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Volume 53, Issue 79 | wednesday, february 6, 2019 | ndsmcobserver.com
Siegfried Hall fundraises for homeless Ramblers host 13th-annual “Day of Man” to spotlight homelessness, raise money for Center By MARIAH RUSH News Writer
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Siegfried Hall students gather during the annual Day of Man event which seeks to raise money and spread awareness about people who are homeless in South Bend. This is the fundraising event’s 13th year.
Mission Center facilitates vocations fair By CATE VON DOHLEN News Writer
Housed in a sma ll of f ice on t he edge of St. Joseph’s la ke, t he Holy Cross Mission Center’s web stretches across t he globe. Recent ly, center director Fr. Mike DeLaney attended World Yout h Day in Panama where he and Holy Cross representatives from eight dif ferent countries held a vocations fair from Jan. 22 to 26. According to a release from t he Congregation of Holy Cross, t he fair, which centered on t he t heme “I am t he Ser vant of t he Lord,” was created to engage young people spiritua lly and help g uide t hem in vocationa l discernment. “It gave me t he opportunit y a ll day ever y day to meet w it h young people,” DeLaney said. “I persona lly ta lked w it h people from over 65 countries.”
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The center is sponsored by t he United States Prov ince of t he Congregation of t he Holy Cross. According to its website, four main institutions of higher learning are af f iliated w it h t he religious order in t he United States: Notre Dame, Universit y of Port land, K ing’s College and Stonehill College. At each of its locations around t he countr y and world, Holy Cross supports education, vocationa l discernment and communit y ser v ice. Holy Cross parishes, schools, socia l ministries — which include any t hing from yout h programs to medica l clinics — and ot her forms of outreach have been established in countries around t he world, DeLaney said. “We have many roles. One is to help support what was traditiona lly ca lled missionar y activ it y of t he see MISSION PAGE 4
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People on campus may see men wearing less clothes than a normal South Bend Februar y day would t y pically require and holding out Solo cups w ith a request for money Wednesday. If so, they should not be alarmed — it’s just Siegfried Hall’s signature event, Day of Man, in full force. As it is the 13th year for the event, Siegfried has the basics dow n for the Day of Man: wear skimpy clothes — most often their bright event t-shirts, shorts and f lipf lops — to class and around campus all day and ask for donations that w ill go to the South Bend Center for the
Homeless. According to sophomore Kieran Wurl, one of four event commissioners, the Day of Man first originated when a Siegfried resident forgot his coat one cold w inter day, and realized others less fortunate than he dealt w ith the cold in this fashion ever y day. “He realized that there are people in the South Bend communit y that are homeless and go through it ever y day, fighting the South Bend cold w ind. So he gathered a group of his friends, went out and started asking for money for donations for the homeless and then it kind of turned into a Siegfried see SIEGFRIED PAGE 3
SMC student government promotes lemonade Mass By McKENZIE LOOKEBILL News Writer
Instead of returning to their dorms after Wednesday Mass in the Sacred Heart Chapel in Le Mans Hall, Saint Mar y’s students can now join their fellow Belles for refreshments and snacks complimentar y
of the Student Government Association. Junior Terra Nelson, along w ith Anna Zappa, who ser ve on the mission committee for student government, helped organize the event w ith Kathy Ogden, student body v ice president. “Kathy approached us in the beginning of the year
about possibly creating a signature dorm Mass,” Nelson said in an email. “Anna and I loved this idea and talked to [v ice president for mission] Judy Fean about starting this as soon as possible. Anna and I both wanted to create a culture of see LEMONADE PAGE 4
London theater company to perform ‘King Lear’ By MAX LANDER News Writer
The Actors From The London Stage w ill once again be performing Shakespeare at Notre Dame’s Washington Hall on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This time, the team w ill be performing the famous tragedy, “King Lear.” Actors From The London
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Stage is a group that has a longstanding relationship w ith the Universit y. It usually performs on campus once a semester as part of a larger tour of the United States. Peter Holland, associate dean for the arts and McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare studies, helps organize most Shakespeare productions on campus.
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Holland said Notre Dame has been working w ith Actors From The London Stage, which Sir Patrick Stewart and Dr. Homer “Murph” Swander founded in 1975, for nearly 20 years. “For the the last 18 years, we have been their U.S. base,” Holland said. “We help organize all their U.S. see ACTORS PAGE 3
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