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VOLUME 58, ISSUE 73 | MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM
The Shirt committee unveils 35th edition The Shirt 2024 launched after a campus-wide celebration featuring student group performances By PETER McK ENNA A ssociate News Ed itor
A f ter a cu lminat ing celebrat ion featuring student g roup per forma nces, food a nd Not re Da me communit y, The Shir t committee unvei led t he desig n for t he 2024 Shir t on libra r y law n on Friday a f ternoon. The Shir t’s unvei ling took place f rom 4:30 p.m. to 6 :30 p.m. Unt i l members of The Shir t committee took over, Fat her Pete McCormick emceed t he event, as he int roduced g roups ra ng ing f rom t he Glee Club to Pom Squad to t he Echoes. “Ever since t his t radit ion bega n in 1990, The Shir t has become t he single
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The Shirt committee poses for a photo in The Shirt 2024 after revealing it onstage with head football coach Marcus Freeman and several football players. The Shirt 2024 is only the third to be made in gold.
best-sel ling col leg iate appa rel in t he count r y,” v ice president of The Shir t committee Mol ly Su l liva n sa id. “Over t he past 35 yea rs, we have sold over 3 mi l lion shir ts a nd ra ised over 14 a nd a ha lf mi l lion dol la rs.” This yea r ma rks t he 35t h edit ion of The Shir t, a n init iat ive t hat bega n in 1990 to ra ise f unds for student act iv it ies. “Ever y yea r, we donate a l l our prof its back to Not re Da me students,” president of The Shir t committee Rya n Bla nd sa id. “Today, t he project’s revenue suppor ts t he operat ions of student g roups a nd orga ni zat ions see THE SHIRT PAGE 3
Students host panel on ‘free ILI cohort prepares to finish program expression and belonging’ By ELIZABETH BURT News Writer’
On Wednesday evening, five Saint Mar y’s College students discussed how to institute healthy dialogue in communit y conversations and presented their findings from a conference they recently attended at DePaul Universit y. The five panelists, Katie Theriault, Ivor y Munoz, Angelina Wright, Anaís Juliano and Kayli ZelinskeMader were chosen to go to the conference because of their prev ious experiences w ith student leadership at Saint Mar y’s and their experiences w ith The Dialogue Project, an organization which strives to create “intimate conversations” w ithin communities. Moderated by philosophy professor Megan Zwart, the panelists discussed their experiences at the conference, their takeaways and how they want to implement the lessons they learned at Saint Mar y’s and
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the tri-campus. Zwart argued for the need to balance free expression and inclusiv it y. “W hen you’re talking about free expression, you’re also making sure that you’re creating inclusive climates at the same time,” she said. Each of the five panelists shared why they chose to take part in the conference, referencing their leadership roles w ith student government, residence life and SMC college democrats, among organizations. Wright described her generation as “reactive not proactive.” “They aren’t able to hear out other people’s voices,” she said. Theriault stressed the need to understand where differing opinions come from. “Starting off [a] conversation w ith where you’re coming from, really help[s] it be productive,“ she said. “It was easier to understand as someone got more heated
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about something or if they were like ‘I really disagree w ith this.’” A ll of the panelists stressed the importance of relationship building, both as a college communit y and w ithin interpersonal relationships. Referencing Saint Mar y’s since reversed policy of allow ing transgender students to enroll at the college, Juliano said the issue is not settled for some people on campus. “Sometimes we think that the conversation is over because we had a conversation, but sometimes people aren’t ready for it to be over,“ she said. Munoz explained building relationships can make moments of crisis easier to manage. “We build relationships before a crisis, so when crisis occurs, we can address it effectively,” Munoz said. A lthough the panelists agreed Saint Mar y’s, as a
By ASHLEIGH LOBO News Writer
“Most of t he people who a re draw n to t his t y pe of prog ra m a re look ing to go back to t heir communit ies a nd be a force for good,” Emi ly Turner, t he associate director for prospect development a nd a lumni relat ions for t he Inspired Leadership Init iat ive, sa id. In 2018, Not re Da me created t he Inspired Leadership Init iat ive (ILI). The ILI prov ides “accomplished
indiv idua ls“ w it h t he oppor tunit y to pursue f ur t her educat ion a nd ga in access to resources a nd g uida nce to be a force for good in t heir f utures. Ash ley Ba ra nowsk i, t he ILI Prog ra m Director, described t he prog ra m as a cohor t of 15 to 25 fellows per yea r “who have completed t heir chosen ca reers a nd a re look ing to discern t he nex t chapter of t heir lives.” “[The ILI is] a see ILI COHORT PAGE 3
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The 2023-2024 ILI cohort includes 15 fellows who are looking to further develop and discern the next chapter for their professional lives.
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