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Jack Jerit | Thursday, September 12, 2019
At their weekly meeting, the Notre Dame student senate met with Financial Management Board (FMB) Student Union treasurer Christine Arcoleo to discuss fiscal policy and spending for this upcoming year. Arcoleo, a senior, began the meeting by giving a presentation about the FMB. The FMB is composed of a member from every Student Union body
Mia Marroquin | Monday, September 9, 2019
The Saint Mary’s Student Government Association held a “Back to School Brunch” Sunday morning, hosted by its community committee, for Belles to kick off the 2019-2020 academic year. With free food and giveaways, the event sought to bring people together at the College. The community committee aims to foster community on the Saint Mary’s campus
Tom Naatz | Friday, August 30, 2019
Notre Dame is a school that prides itself on traditions. While some of these trace their roots back decades, one established in recent years is Flick on the Field. This event, which will take place for the third straight year Friday evening, presents a screening of the film “Rudy” on the Notre Dame Stadium jumbotron
Genevieve Redsten | Thursday, August 29, 2019
Student body president Elizabeth Boyle, a senior, and vice president Patrick McGuire, a junior, campaigned on promises to make Notre Dame more equitable and inclusive for all students. Now as the academic year begins, they’re working to implement their agenda and facing the challenges of governance. As part of their platform, Boyle and McGuire said
Observer Staff Report | Monday, August 12, 2019
Notre Dame student government has arranged for a student body-wide digital subscription to The New York Times effective Aug. 26, the organization announced in a Saturday press release. Previously, student government provided 120 paper copies of the Times in each dining hall, as well as 120 digital passes students would claim with a different login
Claire Rafford | Friday, May 17, 2019
Editor’s note: A version of this story was published in the print edition of The Observer on April 2. After a long election process and year in office, seniors Gates McGavick and Corey Gayheart reflected on their term as outgoing student body president and vice president, respectively. McGavick had just one word to describe his feelings on
Mariah Rush | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
After being elected to serve the student body Feb. 6, junior Elizabeth Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire began their term Monday as Notre Dame student body president and vice president, respectively. The pair consulted soon-to-be former student body president and vice president, seniors Gates McGavick and Corey Gayheart for help on making the transition as smooth
Mary Steurer | Thursday, March 21, 2019
With student government turnover on the horizon, student body president senior Gates McGavick reflected on his administration’s accomplishments in a State of the Student Union address Wednesday evening in the LaFortune Ballroom. In an effort to promote student government transparency and student body engagement, McGavick and student body vice president senior Corey Gayheart opened the
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, February 23, 2019
A special senate meeting will be held Monday to finalize the sophomore class council election after no tickets received a majority vote in Thursday’s runoff election. According to section 17.5. (a.3) of the Student Union Constitution, “In the event that neither ticket receives a majority of the valid votes in the runoff election, the ticket/candidate
Marirose Osborne and Gabby Russell | Thursday, February 21, 2019
For the first time ever, candidates running for president and vice president at Saint Mary’s College had a chance to debate each other, instead of simply making speeches before a crowd. Saint Mary’s interim president Nancy Nekvasil acted as moderator for the four candidates. The current president and vice president for the Saint Mary’s student