Jung addresses Senate Clark presents the State of Holy Cross College

By LIAM KELLY news writer

holy c ross c ollege p resident m arco c lark expressed his faith in the mission of h oly c ross c ollege and his optimism about the c ollege’s future during his first “ s tate of the c ollege” speech Thursday afternoon. c lark, who is serving in his first year as president, reflected on his fond memories so far at h oly c ross and the “radical hospitality” he has received.

By LIAM PRICE news writer

The n otre d ame student body senate passed three motions during the general orders portion of in their wednesday afternoon meeting, which also featured the first presidential s tate of the u nion address of student body president d aniel Jung’s term.

s tudent body vice president a idan r ezner called on l yons h all senator l ibby m eister to give the meeting’s opening prayer, and student union secretary i sabella

Tardio asked the senate what their favorite snacks were for the question of the day during roll call. For his weekly “ p ick o ne,” r ezner called on v innie b adali, senator of c lark praised the “world class” faculty and staff, as well as the “culture of care” he sees at the c ollege. address in m arch, conveyed optimism for the c ollege. c lark stressed that financial stability is crucial to the c ollege’s future and once again touted the debt-free position of the c ollege. b eing debt-free “has put us in a position to grow and to build upon,” he said. c lark praised the recent accomplishments of the c ollege. h e pointed to the national rankings that place h oly c ross c ollege in the top 20% of all liberal arts colleges in social mobility and at n o. 52 in the graduation rate of p ell grant eligible students. h oly c ross c ollege has also been recognized as an emerging h ispanic serving institution, meaning that h ispanic students comprise over 30% of its student body. w hen it comes to academic programs, neuroscience, exercise science, school counseling, applied math and data science. c lark also announced that 18 new formal pathway graduate agreements have been established, “including but not limited to the tri-campus,” that guarantee spots to 50 h oly c ross students. c lark also touted the “banner year” in fundraising efforts for the c ollege. The c ollege has seen a 60% increase in donations from 50% more donors than last year, c lark said. d espite the recent success, though, c lark acknowledged c lark, repeating a similar theme from his inaugural c lark highlighted the 19 new academic tracks that have been established in the past year, including see senaTe PAGE 3 see holy cross PAGE 4

“[ m y wife and i ] have fallen deeply in love with h oly c ross c ollege, our students, the faculty and staff, the families and the communities of s outh b end and the greater m ichiana region,” c lark said.

“ s tudents that attend here are seen, they’re known, they’re loved and they’re served,” he said.

“This is our time here at h oly c ross c ollege,” he said.

This success has had tangible effects on enrollment numbers, c lark said. This past year, h oly c ross received double the number of applications than last year and is set to have a record high number of students enroll.

“The word is out about h oly c ross c ollege,” c lark said.

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“ s ince the student body election of late February, student government has been hard at work at a variety of tasks aimed towards the improvement of student life and the flourishing of the n otre d ame student body, with a particular focus on this upcoming year,” Jung said in the address.

Three items passed in general orders o riginally, there were three items planned for new business on the meeting’s agenda. h owever, all three were moved up with a unanimous vote by the senate to the general orders section.

The first item the senate discussed was a nomination of r yan b land for president of The s hirt Project charity. b land was not in attendance at the meeting, but student union treasurer h annah b laskiewicz read to the senate her nomination of b land for the position.

“ d ue to his commitment to The s hirt Project, his diligence in planning, his passion for leading The s hirt committee and his welcoming presence for the rest of the [The] s hirt Project committee, i extend my recommendation to r yan without reservation,” b laskiewicz said. n ext, the senate passed an order to approve the senate’s bylaws, which r ezner explained were not changed from the previous term. a ccording to the student government constitution, the bylaws must be approved by m ay 1, and student union parliamentarian Griffin m c a ndrew explained that revisions to the bylaws would be discussed in the senate’s m ay 3 meeting. d illon h all senator s am Godinez spoke about the third item of the meeting’s general orders: a resolution calling upon the University to “fix numerous sidewalks surrounding d illon h all.”

The motion passed with no objecting votes.

Editor’s Note: Sam Godinez is a former news writer for The Observer

“For purposes of clarification, this resolution is not calling on the o ffice of Facilities d esign and o perations to fix ‘Lake d illon,’ the sidewalk between d illon h all and s outh d ining h all that was repaired last year, but rather the drainage issue that affects the sidewalks e ast and s outh of d illon h all,” Godinez said.

Godinez said that “several students” from d illon h all have complained about the issue, and that the puddles have flooded a ramp entrance into the hall, creating challenges for people with mobility assistive devices. d uring questioning of the resolution, Pangborn h all senator c harlie Pehl asked Godinez why the resolution was necessary if the problem would be solved when a lumni h all renovations are completed during summer break. Godinez answered that he felt it was important for the senate to respond to the drainage problem in order to help prevent the same problem occurring with future construction projects on campus.

“ i t calls to attention that this issue affected numerous people, and that when future constructions are happening, because there will be a lot of constructions afterwards, they could perhaps find alternatives,” Godinez said. b aumer h all senator Thomas Kluck supported the resolution during debate over the resolution, adding that the sight of the puddles were indeed “impressive.” d e c roix told The o bserver that the funeral commemorated a roach that died on the third floor of Farley h all, and residents enshrined an upside down cup covering the dead roach for long enough to begin intensely planning a proper funeral.

“ i hope it gets fixed, but before it does, make sure that you — after a rainy day — go check it out. i t’s a sight to see,” he said.

The senate voted to pass the resolution with no dissenters, and r ezner moved the senate into announcements.

Bagpipes blare for a roach ava d e c roix, the c lub c oordination c ouncil president and a resident of Farley h all, raised her hand to explain to the senate why bagpipes were heard blaring Tuesday night on n orth Quad.

“ i f anyone was disturbed by the bagpipe music last night, that was the Farley h all r oach Funeral,” d e c roix said.

“Then somebody knew someone on the n otre d ame bagpipe band, and was like, ‘hey, it would be really funny if we had a bagpipe to play at this,’” d e c roix said. “ b ut then, that girl actually ended up bringing the entire n otre d ame bagpipe band … i t was genuinely ridiculous but it was so fun.”

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