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THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY VOLUME 47, ISSUE 94 | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Nanovic honors professor for research Professor Jerrold Seigel will accept $10,000 prize and give lecture in the fall studies By JACK ROONEY studies that transcends a Studies. Nanovic website said the News Writer focus on any one country, “Its reputation has grown jury also included Notre state or people to stimulate very quickly indeed,” Dame professor emeritus Arab The Nanovic Institute new ways of thinking about Holland said. “One of the Alasdair MacIntyre as well for European Studies and contemporary Europe as a ways that one can measure as professors from Yale, a panel of jurors featuring whole.” that, if you like, is that we Stanford and the University Spring two Notre Dame professors Peter Holland, an associ- ended up with a very distin- of Amsterdam. awarded the annual $10,000 guished international com- The jury praised Seigel’s Laura Shannon Prize in mittee of jurors. The fact that book as an influential and Contemporary European people are willing to do it is significant work in the field protests Studies to Jerrold Seigel for rize winner a sign that they want to find of European Studies. P his book “Modernity and a good and deserving winner A statement from the jury By KATIE McCARTY Bourgeois Life: Society, for a major prize.” said, “A work of erudite de- News Writer hannon Politics and Culture in S A. James McAdams, direc- tail and stunning originality, England, France and Seigel Jerrold tor of the Nanovic Institute, Jerrold Seigel’s “Modernity Notre Dame psychology aura aura Germany since 1750.” L said the prize is now the and Bourgeois Life” offers a professor Laura Miller de- Last Monday, the Nanovic most prestigious of its kind. magisterial account of the scribed her new line of re- Institute announced the ate dean in the College of “There is no doubt about development of networks in search on the effects of winner of this fifth annual Arts and Letters and one of it, we have created the lead- terms of economy, politics extreme trauma on children prize. Nanovic manager of the jury members for the ing book prize in European and aesthetic culture. Here is and adults involved in the operations Monica Caro said prize, said the young award studies in the country,” a work of scholarly synthesis Arab Spring as “a marriage the award goes to “the author has quickly gained pres- McAdams said. of the best book in European tige in the field of European A press release on the see PRIZE PAGE 5 see TREATMENT PAGE 5 Belles around the world showcase class rings By VERONICA DARLING her ring during her first News Writer round of chemotherapy. “I was diagnosed with The website for Saint Hodgkin’s lymphoma one Mary’s College now features month ago and just start- the page “Belles Ring Around ed treatment,” she said. “I the World,” a site of alumnae shared my picture to show and current Belles wearing other Belles who may be go- their class rings in locations ing through a difficult situ- around the globe. ation that we are strong. Alumna Caitlin DeCoursey We are fighters. We can get (Class of 2012) said she wears through anything.” her Saint Mary’s class ring Since her diagnosis, for important occasions as DeCoursey said the Saint she sees it is as a symbol of Mary’s family has acted as an strength and accomplish- incredible source of love Courtesy of saintmarys.edu ment. On the Saint Mary’s (From left to right): Carol Knych Stephens ‘83, Kathy Knych Dapper ‘87, Chris Knych Ugo ‘97, Katie Dapper webpage, DeCoursey wears see RINGS PAGE 5 ‘11 and Sarah Dapper ‘15 are wearing their Saint Mary’s class rings for a family photo. ‘BeaUtiful’ event promotes self-esteem in teenagers By CHARLIE DUCEY brought together Shades said. “Our goal is to mentor various South Bend schools be who they are,” Madison News Writer of Ebony members, guest and support the girls and and visited to send permis- said. “The goal is to make speakers and around 50 fe- provide them with tips and sion slips, flyers and waiv- sure that these young wom- Shades of Ebony, an orga- male African-American advice for self-esteem, im- ers,” Cadet said. “As far en know that they can de- nization of female African- students from Washington age and the future through as funding, many dorms cide who they want to be, as American students at Notre High School for an evening the words of exceptional have generously donated opposed to having society Dame, sought to empower lo- of group discussion and pre- speakers and discussion.” to support the success of decide who who they ought cal South Bend high-school sentations centering on in- Cadet said planning for this event.” Sophomore to be.” Freshman Arielle students with their BeaUtiful dividuality and self-esteem. the annual high school out- Lena Madison, the club’s Flowers, a committee mem- event in the Coleman-Morse “This year the theme is reach event involved com- treasurer, said this year’s ber of Shades of Ebony, said student longue on Thursday. “Believe in Your Beautiful.” munity engagement on and event focuses on promoting the event’s focus on individ- Shades of Ebony vice- We will focus on believing in off campus. individuality. uality is much needed. president Deandra Cadet the beauty of yourself, of oth- “We reached out to the “It’s important because said the BeaUtiful event ers and your future,” Cadet guidance counselors from it’s empowering women to see EVENT PAGE 3 NEWS PAGE 3 VIEWPOINT PAGE 8 SCENE PAGE 11 BENGAL BOUTS PAGE 20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 20 2 THE OBSERVER | FriDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? 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