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The Writing and Tutoring Center at Saint Mary's has served the campus community for 51 years. It began as the Writing Proficiency Program in 1974.Director of the Writing and Tutoring Center Jennifer Juszkiewicz submitted a plan to add subject area tutoring following the pandemic. After garnering support from the provost office and faculty, she surveyed students and staff on … [Read more...] about Writing and Tutoring Center embroiled in finals season

Multiple dictionaries have released their selection for 2025's"Word of the Year". Time Magazine reported the top selection for each of the major dictionaries:"rage bait" from Oxford Dictionary,"AI slop" from Macquarie Dictionary,"parasocial" from Cambridge Dictionary,"vibe coding" from Collins Dictionary and"67" from Dictionary.com.Merriam-Webster has not released their pick … [Read more...] about ‘Word of the Year’ selections sow campus backlash

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua continued to declare his sense of bewilderment over the College Football Playoff committee's decision to leave the Irish out of the CFP in a Tuesday press conference."We did everything we needed to do. We had one of the most dominant 10-game runs in the history of college football. And on top of that, we felt that the CFP committee- … [Read more...] about Bevacqua advocates for reform after playoff omission

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This past week, Pope Leo XIV made his first papal pilgrimage outside of Rome. His first stop was Turkey in order to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, before continuing on to visit Lebanon.Fr. Paul Kollman, C.S.C. a Holy Cross priest in residence in Welsh Family Hall and associate professor of theology, shared his belief that the visit to Lebanon was … [Read more...] about Notre Dame community reflects on Pope Leo’s visit to Lebanon