smc hosts health fair to highlight resources

By KATELYN WALDSCHMIDT a ssociate news e ditor

saint mary’s students filled angela Field house Friday afternoon for this year’s health fair sponsored by the Kristine anderson Trustey Wellness Program.

director of student involvement and advocacy Liz baumman, who is part of the wellness program coordinating committee, explained the event’s origin and goal.

“The fund was started by a generous alum, who is Kristine anderson Trustey, with a specific purpose to enhance student wellness on campus,” baumman said.

The fair consisted of tables from student groups and organizations providing both on-campus and off-campus resources. Tables covered topics ranging from physical health and mental health to spiritual health.

sophomores izzi Linus and Katie harrington, both soccer players at saint mary’s, were at the fair representing the student organization morgan’s message. Linus described morgan’s message as an advocacy group for mental health, especially among student-athletes.

Holy Cross

and catholic higher education at holy cross. i have found my deep gladness here.” clark focused on his predecessor Fr. david Tyson who served as president for five years, praising Tyson’s guidance of holy cross through a difficult financial time. clark described his gratitude for the school’s “world-class” faculty

“This college is one of the few in the country that is debt free, that has a growing endowment… and that has established an academic and faith identity that is worthy of national and international recognition,” clark said.

“it’s really important for us that a lot of people know that they have a community to go to,” she said. “a lot of the time athletes are struggling without you knowing about it.” another student table, the Wellness advisory council, drew in a great deal of participation from their interactive ”Just dance” game. in addition to student-provided resources, representatives from the college staffed numerous tables. heather abbott, a counselor at the health and counseling center, ran a table about past and current mental health trends.

Table hosts Jada reitmeier and mila swiacki said the council’s goal is to raise health awareness on campus and bridge the gap between students faculty and staff. reitmeier said having an interactive game at their both stresses the importance of having fun.

“We’re just here to have fun and give yourself a break. have fun, take care of yourself and you don’t have to be serious all the time,” she said.

“i’m here just sharing some of the changes in the field of behavioral health and then along with the things that are treatments and and staff as well as the brothers of the holy cross, who he credited for helping him “discern a vocation” in catholic education. clark also said he was humbled to be given the honor of serving as president. above all, clark described his mood as “hopeful” for the future of holy cross.

“i’m also humbled to be in this position of getting close and doing the work of the church in catholic higher education, which shapes students in the image of christ, to create a world in which love and justice prevail,” clark said.

“This young college has certainly been through its fair share of afflictions, trials and difficulties,” clark noted. “she has borne her approaches to mental health and well-being,” abbott said. abbott added that the health fair is a great opportunity for students to learn about resources readily available to them. a table that drew many students, mostly because it displayed a recipe for the infamous ”borg,“ was one on bar safety operated by renee schutze from health and counseling.

“it’s a great opportunity for students to learn about the resources that are available on campus and to get information about taking care of their whole being, both physical and mental,” she said.

“our main goal is safety here at this table,” shutze said. ”[We are] talking about alcohol poisoning risks so that way [people] understand the new trends with the borg and how much alcohol is really in that.” shutze’s table was also giving away stopTopps, a cover for your drink in the form of a sticker.

“We’ve had women that come in and they either know somebody or they’ve been affected by date rape drugs,” she said.

First-years caitlin mitchell and abbey duggan both said they attended for the giveaways, but they crosses. Through the resilient spirit of the congregation of holy cross and trust in divine providence our college today is poised for a bright future.” clark pointed to recent trends in admissions to support his optimism.

“The application numbers for holy cross college this year are double what they were this time last year and the highest in the history of the college,” he touted. clark then turned his sights to the future, offering a preview of his fiveyear plan for the college.

“i have a vision for a vibrant and expanded campus that prides itself on academic excellence and faith formation, high impact teaching and learning, a student body that is actively engaged in academic and added that they were pleasantly surprised with how much they enjoyed the event.

“i really like it, especially the phone booth where you put your phone there and just walk around without it,” mitchell said.

