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SMC symposium to address incarcerated women

Next Tuesday Saint Mary's College will shed light on an often-unheard community within South Bend: incarcerated women. The College is hosting a Symposium on Female Incarceration on Tuesday, December 3 that will highlight the work of men and women who serve the incarcerated.

Irish dominate through the cold

Students braved snow and below-freezing temperatures to watch the Irish battle the Brigham Young University Cougars on Saturday in the last home football game of the season.

Alumnae promote benefits of study abroad

Three Saint Mary's alumnae took part in a panel discussion Wednesday to highlight the impact of study abroad experiences on careers.

Students address sexual violence

Student government hosted a town hall discussion on sexual violence Wednesday to open up the on-campus discussion and instigate activism in students.

Group passes recommendations on inclusion

Student Senate passed a resolution concerning diversity on campus, introduced a sexual violence prevention initiative and discussed upcoming events at Wednesday's meeting.

Physicist analyzes ice skating

While Charlotte Elster's day job is researching at the forefront of theoretical nuclear physics, her self-described "early day" job is figure skating. A physics professor at Ohio University, Elster gave a lecture Wednesday about the intersection of her two passions: the physics of ice skating.   

Off-campus houses robbed

An email sent Wednesday from Notre Dame's Off Campus Council notified students of a burglary and attempted burglary that took place last weekend.

Bless each one individually'

Fr. Mark Thesing, the Notre Dame football chaplain, began his relationship with the team as an undergraduate seminarian in 1979.

SMC students express concerns over food services

It's food week at Saint Mary's, a time for students to learn about the foods they're eating and ways to eat healthier. As a part of food week, students had the opportunity Wednesday to bring their questions and concerns to Barry Bowles, general manager of Sodexo dining services, which operates the Saint Mary's dining hall.

Worker killed by falling tree

The St. Joseph Co. Coroner said 22-year-old Mark Ellsworth of Mishawaka was killed Thursday at about 10:40 a.m., according to the South Bend Tribune.

Saint Mary's hosts International Cultural Festival

On Thursday, The International Cultural Festival at Saint Mary's showcased a variety of ethnic performances and presentations by international students and cultural clubs in conjunction with International Education Week, Terra Coham, assistant director of international student and scholar advisor at the Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership (CWIL), said.

Buddhist monk muses on true nature of compassion

Growing up in a Tibetan monastery, ArjiaRinpoche lived through the political oppression and forced labor camps of the Cultural Revolution, escaped to the United States in 1998 and now works as the director of Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center in Bloomington, Ind.   

In the Company of the Poor launches at ND

Priest discusses free will and neuroscience

Cultural event celebrates world art, languages

University experiments with online classes

National agency funds ND foreign aid in Ghana

Uruguayan poet's campus visit includes reading

Senate discusses parking regulations

Former SEC lawyer discusses ethics

Gary  Aguirre, the lawyer who "blew the whistle" on Pequot Capital's illegal insider trading activity and catalyzed a 2007 investigation on the hedge fund, delivered a lecture Monday night as the final installment of Mendoza's John A. Berges Lecture Series in Business Ethics.