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Professor speaks on keys to happiness Professor Arthur Brooks presented his findings on how to live a happy life in the modern world By KELSEY QUINT News Writer
On Mond a y a f t e rn o on , Me nd o z a C ol le g e of Busi ness a nd t he C e nt e r f or C it i z e n s h i p a nd C on s t it ut ion a l G o v e r n m e nt w e lc om e d Ne w Yor k T i m e s b e s t s e l li n g a ut h or A r t hu r Br o ok s t o t h e Jor d a n A u d it or i u m . Br o ok s , a pr of e s s or a t H a r v a r d B u s i n e s s S c h o ol , c ol u m n i s t f or T h e A t l a nt ic a nd a ut h or of 13 b o ok s , d e l i v e r e d a le c t u r e e nt it le d “Mov i ng f r om St r eng t h to St r eng t h i n Wor k , L i fe & Ha ppi ne s s.” C om mu n it y memb er s, f ac u lt y a nd st udent s a s s emble d i n t he aud ienc e to he a r Br o ok s’ t a l k on t he u n i v er s a l que st ion : how to b e h a pp y.
Reconciling with the societal conception of happiness Brook s opened h i s lect u re by d i sc u ssi ng t he c u rrent st ate of happi ness i n t he world today, spec i f ic a l ly t h roug h t he len s of t he st udent s he encou nter s at Ha r v a rd Bu si ness School. “W hen people a sk w hat I teach at Ha r v a rd … T he y t h i n k it mu st be accou nt i ng or f i na nce or genera l ma nagement or somet h i ng. I say no, I teach happi ness. How cou ld t hat be a cla ss i n t he bu siness school ? ” Brook s sa id. “But, it ’s one of t he most over subsc r ibed cla sses at Ha r v a rd Bu si ness School.
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New York Times best-selling author and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks explained the nature and causes of changes in happiness throughout one’s lifetime in Mendoza College’s Jordan Auditorium on Monday.
Students anticipate TikTok star Brittany Broski By GRACE TADAJWESKI News Writer
A f ter ta k ing ov e r T i k Tok ’s For You P a g e w it h h e r v i r a l k om bu c h a v id e o i n 2 019, Br it t a n y Br o s k i w i l l t a k e on t h e Un i v e r s it y of Not r e D a m e on We d n e s d a y i n a g u e s t s p e a k e r e v e nt . Br o s k i i s a s o c i a l m e d ia i n f luencer who spec i a l i z e s i n c om e d y a nd p o d c a s t s . T h e St u d e nt Un ion B o a r d ( S U B ) w i l l h o s t a t ic k e t e d a nd m o de r a t e d d i s c u s s ion w it h Br o s k i f r om 7- 8 p. m . i n D eB a r t olo 15 5 . “I’m j u s t r e a l l y e x c ite d I t h i n k f or t h e e n e rg y t h a t s h e’ l l br i n g i nt o t h e r o om ,” s e n ior S U B e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t or L i l y C ond o d i n a s a id . “S h e’s r e a l l y f u n n y, r e a l l y c h a ri s m a t ic , but a l s o, I f e e l l i k e pr e t t y l i k e d o w n t o e a r t h .” T h e e v e nt w i l l o c c u r i n a q u e s t ion-a nd-a ns w e r f or m a t . T h e f i r s t
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45 m i nut e s of t h e e v e nt w i l l f e a t u r e q u e s t ion s del ivered by t wo SUB m e m b e r s , a nd t h e l a s t 15 m i nut e s w i l l f e a t u r e q u e s t ion s s u bm it t e d v i a G o o g le For m s pr ior t o t h e e v e nt . “I think it ’s rea lly u n iq u e t h a t w e g ot t o c u r a t e t h e q u e s t ion s a s w e l l t o a s k h e r [ q u e st ion s ] . It ’s n ot l i k e s om e p e r f or m a n c e t h a t s h e’s d on e a m i l l ion t i m e s ,” C ond o d i n a s a id . “I’m r e a l l y e x c it e d t o s e e t he s t u d e nt s’ r e a ct ion a nd see t hem e n j o y it a s w e l l .” Ju n ior Emily Mc D ou g a l l , d i r e c t or of pr o g r a m m i n g f or t he Live E nt e r t a i n m e nt C om m it t e e , a nd s op h o m or e L e i l a A s t ol f i , c h a i r of t h e L i v e E nt e r t a i n m e nt C om m it t e e , will be on stage w it h Br o s k i . A c c or d i n g to Mc D ou g a l l , t h e t w o w i l l ask Br o s k i a v a r ie t y of q u e s t ion s a b out
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Br o s k i’s f a m e a nd p op u l a r c u r r e nt t opic s — h opi n g t o g e t a t t h e hu m or a nd p e r s p e ct i v e t h a t m a d e Br o s k i f a m ou s . “I j u s t h op e I d on’t w or d v om it on s t a g e ,” Mc D ou g a l l s a id . “S h e s e e m s s o n ic e , s o I’m r e a l l y e x c it e d t o g e t t o s it d o w n w it h h e r a nd k i nd of h a v e a c on v e r s a t ion w it h h e r.” Ac c ord i ng to C ondo d i n a , t h e L i v e E nt e r t a i n m e nt C om m it t e e d e c id e d t h e y w a nt e d t o br i n g a r e c o g n i z a b le c om e d i a n t o c a m pu s d u r i n g t h e br a i n s t or m i n g pr o c e s s , w h ic h b e g a n o v e r t h e s u m m e r. A f t e r r e v ie w i n g l i s t s of n a m e s a nd id e a s , t h e id e a of br i n g i n g Br o s k i t o c a mpu s g ot p o s it i v e f e e d b a c k f r om t h e g r ou p. “ We w or k w it h a lot of d i f f e r e nt a g e nt s , a nd t h e a g e nt r e c om m e nd e d see TIKTOK PAGE 5
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College singers compete in state By KATELYN WALDSCHMIDT Associate News Editor
This last Saturday, six Saint Mary’s students traveled to Butler University to compete in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition. Participants included Julia Zusi, Delaney Nold, Rachel McMillen, Camryn Hurley, Georgia Sigler who placed first in her treble voice fourth and fifth-year category and Maeve Kearney, who placed third in her category of treble voice fourth and fifth-year musical theatre category. Elizabeth Schleicher, a voice instructor at Saint Mary’s, oversaw the competition for Saint Mary’s. Zusi, a senior music education major, competed in two categories: classical music and musical theatre. “I’ve done this competition for three years. This is the first year I’ve done two categories, but I just wanted to push myself after doing classical every year, so I just
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thought I’d push myself,” Zusi said. Zusi explained the music a competitor plays depends on how long you have been studying music at the collegiate level. “For us, you have to have at least two languages and one has to be an aria,” she said. “So I chose a German piece I sang last year and then I was working on an aria early this semester that I really wanted to put in front of an audience.” Sigler, a senior vocal performance and communication studies major, competed in classical music, singing in English, French and Italian in her performance. For Sigler, this competition is a chance to be competitive and see where she measures up against other performers as she prepares for graduate school. “I’m applying and auditioning for voice and opera performance programs see COMPETITION PAGE 5
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