Social Work Students Offer Best Practices for Homeless Youth Count (WSBT) Read More Social Work Students Offer Best Practices for Homeless Youth Count (WS... January 2, 2015 Social work students are working with the Youth Service Bureau to account for the number of homeless youth in St. Joseph County. The bureau's Street Outreach seeks anyone between the ages of about 13 and 24 who faces neglect, homelessness or street or family violence, as well as young mothers. In the fall, professor Fran Kominkiewicz's Research Methods class assessed how to execute an accurate population count. The class is mentioned at the end of this in depth story. Belles Tripped Up by No. 5 Knights Read More Belles Tripped Up by No. 5 Knights January 2, 2015 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team lost a 3-0, (25-22, 25-14, 25-15) conference match against fifth-ranked Calvin on Friday night. Students learn the dangers of stalking (WNDU-TV) Read More Students learn the dangers of stalking (WNDU-TV) January 2, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice survey that shows 13 percent of female students on college campuses experience stalking behavior that causes the victim to fear for her safety. That danger is one reason that Saint Mary's has the Belles Against Violence Office. BAVO educates on all forms of violence against women, including intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This week a nationally known speaker was on campus to share her sister's story. Students Katherine Freed '18 and Molly Briody '16 were two students moved by the talk. Belles Take Second at Opening Round of Season Read More Belles Take Second at Opening Round of Season January 2, 2015 GRANGER, Ind. - The Saint Mary's golf team shot a 346 in their first round of the year to finish second at day one of the Cross Town Rivalry, which was played at Knollwood Country Club. Belles Tame Wildcats Read More Belles Tame Wildcats January 2, 2015 McMINNVILLE, Ore. - The Saint Mary's lacrosse team earned their first win of the 2015 season with a 16-6 win at Linfield on Wednesday night. Belles Stung by Hornets Read More Belles Stung by Hornets January 2, 2015 NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's lacrosse team lost an 11-7 conference game at home against Kalamazoo on Thursday night. Belles Earn Pair of Wins at Millikin Read More Belles Earn Pair of Wins at Millikin January 2, 2015 DECATUR, Ill. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team defeated Webster in a 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18) final at Millikin before taking on Rose-Hulman later in the evening. Belles Topped by Scots Read More Belles Topped by Scots January 2, 2015 NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team lost a 3-1, (25-20, 25-18, 24-26, 25-22) conference match to Alma on Friday evening. Junior Spreads the Word, The @PopeIsHope & #GoodIsWinning (WSBT-TV) Read More Junior Spreads the Word, The @PopeIsHope & #GoodIsWinning (WSBT-TV) January 2, 2015 A Saint Mary's student is using social media to build excitement about Pope Francis's historic visit. She's one of only 30 people chosen to lead a hashtag campaign called #GoodIsWinning. Kelly Vaughan '17 is spreading the word about a new hashtag campaign. Her social media of choice is Instagram. The goal is to encourage people to find at least one positive event each day and share it on social media using #GoodIsWinning. She told WSBT-TV, "It's really easy to focus on negative things that happen around us, negative stories and negative parts of our day. But, this is all about finding the good and showing people that there's good."