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Volume 53, Issue 109 | tuesday, april 2, 2019 | ndsmcobserver.com
ND welcomes new student gov McGavick, Gayheart reflect on year in office
Boyle, McGuire outline goals for future
By CLAIRE RAFFORD
By MARIAH RUSH
News Editor
Associate New Editor
After a long election process and year in office, seniors Gates McGavick and Corey Gayheart reflected on their term as outgoing student body president and vice president, respectively. McGavick had just one word to describe his feelings on his term in office ending. “Bittersweet,” he said. “I think it feels like it’s definitely time, you know, we’ve been here for a year, and I think we’re all looking forward to being able to focus on other areas of our life. But as we go through the list of things we did,
After being elected to serve the student body Feb. 6, junior Elizabeth Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire began their term Monday as Notre Dame student body president and vice president, respectively. The pair consulted soonto-be former student body president and vice president, seniors Gates McGavick and Corey Gayheart for help on making the transition as smooth as possible. “Generally they’ve just been helpful, not only in giving us
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JOSEPH HAN | The Observer
McGavick and Gayheart’s year-long term as student body president and vice president ended on April 1 as Boyle and McGuire’s began.
The Observer honored at ICPA award ceremony Observer Staff Report
The Observer received 30 awards at the 2019 annual Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) awards in Indianapolis Saturday, including second place in the Division I Newspaper of the Year category and second place for Best Overall Website Design.
The News department took home five awards, including first place in the Best Feature Story category for former Managing Editor Katie Galioto’s feature piece about Club Fever closing. Additionally, News also took first in the Best News or Feature Series for the Election Observer series covering the 2018 midterm elections, written
by Editor-in-Chief Kelli Smith, former Assistant Managing Editor and current news writer Lucas Masin-Moyer, incoming News Editor Tom Naatz, current Assistant Managing Editor Mary Steurer and news writer Gina Twardosz. The Observer News see AWARDS PAGE 3
You Are Loved Week celebrates dignity of family By MORGAN JOHNSON News Writer
Notre Dame Right to Life Club will seek to affirm the value of family in their fourth-annual You Are Loved Week. Through this year’s theme, “Pro-Life is Pro-Family,” the event week encourages students and faculty from different backgrounds to engage in conversation about the issue of human worth.
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“There was a need on campus to not only focus on controversial issues like abortion but also the parts that make it holistic, which is what our club really values,” senior Sadie Facile, president of Right to Life, said. The week began Sunday with a prayer service for life and family at the Grotto. Monday’s events featured a tent on South Quad to distribute stickers and apparel as well as a
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Respect Life Mass in the Basilica and reception that followed. A panel Tuesday at 7 p.m. in 138 DeBartolo Hall called “Witness to Love and Life: Insights from Notre Dame Families” will host Notre Dame community members to share their families’ stories. “We wanted to encourage interactions with students who are isolated from family life,” senior see LIFE PAGE 4
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NDPD reports robbery Observer Staff Report
Two men stole a cell phone from a victim and struck the victim multiple times late Sunday night according to an email sent to the Notre Dame community from the Notre Dame Police Department on Monday. The robbery occurred on St. Vincent Street — two blocks south of Notre Dame’s campus. The suspects were described as being in their late teens to early 20s. The victim sustained minor injuries, and NDPD is currently investigating the incident with the South Bend Police Department.
Administrators break down ND finances By MARIAH RUSH Associate News Editor
As a continuation of their financial transparency series, student government organized “Casual Conversations with Shannon and Lou,” where vice president of University Relations Lou Nanni and vice president for finance Shannon Cullinan broke down how the University allocates its funds in Carey Auditorium Monday evening. Nanni began by addressing new construction on campus. He said the money used to build new buildings around campus does not come out the operating budget of the University, meaning it does not come out of student tuition. “The money isn’t coming out of your tuition, room and board dollars — it’s rather being paid for by philanthropy,” he said. “That would be philanthropy for not only the physical construct, but for the ongoing maintenance.” Cullinan and Nanni showed an overall breakdown of the
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University’s revenue, which showed net tuition revenue is only 32 percent — a statistic Cullinan said often “surprises people.” Endowments contribute to 38 percent, the largest source of revenue Notre Dame has. “Over the next 10 years I would guess that [endowments] will make up around 50 percent of revenue,” Cullinan said. Cullinan said setting money aside for undergraduate needbased aid is the University’s first concern when allocating funds. “It’s the number one priority, and it will be the number one priority for the next five to ten years, and even beyond that,” he said. Cullinan then broke down where all fundraised capital goes, noting 64 percent goes to labor. “We’re a highly labor-intensive institution … it’s the biggest chunk of the expenses by a long shot,” Cullinan said. The two turned to questions from the audience, some of which see FINANCES PAGE 4
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