Junior bailey siglow said she was drawn to the health fair because of “the free tote bag” but said she was happy to learn about some of the resources available.

“definity informational, i just got the number for smick security,” siglow said. “There’s just a lot of safety things that i never know about.” baumann said she thought the health fair this year was a great success. baumann, who had her own table highlighting the mother Pauline food pantry, added that it was great to see and chat with so many students.

“We had increased attendance this year which was awesome. The students seemed very engaged,” she said.

“i had the opportunity to speak with students that knew about the resource that i was tabling for and had accessed that resource, but also students who had not heard or didn’t student life and a college which offers programs that widen access, while enhancing outcomes and learning,” clark explained. one of the main priorities of this five-year plan will be the improvement of the college’s facilities, clark said. clark also reassured any concerned students that on-campus dining options would be expanded in the future. outlining his plans to expand holy cross’ academic offerings, clark added that he hopes to offer know how to access the resource,” baumann said. baumann also spoke about how important it is for resources outside of saint mary’s campus to come show students what they have to offer. one such outside resource was the notre dame fire and police departments.

“We’re going to expand and renew construction, and we’re going to repurpose [and] remodel the learning and the work environments to better meet the needs of the college,” he said.

“it’s just such a fun opportunity to get to connect with our campus partners, but also our community partners,” she said.

“i’m always grateful when our campus safety and the notre dame police and fire attend,” baumann said. ”They’re always very engaging. The notre dame police and fire were participating in our ‘Just dance‘ booth which was hilarious and fun.” baumann said the best way to give feedback is to email her or direct message saint mary’s wellness on instagram.

“We’re so grateful to the students that attended and hope they’ll share their feedback with us as we continue forward,” baumann said.

Contact Katelyn Waldschmidt at kwaldschmidt01@saintmarys.edu

microcredentials and certification programs for students.

“imagine walking away with an undergraduate degree and microcredentials in iT areas… project management, continuous improvement, leadership, nonprofit management and so much more,” clark said.

holy cross will also seek to expand its academic partnership programs with notre dame and saint mary’s through the Gateway and driscoll programs, clark said. clark also raised the possibility of growing those pathways beyond the tricampus area.

another goal of the five-year plan will be to double down on the liberal arts, clark said.

“in an era in which many colleges and universities are straying from this core foundation, at holy cross college we’re leaning into the liberal arts even more with an integrative interdisciplinary approach that provides a well rounded, flexible and personalized foundation that can prepare our students for success in many different fields,” clark said.

Focusing on the college’s catholic character will be central to all parts of the plan, clark added.

“i want to teach our students to seek the Lord wholeheartedly and approach their intellectual pursuits with humility and openness in a culture of encounter,” clark said.

clark also described his goal to make the college a “hub” for “faithbased service and justice ministry.” concluding his remarks, clark reemphasized his feelings of hope for the future of the college.

“The late Pope benedict stated that those who have hope act differently,” clark said. “i hope you see i act differently. and it’s because i have such great hope for the future of holy cross college.”

Contact Liam Kelly at lkelly8@nd.edu

“ i think that’s been very valuable for me to interact in a space where everyone has something that brings [them] together, even if it’s not the same thing,” Graham said.

The students acknowledged that while not everyone on campus may be accepting of n icholas Yanek, an mba student, said it is important to navigate and determine who those supporters are and lean into them during hard moments. before she was born, was originally from n ablus and fought against the i sraeli occupation of Palestin.

LG b TQ+ students, there are allies and administrators who are supportive.

The panelists also touched upon the idea that c atholic teaching and queer affirmation go hand in hand with one another.

“Jesus’ message is all about love,” h arkins said. “a nd i think there are very few other communities, if any, that are built exclusively on love like the queer community because we just want to be able to love people as we feel is right and love people as we are and for who they are.”

PrideFest concluded s aturday with Pride o utside, which was moved inside to workers were killed by i sraelis,” b annoura said. d uncan s tudent c enter due to inclement weather. a t the event, representatives from the University c ounseling c enter and c enter for s tudent s upport and c are chatted with students about University resources for the LG b TQ+ community. s tudent body president

Patrick Lee and his staff also distributed flowers provided by i rish

Gardens.

