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-23 posts tagged "Spring Break"
Carmen Feucht | Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Saint Mary’s students planned to spend Tuesday — their second and final reading day of the semester — with friends, relaxing on their own or catching up on schoolwork. The reading days served as a replacement for the weeklong spring break that was not included in this year’s academic calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ella Wisniewski | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Man, Restoration Week was fantastic! I’ve never felt so rested in my life. I got to spend away the rest of my remaining flex points (I choose to blame it on the unfair oat milk upcharge at Starbucks) while devoting extra time to coming up with words that start with K (so that I can
Ellie Dombrowski | Friday, April 3, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Notre Dame-sponsored volunteer trips were cancelled. Although most of such trips were cancelled, one group remained: the Notre Dame chapter of the Global Medical Brigades (GMB). A group of 33 students traveled to Panama on Saturday March 7. “[The] first two days we [focused on] access to
Andrew Sveda | Monday, March 23, 2020
Well, we’ve officially lost it. No doubt about that. Make no mistake, containing the coronavirus, let alone actually curing it, will be anything but an easy fight. But the media has spun the American public into an absolute frenzy. Grocery aisles once filled with nonperishables (and toilet paper) now lay absolutely bare. As everything flies
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Saint Mary’s will extend spring break until March 20, providing faculty time to prepare online courses, the College announced in an email Wednesday. All in-person classes are suspended from March 23 to at least April 13, and students will be provided with online coursework. This announcement follows the suspension of all in-person classes at Notre
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 27, 2020
As the new coronavirus strain has quickly spread beyond China across the world in the past few weeks, Notre Dame officials said in an email they have no reason to believe anyone on campus is at risk, but they provided travel advisories to students in preparation for spring break. The vice president for student affairs
Anna Mason | Friday, March 29, 2019
There has always been a huge hype about traveling around Europe. Many people dream of going abroad and the ease of travel. People also describe how cheap it is to get from country to country. I think going abroad is a wonderful opportunity people should try to experience at least once in their lives. However,
Rebecca Stella | Thursday, March 7, 2019
The Saint Mary’s golf, softball, lacrosse and tennis teams will be traveling to different parts of the country in order to face new competition over spring break. The trips are funded by individual contributions, players and team fundraisers like working parking before football games. The golf team, consisting of seven players, travels every year for
Jake Winningham, Dessi Gomez and Cynthia Tran | Thursday, March 7, 2019
With Spring Break just around the corner, Scene is here with new singles sure to brighten up your travel — whether you’re going home or somewhere else. “Big Blue” by Vampire Weekend By Cynthia Tran, Scene Writer Vampire Weekend’s new song, “Big Blue,” is about a relationship that is as short and fleeting as the
Emma Ault | Wednesday, March 6, 2019
The Saint Mary’s Women’s Choir will begin its bi-annual concert tour Friday, making stops at nine venues around the Midwest and Northeast including ones in Cleveland, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, ending with a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The final concert will feature a Saint Mary’s alumnae choir — welcoming over 60 guest