrage and global

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Students mingle, embrace community at ‘Multicultural Mixer’ event

Colleen Zewe | Tuesday, February 27, 2018

The Office of Multicultural Services (OMS) at Saint Mary’s hosted an open house mixer event Monday in its office. Director of Student Involvement and Multicultural Services Gloria Jenkins said she wants her office to feel like a welcoming space for all students. “A lot of students are not connecting on campus,” she said. “I want

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Saint Mary’s hosts ‘Campus Conversation’ about global religions

Martha Reilly | Friday, February 12, 2016

As part of its “Campus Conversations” initiative, which aims to raise awareness about underrepresented societal issues, Student Diversity Board (SDB) hosted a discussion about global religion at Saint Mary’s on Thursday. The event featured religious studies professors Stacy Davis and Phyllis Kaminski, but students were also invited to engage in open dialogue directed at learning

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Saint Mary’s celebrates MLK’s legacy with week of service

Alex Winegar | Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Saint Mary’s will celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. this week with daily events on campus hosted by the Office of Civil and Social Engagement (OCSE). Events will incorporate service, the theme of this year’s MLK week at the College. The week kicked off on Monday with two on-campus community service projects in

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Saint Mary’s hosts 10th annual DSLC

Haleigh Ehmsen | Tuesday, March 24, 2015

The Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board (SDB) celebrated its 10th annual Diverse Student Leadership Conference (DSLC) Monday with workshops, keynote speakers and panel discussions. SDB secretary, junior Angela Bukur said the speakers and workshop presenters offer powerful and insightful advice to women in leadership. “We are so fortunate to have them on campus to share their

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Saint Mary’s Diversity Board hosts authentic Tunisian dinner

Kelly Konya | Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Monday evening, the Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board (SDB) hosted the third Diversity Dinner of this academic year in Regina Hall’s South Lounge for students to come together over a family-style Tunisian meal. Student government association (SGA) international co-chairs senior Catherine Sullivan and sophomore Ngoc Truong organized the event to further their initial goal established in the

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Hunger Banquet raises awareness of poverty

Alex Winegar | Thursday, December 4, 2014

With the upcoming holidays, many families will gather around a table and enjoy a feast together, but some families will have little to no food on their tables. The 10th annual Hunger Banquet was held at Saint Mary’s on Tuesday evening to raise awareness about hunger and poverty. Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board (SDB) president Callie

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Saint Mary’s introduces SMCard rewards

Rebecca O'Neil | Thursday, October 2, 2014

Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA) launched the SMCard to improve the student body’s participation in on-campus activities during the Student Diversity Board’s (SDB) annual bonfire on the College’s soccer field Wednesday evening. “We wanted to launch this event at the SDB Bonfire because it is one of the first major events on campus that

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University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email on Tuesday that Notre Dame will open a mass vaccination site in partnership with the St. Joseph County Health Department. 

🏥 The site will be at the Compton Family Ice Arena and will be open Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

🔬In his email, Fr. Jenkins said that the testing site “will provide vaccinations for those Indiana residents eligible at that time under the Indians Department of Health vaccine guidelines, whether or not they study or work at the University.”

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“So we talked about abortion and marriage and re “So we talked about abortion and marriage and religious freedom, and I don’t know how we could not talk about it. I mean, we have to be authentic teachers. We’re not going to be silent about the truths that we hold dear.”

Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic President in United States history, but his position on abortion is “one that cannot be condoned” according to Rev. Robert Dowd. 

“Other bishops think that, because he’s a conscientious Catholic whose faith is obviously important to him, we should strike a more positive tone, particularly at the outset of his presidency. After all, in many ways Biden’s positions are more in line with Catholic teaching than Trump’s, particularly when it comes to migrants, refugees, climate issues, poverty and inequality,” Dowd continued. 

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🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s stu 🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s student body presidential elections? 

Meet the candidates and the platforms they are running on below. 

Candidates Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner plan to:
📚Expand sexual education materials.
💵Subsidize summer classes for low-income students.
📝Alter the non-discrimination clause to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
🏳️‍🌈Establish a Pride Fest.

Candidates Max Siegel and Zachary Holland plan to:
💵Increase club funding through outside grants.
🔈Amplify Speak4ND.
💲Raise student job wages.
🗣Promote sexual assault and racially-charged reporting.
🟢Expand GreeNDot training to the outside community.

Candidates Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey plan to:
👥Create a Sexual Assault Response task force.
💵Increase funding for the UCC and subsidize off-campus referrals.
♿Make campus buildings more disability accessible.
🩺Increase awareness of STI testing.
Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! Fr Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! From class encounters to love at first sight at Hesburgh Library, swipe to read more shared experiences!
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📸: María Luisa Paúl
Swipe through to take a look at how people have fo Swipe through to take a look at how people have found love under the dome!
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💖Happy Valentine’s Day!
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📸: Maria Luisa Paul
Maybe you found your significant other, met your l Maybe you found your significant other, met your lifelong friends or fell in love with yourself under the Dome — either way, we want to hear all about it! Love might be universal, but it is also a deeply personal experience. Share your on-campus love story by clicking on the link in our bio to be published on Valentine’s Day.
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