Shooting Woes Hold Belles Back Against Bulldogs NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's offense had a tough time getting shots to fall as the Belles lost a 59-43 conference game at home against Adrian on Wednesday night. Early Drought Sets Belles Back Against Fourth-Ranked Hope HOLLAND, Mich. - It was a tale of two different halves for the Saint Mary's basketball team on Saturday against nationally-ranked Hope. The Belles trailed the Flying Dutch 55-17 at the half before outscoring Hope over the final 20 minutes of play in a 95-58 loss. Historic Milestone Night Not Enough for Belles Against Thunder NOTRE DAME, Ind. - For the first time in program history, two teammates scored their 1,000th career point in the same game for the Saint Mary's basketball team. Krista Knapke and Eleni Shea both hit the 1,000 career point plateau in the fourth quarter, but the Belles could not overcome the deficit down the stretch in a 68-51 final against Trine. Center for Spirituality Presents Lecture Series on Holy Year of Mercy The Center for Spirituality (CFS) at Saint Mary’s College proudly announces the Spring 2016 Endowed Lecture Series titled A Holy Year of Mercy. The series is an exploration of Pope Francis’s proclamation for the season of mercy, which is a time of grace, peace, conversion, and joy. “I am convinced that the whole Church will be able to find in this Jubilee the joy of rediscovering and making fruitful the mercy of God, with which we are all called to give consolation to every man and every woman of our time.” ~Pope Francis Anna Deavere Smith is the 2015-16 Margaret M. Hill Endowed Visiting Ar... The Saint Mary’s College Department of Communication Studies, Dance and Theatre is proud to welcome award-winning actress, playwright, professor, and social commentator Anna Deavere Smith to campus for a second time as a Margaret M. Hill Endowed Visiting Artist. She was the first visiting artist in this series when it debuted 10 years ago. Smith will work with Saint Mary’s students in private master classes beginning on Friday, February 19 and end her visit with a public event, “An Evening with Anna Deveare Smith” on Monday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. in O’Laughlin Auditorium. Smith’s talk and one-woman performance is titled “From Rodney King to Michael Brown: The Narrative of Ferguson.” Ticket information is available below and at moreaucenter.com. Comeback Runs Out of Time for Belles at Alma ALMA, Mich. - Trailing by 18 points early in the fourth quarter, the Saint Mary's basketball team pulled within two points with two minutes remaining but were unable to overtake Alma down the stretch in a 72-65 final on Saturday. Saint Mary's College Students Can Begin Master's Degree Early Current second semester juniors can get a head start on a master's degree while finishing up their undergraduate education. Upset Effort Ends Short for Belles Against No. 20 Knights NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's basketball team fell behind early and could not overcome the deficit despite a mid-game run in an 81-57 final against No. 20 ranked Calvin. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Acclaimed Author, to Speak Here Saint Mary’s Office of the President, Campus and Community Events, the Office of Multicultural Services, and the Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) are proud to welcome award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to campus for a lecture about her life and writing. The event will take place on Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in O’Laughlin Auditorium. Tickets are $8 for the general public, and free to Saint Mary’s students, faculty, and staff (one ticket each). Tickets are available at the Moreau Box Office, online at MoreauCenter.com, or by phone at (574) 284-4626.