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Volume 47, Issue 36 | tuesday, october 15, 2013 | ndsmcobserver.com
Arts and Letters adds new minor Interdisciplinary program combines study of philosophy, religion and literature
The College of Arts and Letters recently announced a new cross-disciplinary minor in Philosophy, Religion and Literature (PRL), open to students of all majors Professor Henry Weinfield of the Program of Liberal Studies will direct the new minor, which he said will replace the former Philosophy and Literature minor. “Last year, I was asked by John McGreev y, the dean of the College of Arts and Letters, to take over the directorship of the Philosophy and Literature minor, which had existed for at least a decade,” Weinfield said. “In the
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CSC engages South Bend youth By EMMA BORNE News Writer
Photo courtesy of Neighborhood Research Corporation
Former Engaging Youths, Engaging Neighborhoods project participants Anastasia Smith-Davis poses with one of her photographs.
Three years ago, Naomi Penney, former president of the Neighborhood Research Corporation (NRC) in South Bend, developed an idea that hopefully would engage youths in community building and neighborhood development. Her idea has since come to life in the form of the Engaging Youths, Engaging Neighborhoods Project (EYEN), which allows middle school and high school
students to examine their neighborhoods through the lens of photography. The NRC collaborated with Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns to create the project, specifically working with Maria McKenna, assistant professional specialist with Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives; Stuart Greene, English professor and fellow with the Institute for Educational Initiatives and Kevin Burke, assistant professional see YOUTH PAGE 4
SMC hosts zumbathon for cancer By CHEL SE Y FAT TA L Ne w s Wr iter
In honor of brea st ca ncer awa reness mont h, t he Sa i nt Ma r y ’s Sta nd Up to Ca ncer club held a z u mbat hon to ra ise f u nds for ca ncer resea rch on Sat u rday i n t he A ngela At h let ic Faci l it y g y m. Club president C h r ist i Hutch sa id about 125 people at tended t he t h reehou r da nce ma rat hon. In add it ion to t he z u mba
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da nci ng, t he event feat u red pr i ze ra f f l i ng a nd vendors sel l i ng va r ious product s to suppor t i nd iv idua ls f ig ht i ng ca ncer i n t he Sout h Bend a rea. Twent y z u mba i nst r uctors f rom t he a rea volu nteered to d i rect t he exercises for pa r t icipa nt s. To brea k up t he t h ree consec ut ive hou rs of da nci ng, Troop ND a nd t he I r ish Da nce tea m per for med at t he event ’s ha l f way poi nt, Hutch sa id.
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“T h is event is fa nta st ic because it i ncor porates t he i nvolvement of t he Sout h Bend com mu n it y, a s wel l a s t he i nvolvement of t he st udent com mu n it ies at Sa i nt Ma r y ’s a nd Not re Da me,” Hutch sa id. ” We have come toget her today to f ig ht for a good cause.” L ea h Ra maekers, club h istor ia n, sa id she ad m i res her orga n i z at ion’s work . “T h is is t he club’s second a n nua l z u mbat hon, w here 100 percent of ou r
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Former dean dies from ALS Observer Staff Report
Fo r m e r Not r e D a m e p r o f e s s o r a n d a d m i n i s t r ator Roger A . Sch m it z d ied
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discussions I had with the dean, we both agreed that it made sense to combine Philosophy and Literature with Religion and Literature, which had not yet been formally organized as a minor.” Weinfield said the minor, which will be formally launched in the spring semester, will require 15 credit hours. The requirements will include a three-credit Gateway Seminar in philosophy and literature or religion and literature, a three-credit capstone essay and three additional three-credit courses. According to the minor’s website, the course of study will be organized along two
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proceeds w i l l go to t he ‘Nat iona l Orga n i z at ion to Sta nd Up to Ca ncer,’” she sa id. Club v ice president Ju l ia R it ter sa id t he f u nd ra iser’s popu la r it y ma kes it a successf u l f u nd ra iser. “T he z u mbat hon worked so wel l la st yea r t hat we’ve become obsessed w it h z u mba a nd t herefore, we’ve decided to keep doi ng it a s ou r f u nd ra iser,”
a t h i s S o u t h B e n d Ho m e Fr iday a f ter suf fer ing f r o m a m y ot r o p h i c l a t e r a l sclerosis, a lso k now n a s ALS o r L o u G h e r i g ’s d i s e a s e . He w a s 78 . Sch m it z wa s a professor emer it us of chem ica l a nd bi o m o l e c u l a r e n g i n e e r i n g a t Not r e D a m e , a c c o r d i n g t o a Un i v e r s i t y p r e s s r e l e a s e . He f i r s t j o i n e d t h e
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