Last Thursday night, seven busloads of tri-campus community members headed to Washington, D.C. to attend the annual March for Life. The event was sponsored by Notre Dame’s Right to Life Club and SMC’s Belles for Life. Becase these clubs receive funding from the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, students and faculty members traveled to the East Coast for $35 a ticket. At … [Read more...] about Over 330 students, faculty travel to D.C. for March for Life
Fr. John Jenkins agrees to deliver commencement address
The Board of Trustees requested that outgoing president, Fr. John Jenkins, deliver this year’s commencement address. He agreed to speak at the University’s 179th Commencement Ceremony in late May, board chair Jack Brennan wrote in an email to the Notre Dame community Tuesday. “While Notre Dame typically selects a distinguished speaker external to the University, we believe at … [Read more...] about Fr. John Jenkins agrees to deliver commencement address
Is ‘Poor Things’ a feminist masterpiece?
Ethan Chiang | The Observer “And I was so young when I behaved twenty-five / Yet now I’ve grown into a tall child” — Mitski in “First Love / Late Spring” If your social media has been oversaturated with bizarre nondescript trailers for “Poor Things,” I want you to know the vagueness is intentional. I hope you go into the movie blind and preferably alone, as I did; … [Read more...] about Is ‘Poor Things’ a feminist masterpiece?
Belles fall to Albion on cold shooting night
Ryan Vigilante | The Observer Belles senior guard Elle Deardorff (4) dribbles during a game against Holy Cross at McKenna Arena on Dec. 6, 2022. A frustrating season for Saint Mary’s continued Wednesday night as the Belles struggled against the Albion Brits (10-7), falling 68-42 in their Mental Health Awareness Game. The Belles kept it tight in the first half, heading into … [Read more...] about Belles fall to Albion on cold shooting night
‘Transformative’ donation to expand access to mental health care
Liam Price | The Observer 501 Hill St., the current site of Notre Dame’s Psychological Services Center, will be expanded with funding from multiple Veldman family foundations. A gift of an anonymous but “transformative” amount from multiple Veldman family foundations is set to significantly increase access to mental health care for the South Bend area. The benefactor … [Read more...] about ‘Transformative’ donation to expand access to mental health care