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Volume 52, Issue 68 | thursday, january 25, 2018 ndsmcobserver.com
Speaker warns about dangers of stalkers Advocate Debbie Riddle presents ‘Peggy’s Story’ to raise awareness of stalking-related violence By COLLEEN ZEWE News Writer
To raise stalking awareness during January, National Stalking Awareness Month, the Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) at Saint Mary’s welcomed advocate Debbie Riddle to speak about her own experience with a stalking incident affecting a loved one, which led to the death of her sister. When it comes to stalking, which Riddle defined as “a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear,” context is everything, she said. One can define noncriminal activity as stalking after looking at the bigger picture and the context of the behavior, Riddle said.
Peggy Klinke, Riddle’s sister, met a man with whom Klinke began a relationship while she was at college in the ‘90s, Riddle said. During one Christmas break, the man visited Riddle and Klinke’s home uninvited to surprise Klinke, and Riddle said she could tell by her sister’s face that the man was not treating her well. The man seemed controlling and made Riddle feel uneasy, she said, something she realizes was an early warning sign. “Trust your gut,” she said. “If you feel something isn’t right, more than likely, it isn’t right.” Riddle said the man emotionally abused Klinke, calling her derogatory names, but he would then send her flowers to see STALKING PAGE 3
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Speaker Debbie Riddle stands before a picture of her sister Peggy Klinke, who was a victim of stalking and emotional abuse, while discussing how to identify warning signs of stalking behavior on Wednesday.
New location allows Career Services to expand By CHARLOTTE EDMONDS News Writer
In addition to the numerous dining options, improved workout facilities and expanded study space in the new Duncan Student Center, the building also houses the Center for Career Development on the fifth floor.
Previously located on the first two floors of Flanner Hall, the Department for Career Services is now centrally located on campus and easily accessible for students. Vice president for student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding cited the Career Center’s new location along with many other aspects of student life as one of the biggest advantages
of the new student center. “To have the Career Center and the Center for Career Development right upstairs rather than across campus … bringing together all of these different elements, for us, is part of the exciting piece to things that had previously really been scattered across see CAREER PAGE 4
Saint Mary’s prepares for spring musical cabaret By ERIN GRIMES News Writer
Saint Mary’s College will host “Extraordinary Women: A Musical Cabaret,” from April 5–7, stage director and associate professor of theater Mark Abram-Copenhaver said. “On Friday and Saturday, there will be an early and
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late show, with times to be decided,” he said. Abram-Copenhaver said the musical follows a musical revue style, revolving around a theme with songs from a variety of composers. This year’s theme highlights the women of various musical productions. “In a lot of musical theater, we end up with female
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characters whose sole purpose for being there is either to be wanted by a man, pursuing a man or something having to do with who they are relative to the male characters,” he said. “The male characters are doing something in the world, and the female characters are see MUSICAL PAGE 4
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Film ‘Lady Bird’ features song from folk choir By CLAIRE RAFFORD News Writer
Notre Dame shares a connection w ith the five-time Oscar nominated film “Lady Bird,” as it features a song by the Notre Dame Folk Choir at the end of the mov ie. “Lady Bird” — which depicts the coming-of-age stor y of a girl as she attends a Catholic high school, fills out college applications, experiences her first love and nav igates a tumultuous relationship w ith her mother — utilizes the song by the Folk Choir during a crucial point in the main character’s journey, choir director Karen Schneider-Kirner said. “The song is featured at the ver y end of the mov ie, when the lead character, played by actress Saoirse Ronan, has an awakening moment and realizes the gift of her family and mother in particular,” Schneider-Kirner said in an
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email. The song, Schneider-Kirner said, is “Rosa mystica,” a song from the Folk Choir’s 1996 album, “Prophets of Joy.” She said Trappist monk Fr. Chr ysog y nus Waddell composed the song as a hy mn to Mar y “w ith a text dating back to the 16th centur y.” Senior and choir president William Maher said part of the reason the scene in which the song plays is poignant is because the ly rics to “Rosa mystica” parallel the stage Ronan’s character has reached in her life. “The song, the ly rics themselves talk about changing and the transformation that happens when you accept Christ into your life,” Maher said. “Ever y thing about it was just perfect.” Maher said “Rosa mystica” had a particularly see CHOIR PAGE 4
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