January 2, 2013 Religious Studies Professor on the New Pope (Fox 28) Saint Mary's College religious studies professor Joseph Incandela was included in local news coverage about Wednesday's election of Pope Francis. He notes the new pope may be a bridge between past and future popes in terms of his thinking. January 2, 2013 Paul Powers Belles Past Thunder NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Ariana Paul had 18 points, 20 rebounds, five steals, and three assists to help lift the Saint Mary's basketball team to a 59-43 win over in-state conference rival Trine on Wednesday night. January 2, 2013 Belles Win Four-Set Thriller Over Comets OLIVET, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team came from behind for a 3-1, (24-26, 27-25, 25-20, 31-29) over MIAA foe Olivet on Wednesday evening. January 2, 2013 Belles Finish Eleventh at Calvin Invite GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saint Mary's cross country team finished 11th out of 26 teams at the Calvin Knight Invitational on Saturday with a team score of 296. January 2, 2013 Belles Defeated by Hornets in Season Finale KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Saint Mary's tennis team lost by a 7-2 margin at Kalamazoo in the team's season finale on Saturday afternoon. January 2, 2013 Prof. on Why We Should Pay Attention to Syria (ABC 57) Political science professor Marc Belanger, whose expertise includes foreign policy and the Middle East, is interviewed about the possibiity of U.S. intervention in Syria. "Polls suggest the majority (of Americans) believe we don't need to act. So (the President) wants to get the approval of Congress because it will perhaps give the public the sense that there's been debate and 'my' Congress people think it is a good idea- if they do and that's the question," Belanger told a reporter. January 2, 2013 Belles Sink Pilots NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's tennis team took a 7-2 win over cross-town rival Bethel at the Eck Tennis Pavilion on a rainy Thursday evening. January 2, 2013 Belles Anchored Down by No. 3 Flying Dutch NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team was defeated by No. 3 ranked Hope by a 103-49 margin in the Belles' season finale on Wednesday. January 2, 2013 No. 2 Knights Too Much Against Belles NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Second-ranked Calvin held a 46-16 lead at the half and won by that same 30-point margin, handing the Saint Mary's basketball team an 84-54 loss on Wednesday night.