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ND, SMC teams compete in Model U.N. conference

By The Observer · Monday, Dec. 2, 2013

A team of 12 students from Saint Mary's and 24 from Notre Dame participated in debates and sessions about international issues at the American Model United Nations Conference from Nov. 23 to 26.

SMC alumna delivers 'Life After Music Degree' lecture

By The Observer · Monday, Dec. 2, 2013

The Saint Mary's Department of Music hosted the final lecture in the "Life After a Music Degree" series Monday, bringing a College alumna in to speak on "How the Path Might Redirect Over Time."

Events celebrate Advent on campus

By The Observer · Monday, Dec. 2, 2013

Campus Ministry will celebrate Advent by hosting a variety of events meant to encourage students to take time off during the pre-finals rush to prepare for Christmas.

CLC task forces deliver progress updates

By The Observer · Monday, Dec. 2, 2013

At the Campus Life Council (CLC) meeting Monday, student government members, rectors, professors and staff members from the Office of Student Affairs shared progress updates from CLC's three task force committees. According to the Task Force Agenda for 2013-2014, the first committee works on safety and mental health, the second on community building and the third on holistic development.

Panelists discuss local LGBTQ social issues

By The Observer · Monday, Dec. 2, 2013

A panel of professors discussed the different current events, issues and policies in the LGBTQ community on Monday at Saint Mary's.

Justice series tackles benefits of healthy eating

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013

The final meeting in Saint Mary's "Justice Friday's" lecture series, which Saint Mary's Justice Education department held this semester to examine justice through different lenses, explored the nature of "real" food and how it can influence a healthy lifestyle.

ND scientists examine earth's mantle

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013

Notre Dame geologists have discovered an important piece of the puzzle that is the chemical composition of the earth's mantle - the layer of semi-liquid rock directly below the earth's crust.

Mozart festival marks end of Year of Faith

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013

All three Basilica choirs joined for the first time with an orchestra to commemorate the end of Campus Ministry's Year of Faith in Friday's Mozart Festival at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

Tailgate targets Obamacare

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013

To mark the passage of the last home game of the 2013 Irish football season Saturday, Notre Dame fans celebrated in a variety of ways. One group of students used the game as a venue to express their opposition to the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as "Obamacare."

SMC symposium to address incarcerated women

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013

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

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013

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.