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Volume 50, Issue 77 | tuesday, january 26, 2016 | ndsmcobserver.com
California mayor addresses students Activist-turned-politician shares experiences campaigning and calls for student action By JENNA WILSON News Writer
Notre Dame alumna Lindsey Horvath has been called to do many things since her graduation from the University in 2004. Horvath, who spoke at Geddes Hall on Monday, has been an activist, an advertising executive and, now, a mayor over the course of her professional career. “You never know when you’re going to be called up to do the thing you’re meant to do,” she said. “But trust me, you’re ready to do the thing you are meant to do, no matter when you’re called to do it.” The Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, the Gender Studies Program and ND Votes 2016 sponsored the lecture, titled “From Walsh Hall to City Hall.”
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Former resident of Walsh Hall and mayor of West Hollywood, Lindsey Horvath, speaks to student on her wide-ranging career including stints in activism, advertising and city politics.
Group discusses student government bylaws
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sophomore incomng SMC senator
Marilla Opra
On Monday evening, t he f irst Saint Mar y’s Senate meeting of t he semester was held in Rice Commons to discuss changes to t he Student Government Association (SGA) Bylaws. The meeting began w it h a prayer by SGA secretar y Lauren Lindbloom. Student
sopjomore incoming SMC senator
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attendance. “I would want t he mission committee to ta ke over [t he Nav y Socia l] because it does tie in t he tradition of t he College w it h t he tradition bet ween t he Nav y and
Sydney Enlow
Body President Kait ly n Ba ker welcomed t wo new sophomore senators, Marilla Opra and Sydney Enlow. Ba ker a lso welcomed sophomore Ma lia Hosoi-Ga llucci,
t he new food chair. “I wanted to get involved w it h SGA last year, but I was too busy,” Opra said. “W hen I came back from study ing abroad t his spring and t hey had an opening, I t hought it was perfect.” Opra said her responsibilities include attending Senate meetings, voting on dif ferent motions and ser v ing on t he Finance Committee to approve club f unding. The f irst topic of discussion was t he Nav y Socia l, held af ter t he Nav y footba ll game. Emma McCart hy, t he SGA mission co-chair, said t he event was a collaborative ef fort bet ween SGA, Student Activ ities Board, t he Residence Ha ll Association and t he class of 2017. According to McCart hy, t he event sold out in 12 minutes, and 100 midshipmen were in
our sisters,” McCart hy said. “Adding t he Nav y Socia l under t he mission chair would save t he f uture planner a huge headache.” The Senate a lso discussed t he possibilit y of eliminating t he First Year Concerns position. Ba ker said t he origina l duties of t he position see SENATE PAGE 4
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ND professors named to ‘highly cited’ rankings Observer Staff Report
Universit y facult y members from the Mendoza College of Business, the College of Science and the College of Engineering were included in the 2015 Thomson Reuters’ Highly Cited Researchers list, a Jan. 21 release stated on Notre Dame’s news website. “The list identifies the top 1 percent of the almost 9 million scholars and scientists who publish their academic findings ever y year, accounting for more than 2 million journal papers,” the release stated. “Each year the list includes more than 3,000 scientists around the world who have published the highest number of articles that are cited the most frequently
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by other researchers. It is compiled from t wo separate Thomson Reuters studies that have been analyzed for publication and citation data from 22 subFrank M. Freimann Professor of Electrical Engineering
SMC Senate
By MEGAN UEKERT
The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill to change state law to require private universit y police departments to disclose records related to arrests or incarcerations. The bill was approved by a 95-to-0 vote during last Thursday’s session. It w ill now move to t he Indiana Senate for consideration. State Rep. Patrick Bauer (D-Sout h Bend), co-aut hor of t he bill, said in a prev ious
Bertrand Hochwald
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Bill passes state house
ject fields of study, ranging from chemistr y to social sciences.” In the College of Engineering, Bertrand Hochwald is the Frank M. Freimann Professor of Electrical Engineering, see RESEARCH PAGE 4
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