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Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The Observer received 23 awards at the 2019 annual Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) awards, including second place in the Division I Newspaper of the Year category and third place for Best Overall Website Design. The News department took home five awards, including first place in the Best News or Feature Story category for senior
Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 10, 2020
Juniors Mariah Rush, Maeve Filbin, Claire Rafford and Sara Schlecht will help oversee The Observer’s Editorial Board next term, incoming Editor-in-Chief Maria Leontaras announced Sunday. Rush will become the Managing Editor, while Filbin, Rafford and Schlecht will serve as Assistant Managing Editors. The four women will begin their new roles March 16. Rush, a junior
Tom Naatz | Wednesday, February 5, 2020
It’s 11:30 on a Friday night. A group of college students arrive in an Uber motorcade at a South Bend bar. But these are not just any college students. These are the finest student journalists in all of northern Indiana. That’s right, this is The Observer. The journalistic dream team is ready to pour one
Genevieve Coleman | Wednesday, February 5, 2020
The Observer General Board elected Maria Leontaras as Editor-in-Chief for the 2020-2021 school year. When she begins her term on March 1, she will be only the second Saint Mary’s student to occupy the role. Marti Hogan was the first Belle to hold the position, serving during the 1977-1978 term. She said she began her
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, January 29, 2020
The Observer General Board elected Assistant Managing Editor Maria Leontaras as Editor-in-Chief for the 2020-2021 term Tuesday. “Maria is one of the most committed and reliable reporters at The Observer,” current Editor-in-Chief Kelli Smith said. “She proves herself invaluable as a leader of this paper time and time again. There is no doubt in my
Letter to the Editor | Monday, January 20, 2020
By linking its news coverage to a fundraiser for plaintiffs suing the University, The Observer fails to meet the standards of impartiality expected of serious journalism. Further, a more complete, balanced story would have included the fact that the Supreme Court had announced it would be considering the same issues raised by the Notre Dame
Observer Video Unit | Friday, September 13, 2019
The Observer has over 100 student-employees who work throughout the week to publish a daily paper serving the tri-campus community. This video features some of these students and how they spend their time working during their nightly shifts, which typically start at about 7 p.m. and stretch into the early morning.
Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 11, 2019
Sophomores Charlotte Edmonds, Maria Leontaras and Mary Steurer and junior Natalie Weber will help oversee The Observer’s Editorial Board next year, incoming Editor-in-Chief Kelli Smith announced Sunday. Edmonds will take on the Managing Editor position, while Leontaras, Steurer and Weber will all serve as Assistant Managing Editors. All four women will officially begin their new
Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 4, 2019
The Observer General Board elected former Associate News Editor Kelli Smith as Editor-in-Chief for the 2019-2020 term Friday. “Kelli is a standout reporter with excellent journalism instincts, and her contributions to The Observer over the past two years have been invaluable,” current Editor-in-Chief Courtney Becker said. “I have every confidence that she will do a
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, August 17, 2018
Since its inception, The Observer has served two campus communities just north of South Bend. Over the last 51 years, student journalists from Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s have helped tell their classmates’ stories and report from their campuses as they have undergone profound changes. But over that time, The Observer’s coverage of the tri-campus community