January 2, 2013 Sister Olivia Marie Hutcheson, CSC Award for Service in the Health Fie... Karah Susnak ’13 is a senior level nursing student. Karah was in the community health nursing course during the fall semester. One of her clinical assignments was six clinical days at the Sister Maura Brannick Clinic. The other was six days with a partner at the Center for the Homeless. Students work with preceptors in the community course and faculty spend pieces of time with students and preceptors several times over the 6 week experience. The first time I stopped at the clinic to see Karah, I immediately noticed that she was working and moving around the clinic as if she had been there for months. She integrated into the staff in a manner that I only see once or twice a year in students’ clinical practice. January 2, 2013 Three Belles Named to All-MIAA First Team ROYAL OAK, Mich. - For the first time in the history of the program, three Saint Mary's soccer players were recognized with All-MIAA First Team honors as announced by the league office today. January 2, 2013 Belles Sink Comets for First MIAA Win NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's soccer team snapped their streak of ties with a 3-1 win over Olivet on Saturday for their first conference victory of the 2013 season. January 2, 2013 Intercultural Studies Professor on Cheerios Ad (ABC 57) In late May, General Mills began to air a Cheerios commercial featuring a mixed-race family. Even at a time when the nation's president is African-American, much of the social media response to the mixed-race ad was poisonous. The YouTube comments section for the ad was disabled soon after the commercial was posted there. Months after the commercial first started airing, some are still expressing outrage about the ad, like one ABC 57 viewer. The station came to intercultural studies professor Mana Derakhshani to get some perspective. Derakhshani said the backlash is proof that a racial divide still exists, but she sees hope. January 2, 2013 Faculty/Staff Affected by Fire in O’Laughlin Briefed on Damage Faculty and staff affected by the fire that occurred in O’Laughlin Auditorium on Sunday, January 27 were briefed on the damage today. Restoration to the affected spaces will begin as soon as fire investigators are done with their work. While the fire was contained to the curtain on stage left, there is extensive water damage to the stage floor and to the space below the stage. January 2, 2013 Belles Bow to Bantams DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Saint Mary's basketball team ended on the wrong side of a 61-53 final score against Trinity (Conn.) in the Land of Magic Classic on Saturday afternoon. January 2, 2013 Simple Test Card Easily Detects Fake Drugs (Inside Indiana Business) While the FDA regulates the pharmaceutical industry in the U.S., developing countries lack such checks and balances—meaning patients can fall victim to fake or counterfeit medications. Researchers at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College have developed a simple test card that can easily detect the suspicious pills. Chemistry professor Toni Barstis, who leads the research at Saint Mary's, is interviewed by Inside Indiana Business. January 2, 2013 Business Course Students Help Local Bakery (WSBT-TV) This spring, an experiential business course at Saint Mary’s called Organizational Behavior paired three students with the owner of South Bend’s Dainty Maid Bakery. Dave Hab, who’s almost 80, turned to the 20-somethings for marketing advice. The bakery is already a favorite in town but Hab wondered how to reach college students. Sarah Feeley '13, Kaley Braunsdorf '13, and Katherine Thompson '13 surveyed customers and came up with a report full of suggestions. The class, taught by Mark Bradford, is an example of what the College does Beyond the Campus to make a difference in the South Bend area. January 2, 2013 Economist Says People Will Drive Over Memorial Day Weekend (WNDU-TV) Before the recent surge in the cost of gasoline, the fuel was less than $4 a gallon. That had many taking to their cars over the Memorial Day Weekend. Richard Measell, assistant professor of economics, was interviewed for two WNDU-TV news reports.