Prism nd hosted a “LG b TQ+ Legacies” art showcase in the Jordan h all Galleria later s aturday afternoon. The showcase featured artwork by LG b TQ+ students in a variety of different mediums, from drawings to short films.

Contact Caroline Collins at ccolli23@nd.edu support the oppression of the Palestinians and it is U s foreign policy that is effectively hurting and has maintained a normalized system of oppression … the bullets that were killing Palestinians and the bombs destroying homes were made in Pennsylvania and the planes were made by Lockheed m artin,” b annoura said. b annoura also talked about the lack of awareness about Palestine on campus.

“ n otre d ame is a very sanitized, mostly white space,” b annoura said. i t’s very unsettling for someone like me … for example, in 2021, when i srael bombed Gaza, i completely shut down … i couldn’t work … i got incompletes on all my papers. b ut when you walk around [on campus], and no one has a clue … that’s why sv P, this activism and our events, is essential.” o n m onday, the club will host a “Palestinian c ultural c afe” at h agerty Family c afe from 6 p.m. to 7 pm. s tudents will be performing a rabic songs like “Wa a na a mshi” by m arcel Khalife, “Lamma b ada Yatathana” by Lena c hamamyan and “ m asar” by Le Trio Joubran. a ttendees can do Palestinian crafts like embroidery while they listen to the music and try traditional snacks.

There will be a screening and discussion of the documentary “ c hildren of s hatila” on Tuesday in room 246 of d uncan s tudent c enter. The film is about the s abra and s hatila massacre of 1982 where Lebanese militia attacked Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon in coordination with the i sraeli government. a ccording to a l Jazeera, around 2000 to 3500 people were killed in the massacre.

Farah Khashman, a senior involved in communications for sv P, said film screenings are a really good way to get students engaged with the club’s interests.

Khasman is an international student from Jordan. h er maternal grandmother fled Jerusalem to e gypt in 1948 when Palestinians were forced out. h er maternal grandfather, who died o n Thursday, sv P members will be tabling at 12:30pm at d uncan s tudent c enter near m odern m arket. They will be selling merchandise like keffiyeh, or Palestinian scarves, made by h irbawi factory, the last authentic Palestinian factory producing them. The proceeds of the sale will go to Palestine c hildren’s r elief Fund (P rc F).

Khasman highlighted the value of film screenings in providing awareness to students who may not have a personal connection to the region as she does.

“[The screenings] really get students emotionally charged and then that is a good segue for us to provide them with some concrete facts about the conflict, especially if the film was their first introduction,” Khasman said.

Lesley Williams, a b lack, Jewish activist from c hicago, will be giving a talk titled “ r epressing Palestine on c ampus” in 1030 Jenkins n anovic from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Williams is a member of Jewish voices for Peace, “a national member-driven organization dedicated to a U. s . foreign policy based on peace, human rights, and respect for international law” and the “largest Jewish organization committed to Palestinian liberation in the world” according to its website.

“a lot of people are scared to engage in healthy advocacy because of the charge of ‘you’re going to be antisemitic if you talk about Palestine’ so [Williams’ talk] will address the underlying definitions of what antisemitism is and how it has also been weaponized in the past to repress Palestinian speech on campuses.” n guyen said.

The club will also be hosting a mutual aid fundraiser on Thursday in room 134 in d uncan s tudent c enter from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. where attendees can make and buy bracelets to support P rc F.

Thursday, m arch 30, the last day of the club’s week of events, is known as Land d ay and is significant to Palestinians.

“ i n ‘76, Palestinian

“That led to a lot of protests and eventually, the rise of the Palestinian intifadas, the Palestinian uprising … so every year Palestinians commemorate that day … and not just those in the West b ank and Gaza s trip but also in historic Palestine.”

Khashman emphasized how Land d ay is not just about physical land or property.

