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Monday, April 6, 2026
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SMC president volunteers as target for pie fundraiser

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Friday afternoon, the Saint Mary's student center was filled with pie-throwers, whipped-cream-covered professors and onlookers as the Saint Mary's Affiliation of the American Chemical Society (SMAACS) held its first-ever Pie-Your-Professor event.  


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SMC program promotes art

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Applications are now open for Spark for Women Visual Arts (SPARK-Art), a 12-week program sponsored by the Saint Mary's Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) that helps South Bend-area women looking to turn their artistic skills into a business.


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Gallivan advisors discuss reporting

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Members of the Advisory Committee for the John W. Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy held a panel discussion Monday afternoon on the issues of modern journalism and how students can make an impact in the future of the industry.

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Author recalls Rockne's legacy

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On Friday afternoon, award-winning author and sports historian Jim Lefebvre gave a lecture and held a book-signing for the launch of his new book, "Coach for a Nation: The Life and Times of KnuteRockne."




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Give them a reason to believe in you'

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Never has a woman served in the highest public office in the United States, and men outnumber women in Congress, 517 to 118. But, three women have stood at the helm of United States foreign policy formation as secretaries of state. Dr. Condoleezza Rice, the second woman and second African American to hold the position, spearheaded American efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East and helped to lead the country through the Iraq War's beginning, Sept. 11, the collapse of the Soviet bloc and German reunification



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Saint Mary's reveals alarming data on Indiana girls

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Saint Mary's College became the fifth all-women's college in the nation to release a report drawing together publicly available data on the status of girls ages 10 to 19 in its home state of Indiana, College president Carol Ann Mooney said in a press conference on Thursday. 





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I work for everybody back home'

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Editor's Note: This is the second story in a series featuring Notre Dame and Saint Mary's graduates serving as members of Congress. This series, titled "Trading Golden Dome for Capitol Dome," will run on Fridays.