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Students facilitate discussion about abusive relationships

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Students discussed unhealthy relationships and how to recognize emotional relationship abuse at Friday's installment of the Justice Friday series at Saint Mary’s in a conversation led by sophomores Nicole Caratas and Courtney Weston. (Editor's Note: Nicole Caratas is a news writer for the Observer.)


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Saint Mary's highlights options for reporting

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Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a five-part series on sexual assault at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. Today's stories focus on the process for students reporting sexual assaults.




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Speaker advocates for relationship violence awareness

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Santoro said his daughter, Lisa Santoro, was killed by her ex-boyfriend, who had never previously shown signs of verbal, emotional or physical abuse. However, after Lisa’s murder, the Santoro family found out he had been stalking Lisa for months and had beaten someone the day they broke up — both signs that indicated he was an abuser.


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Saint Mary's launches chapter of Active Minds

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Active Minds, a nation-wide organization that seeks to create conversations about mental health and provide a supportive community for college students, started a chapter on Saint Mary's campus, senior Bridget Dedelow said.