“ i f you look up like the Palestinian map over time, you can see how the occupation takes the land but there’s also a specific … connection to the land in terms of the olive trees and the lemon trees that we have there,” she said.

“There are these iconic pictures of old women hugging trees as the [ i sraeli] occupation forces for demolition want to come in and cut them down … in Jordan i know that people have these tiny jars that they wear around their necks that have some of the dirt [from ancestral land in Palestine] and the keys to their houses that have been taken away,” Khasman added. sv P members said that they hope that this week of events will lead to more attention towards issues facing Palestine. b annoura talked about the double standard that exists on campus with regard to activism. n guyen, who worked at the s abeel e cumenical Liberation Theology c enter in Jerusalem, a Palestinian c hristian organization over the summer, highlighted the importance of ideology and n otre d ame’s connection to the issue as an institution.

“When Ukraine was attacked, everyone [on campus] was up in arms … you would think that students would be similarly educated and aware [when it comes to Palestine],” he said.

“Palestine is an a merican issue,” n guyen said. “ c hristian Zionism, which is a theology, in support of i sraeli policies and Zionism in general, has been at the forefront of c hristian movements, especially … in the U s .”

“For a lot of Palestinian c hristians who are less than … 1% of the population now … understanding the b ible through this lens is problematic. s o they started a liberation theology that argues that Jesus was a Palestinian under r oman occupation,” n guyen said.

“This is relevant to n otre d ame because the theology department here is very connected to Jerusalem, and yet they’re really hesitant to say anything about the reality on the ground and we think that’s pretty problematic for a faith institution.”

Contact Angela Mathew

at amathew3@nd.edu

By CHRISTINE HILARIO s cene Writer

In 1997, Fleetwood mac reunited to perform for mTv’s “The dance.” Lead singer stevie nicks and lead guitarist Lindsay buckingham performed “Landslide” alone together, and the tension between them was palpable. Years prior, nicks and buckingham were in a relationship that fell apart. Around the time of their breakup, drummer mick Fleetwood split from his wife, and bassist John mcvie and keyboardist christine mcvie ended their relationship. In the midst of all their fraught relationships (and drug usage), the band recorded their 1977 album “rumors.” In spite of (or perhaps due to) this turmoil, “rumors” became one of the most critically and financially successful albums of all time. nicks’ and buckingham’s emotionally-charged performance and the drama surrounding “rumors” inspired Taylor Jenkins reid to write “daisy Jones & The six,” which has been adapted into a 10-episode Amazon Prime series.

The series follows the rise and fall of the eponymous daisy Jones & The six, who recorded one insanely successful album in the 1970s, “Aurora,” and never made music together again. 20 years later, the band members and some of the people surrounding the drama are interviewed to get the true story of what happened.

The heart of the drama is a love triangle between rhythm guitarist and frontman billy dunne (sam claflin), lead singer daisy Jones (riley Keough) and billy’s wife, camila (camila morrone). similar to Fleetwood mac, the other band members have their own issues at this time, but their arcs are less fleshed out. While all the actors gave excellent performances, the characters feel more like stereotypes than people. For instance, despite being the titular character, daisy Jones falls into manic Pixie dreamgirl territory. she is aggressively free-spirited and helps billy make better music. during a song-writing session at their producer Teddy Price’s (Tom Wright) mansion, daisy suddenly strips down and dives into the backyard pool. billy asks if she’s taking a break, to which she blithely replies that she’s still songwriting. despite this, riley Keough gives a highly-charismatic performance, which lends depth to her character. billy and daisy’s romantic tension stems from their “twin flame” approach to music and life. The show conveys this through extended songwriting montages, but this doesn’t do much in establishing the chemistry between the two characters. billy has a beautiful wife and child already, and his will-they-won’t-they relationship with daisy doesn’t work unless the tension between them is palpable. billy and daisy’s chemistry isn’t nonexistent, but it never seems like they want each other to the point that billy would leave his family. nicks and buckingham have more romantic tension in their four-minute-long performance of “Landslide” than billy and daisy havwe in the entire 10-episode series. It isn’t bad, it just leaves something to be desired. speaking of something to be desired, a show like this lives and dies by its music. daisy Jones & The six is meant to be the biggest band of the ‘70s, and if the show’s music comes up short then the entire premise falls apart. The music is, in all fairness, pretty good. claflin and Keough’s voices harmonize well together, and the songs are catchy. however, it’s difficult not to compare “Aurora” to “rumors.” It’s completely unfair to compare the songs in an Amazon Prime show to one of the greatest albums of all time, but it’s harder to buy into daisy Jones & The six’s incredible success when I know the scope of talent of their real-life counterpart. You either have star power or you don’t; it’s impossible to manufacture, which makes conveying it in a show immensely challenging. While the show does its best to convince us of daisy Jones & The six’s star power, it’s at times difficult to buy into.

