January 2, 2012 Students Prepare for the Madrigal Dinners (The Observer) The Madrigal Dinners turn 40 this year and the program has a new set and a new script. The Observer looks at what's new and what is classic about the program, put on by the music and theatre programs. January 2, 2012 UPDATE: Moreau Open for Classes/Business after Small Fire Moreau Center for the Arts will be open for classes and business on Monday, November 5, after a small fire in a basement storage room early Saturday, November 3. No one was hurt and firefighters are investigating the cause. The fire will not affect next weekend's production of the musical “The Secret Garden.” The musical will be performed Friday, November 9 and Saturday, November 10 in O’Laughlin Auditorium. January 2, 2012 Preparing Students for Workforce of Tomorrow (NW Indiana Business Quar... Upcoming grads can breathe a little easier. Their odds of snagging a job upon graduation, while not as good as five years ago, are certainly better than last year. Experts say colleges and universities are much more cognizant these days of what businesses are looking for. Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly interviewed MaryAnn Merryman, professor of business, and Stacie Jeffirs, director of the Career Crossings Office, about how Saint Mary's College prepares women for the workforce. January 2, 2012 9/11 Candlelight Service There will be a candlelight service for National Day of Mourning and Remembrance on Tuesday, September 11 at 9 p.m. on the Library Green, west of the Cushwa-Leighton Library. The public is invited to attend. January 2, 2012 Poli Sci Professor on Recent Santorum Wins (WSBT-AM) Political science professor Sean Savage offers his insights on the outcome of Last Tuesday's Republican presidential primaries in the deep south. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum clinched Alabama and Mississippi and Newt Gingrich did better than Mitt Romney in those states, which surprised Savage. January 2, 2012 Belles Conclude MIAA Flighted Tournament KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Saint Mary's tennis team wrapped up a competitive MIAA Flighted Tournament on Saturday afternoon. January 2, 2012 Communication Professor Critiques Rhetoric at RNC (WSBT-TV) Michael Kramer, a communication studies professor specializing in political rhetoric, is interviewed on WSBT-TV's Saturday morning show about the previous week's Republican National Convention. What speeches were the most persuasive? Which did not hit the mark? Kramer offers a wrap up. January 2, 2012 Students Launch App to Uplift Women (ACCU newsletter) Last New Year’s Eve, social work major Monica Murphy '13 and Meghan Roder ’15, a nursing major, came up with the concept for an app that offers daily encouragement to women. They partnered with an app developer, an Indiana State University student, to bring "Beautiful You" to life. The students hope the app, available for $0.99 on iTunes will help women with their resolutions for 2013. This article appeared in the winter newsletter for the ACCU (Association of American Colleges and Universities). January 2, 2012 International Students on Campus for State Department Institute (Sout... Twenty female college students from the Middle East and Asia are spending a month this summer living at Saint Mary's College. They are attending an institute on the topic of "Educating Tomorrow's Global Women Leaders" that is hosted by the U.S. Department of State and the College's Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership.