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Volume 54, Issue 11 | tuesday, september 10, 2019 | ndsmcobserver.com
Climb to honor first responders Duncan Hall residents organize signature event to benefit Heart 9/11 charity
Shots reported
By NATALIE WEBER Assistant Managing Editor
Observer Staff Report
Having lived in New York during their childhoods, sophomores Conor Milligan and Patrick Creaven were both directly impacted by the events of 9/11. Creaven’s dad, who lived in New York at the time, watched the plane fly into the south tower and had friends who were killed in the tragedy. Milligan’s family knew a police officer — Ramon Suarez — who died while rescuing people. So the two Duncan Hall residents came together last spring and started planning a new dorm signature event to honor first responders — particularly those who sacrificed
Gunshots were heard east of Notre Dame early Saturday, the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) announced in an email. This is the second report of gunshots near campus in eight days, with the first on Aug. 30. The shots were heard at approximately 2:32 a.m. near the Remedy bar, just west of the intersection of Ironwood Road and South Bend Avenue. There were no reported injuries, the email said. NDPD advises individuals to leave areas where there is a fight or disturbance and seek shelter. Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact the South Bend Police Department, the email said.
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Johnson family donates Observer Staff Report
The University announced the Johnson family — Todd, Susan, Matthew and Hilary Johnson of Minnesota — made a large donation that will go towards the construction of a women’s residence hall that will be located east of Flaherty and Dunne Halls, Notre Dame announced in a press release on Friday. “The Johnsons, an exceptionally generous family, have exhibited that generosity in making possible this hall at Notre Dame bearing their name,” University President Fr. John Jenkins said in the press release. “We are extremely grateful for this residence hall, a place for building community and see JOHNSON PAGE 4
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SMC Moreau Center for Arts hosts theatre picnic By MADELINE LAW News Writer
Saint Mary’s Moreau Center for the Arts will host its annual theatre picnic on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. on O’Laughlin Green. The department plans to emphasize collaboration, giving back and teaching the community about the importance of theatre at the event at the showcase for its new events, activities and opportunities this school year. Professor Michaela Duff y, technical director of the theatre department, explained the department’s goal for the picnic. “The main goal is to have anybody on campus interested in theater, come to the picnic, share food, introduce themselves, get to know the faculty a little bit and each other,” Duff y said. “This could be
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anybody who is interested in any aspect of performing arts, not just majors or minors, anyone who is interested in auditioning, working in the scene and costume shops, or even being part of the back-stage crew. It’ll be an old fashioned cookout with lots of desserts, all the fixings for brats, hamburgers and hot dogs, as well as lawn games, and of course, some theatre games.” There will also be a $5 early-bird special for the new Moreau Center tshirts, Duff y said. The Moreau Center will also hold their second annual series of “Makers’ Meetings” where the scene shop, costume shop, music program and dance program coming together once a month to create opportunities to inspire creativity. Students are also invited to participate in
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master classes. The first two master classes include an Artistic Fencing Workshop on Sept. 20 and a trip to downtown South Bend for Octoberfest on Oct. 4. Sandie Schooler, who works in the theatre department at Saint Mary’s, shared some of the Moreau Center’s plans for giving back to the environment. “We’re trying to find a need and fill it,” Schooler said. “We’ll be making reusable washable feminine hygiene products for women that don’t have them readily available.” They will also be making clothing protectors for the sisters in the convent later in the year, Schooler said. Schooler said fun is a major goal of the theatre department this year. “We really, really, see PICNIC PAGE 4
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Schools receive ratings Observer Staff Report
Saint Mary’s received national rankings from U.S. News and World Reports and Money Magazine, the College announced Monday in a press release. Saint Mary’s placed No. 102 in the U.S. News’ annual survey and ranking of the top 1800 liberal arts colleges in the country. This ranking considers factors such as student excellence, economic and ethnic diversity, awarding of merit aid, graduation and retention rates, the number of classes with fewer than 20 students and alumni giving. The College also ranked No. 31 out of best small colleges and No. 149 of 500 colleges see RATINGS PAGE 4
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