The best part of this show is by far the costuming. “daisy Jones & The six” showcases the absolute pinnacle of ‘60s and ‘70s fashion. every character has their own unique style that conveys their personality. daisy’s costuming is especially noteworthy, with its stevie nicksinspired boots and flowing tops.

“daisy Jones & The six” is entertaining despite its weaknesses, but it overall left me wondering why a Fleetwood mac biopic hasn’t been made.

Contact Christine Hilario at chilario@nd.edu

“Daisy Jones & The Six”

Starring: Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone

Favorite Episode: “Track 10: Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide”

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

By CAITLIN BRANNIGAN s cene Writer

It is a major stretch to call “ d emon s layer: To The s wordsmith v illage” a movie.

The latest installment in the popular action anime functions more to excite fans about the new season than to deliver good cinema. The film is the last two episodes of season two combined with the first episode of season three, which will not be released until April 9th. This renders the movie entirely inaccessible to non-fans, as it has no discernible story arc of its own. Though the filmmakers acknowledged this before the movie’s release, it was misleadingly marketed as if it were like the last “ d emon s layer” movie, “ mugen Train,” which featured entirely new content.

m ashing all these episodes together and calling it a movie could’ve been an enjoyable experience for fans if there were literally any edits made to the original material to adapt it to cinema. Instead, viewers were thrown right into the climax of season two with very little exposition as to what happened leading up to this. The not-so-exciting end credits of each episode played in between the action, which was awkward to watch in a theater. The same scene played twice at one point because it was in the end of one episode and the beginning of another episode. m any people saw this to watch the beginning of season three. It was disappointing. It starts with an amazing scene in the infinity castle, but quickly moves to a much slower-paced introduction of the season’s new setting and characters. Though the setting is somewhat intriguing, the characters are boring so far.

The last straw was that the transition between season two and season three content was incredibly unsatisfying. It felt like catching the end of one movie and immediately watching the beginning of a completely different one. The pacing, characters, setting and plot understandably change between seasons, but with the amount that changed there was no way this could have conceivably been made into a coherent movie without making controversial changes to the source material.

The one good thing about this movie was the eyecatching animation. “ d emon s layer” is known for its stellar action scenes, which jumped out at the viewer on the big screen. The animation is bright and loose, and the combination of c GI with traditional animation was so well done I barely noticed the change. The characters come to life and the fastpaced action is easy to follow. I was blown away by the infinity castle scene in particular. Although it’s a relatively calm scene without any head-turning action, it’s just as captivating because of its spectacular animation and music. I felt like I was totally immersed in this scene because of its striking presentation of detailed scenery and vivid characters.

I can’t recommend this movie to anyone who isn’t already a fan of the “ d emon s layer” series. There is no point to seeing it otherwise. h aving seen season two already, I was still very confused. I had no idea what was going on in the first ten minutes of the movie. I also wouldn’t recommend watching this to get a sneak peek at season three because the movie solely provides exposition, which won’t be worth watching until new episodes start coming out and the new characters (hopefully) become more fleshed out.

“ d emon s layer: To The s wordsmith v illage” is a great immersive experience of amazing animation, but not worth watching otherwise.

Contact Caitlin Brannigan at cbrannig@nd.edu

“Demon Slayer: To The Swordsmith Village”

Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki

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