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Volume 58, Issue 8 | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 | ndsmcobserver.com
Psych class looks at body image By AARUSHI BUTE and SAKURA YAMANAKA News Writers
From the dreaded “freshman fifteen” to TikTok “fit checks” to easy access of photoshopping and Facetune, opportunities for body comparisons are everywhere, especially for college students. But “Body Image,” a 40000-level psychology class, seeks to examine this very topic. Dawn Gondoli, professor of psychology, said she has been teaching this class since 2018 while conducting research in the field of body image.
“To be able to teach a subject that is intrinsically interesting to me and maps onto my research is a good thing,” Gondoli said. “I like seeing students encountering new things, new ways of thinking about things and being able to communicate.” The class, which is offered to juniors and seniors, analyzes readings on specific topics related to body image. This week, the topic centered around methods of interventions and future directions. Students also take turns see PSYCHOLOGY PAGE 4
ND Law assists religious charter school By LI A M KELLY A ssociate News Ed itor
In Ok la homa, St. Isidore of Sev ille Cat holic Virtua l School is hard at work to welcome its f irst 500 students by fa ll of 2024 as it aims to become t he f irst religious charter school in t he nation, said Brett Farley, Executive Director of t he Cat holic Conference of Ok la homa. As t he school faces lega l cha llenges, St. Isidore has been aided by t he Notre Dame Law School Religious Libert y Clinic,
Harvard scholar lectures on changes to democracy By GRACE TADAJWESKI News Writer
W it h t he f ut u re of democrac y i n m i nd, Da n iel le A l len presented a lect u re on her recent book “Just ice by Mea ns of Democrac y ” i n DeBa r tolo Ha l l Wed nesday n ig ht. A sel f-procla i med
democrac y advocate, A l len is a professor at Ha r va rd Col lege a nd a n aut hor of severa l book s. She at t r ibutes her i nt roduct ion to democrac y to her pol it ica l ly engaged fa m i ly members a nd com mu n it y, such a s her g ra ndpa rent s who foug ht for racia l equa l it y a nd women’s su f f rage.
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Author Danielle Allen presents on her latest book ‘Justice as a Means of Democracy’ while discussing democracy in the U.S.
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Not on ly t hat, but A l len ack nowledges t hat she lea r ned a “core lesson” f rom her fat her a nd au nt who bot h ra n for elect ion f rom opposi ng ends of t he pol it ica l spect r u m. “Two t h i ngs were ver y clea r to me,” A l len sa id. “T he f i rst one, t hat for a l l t hey d isag reed on t he how, what t hey ’re pla n n i ng to do, t hey ’re act ua l ly pu rsui ng t he sa me t h i ng. T hey were bot h pu rsu i ng empower ment. A nd t he second t h i ng I rea l i zed wa s t hat for a l l t hat t hey d isag ree w it h each ot her, t hey never broke t hem on t he g love.” A l len ex pla i ned t hat she ha s seen t he Un ited States go t h roug h t he “push apa r t.” T he cou nt r y ha s seen a n i ncrea se i n i ncome a nd wea lt h i nequa l it y, i nca rcerat ion a nd pola r i zat ion, she descr ibed. “Yes, we love t he idea ls of f reedom a nd equa l it y, a nd t here’s g reat va lue i n t hose,” A l len sa id, “But t he poi nt of democrac y is t hat ba sed on t hose va lues t hat
which has prov ided lega l consultation and representation, according to Farley and members of t he Religious Libert y Clinic. Farley explained t hat t he decision to found a Cat holic v irtua l charter school was one motivated bot h by necessit y and opportunit y. On one hand, Farley said, t here ex ists a great need for better education in Ok la homa, specif ica lly in rura l parts of t he state. According to U.S. News and World Report, Ok la homa ranks 48t h in t he U.S. in public education.
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SBPD called to Eddy Street Observer Staff Report
Sout h Bend pol ice received at lea st one repor t t hat a shot wa s f i red at Eddy St reet Com mons on Su nday even i ng, aut hor it ies sa id. Of f icers were d ispatched to t he 1200 block of N. Eddy St. a rou nd 10 :40 p.m. Su nday i n con nect ion w it h a d ist u rba nce i nvolv i ng 50 to 100 people, accord i ng
to t he Sout h Bend Pol ice Depa r t ment. Pol ice w rote in a Facebook post at 7:19 a.m. on Monday t hat juven i les created t he d ist u rba nce. In add it ion to t he g u nshot, pol ice received 911 ca l ls about juven i les d isplay i ng g u ns a nd heav y f ig ht i ng. One person wa s st r uck by see POLICE PAGE 4
SMC hires new Title IX officer Observer Staff Report
In a Wednesday ema i l to t he Sa int Ma r y’s communit y, President Kat ie Conboy a nnounced t he hiring of Li z Bauma nn as t he Col lege’s f irst f u l l-t ime Tit le I X of f icer. According to t he message, t he President’s Of f ice brought a n ex terna l Tit le I X ex per t to ca mpus last
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“The problem is t hat most parents can’t af ford private education and/or t here isn’t a private school near t hem to attend even if t hey could af ford it,” Farley said. Then w it h t he rise in v irtua l learning during t he COVID-19 pandemic v irtua l learning, t he A rchdiocese of Ok la homa Cit y and t he Diocese of Tulsa began to consider founding a v irtua l school in order to more easily reach students in remote
fa l l to rev iew Sa int Ma r y’s sex ua l v iolence resources, educat ion a nd responses. The ex per t recommended t hat t he Col lege hire a f u l l-t ime Tit le I X of f icer. An interna l hire, Bauma nn was prev iously a coordinator for t he Bel les Aga inst Violence Of f ice (BAVO) a nd most recent ly, see TITLE XI PAGE 4
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