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THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT MARy’S IT ACCURATELY VO LUME 48, ISSUE 104 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015 | ndsmcObserver.COM Students attend White Privilege Conference University seminar course takes scholars to Louisville, Kentucky, to explore race relations By SELENA PONIO privilege, the website said. News Writer “I think that I wasn’t there to necessarily learn but more Notre Dame students in so to absorb and under- the White Privilege Seminar, stand,” sophomore Marlen An Introduction to the Grussi said. “I feel like more Intersections of Privilege, than going to learn facts, I examined oppression and was able to become more privilege at the White aware of other people’s expe- Privilege Conference (WPC) riences and feel more sensi- in Louisville, Kentucky, on tive to those experiences.” March 11-14. Grussi said she realized According to its website, during the conference that WPC is committed to “un- every person plays a role in derstanding, respecting privilege and are often un- and connecting.” The con- aware of the injustices they ference — which held more may perpetuate. than 1,500 attendees this “The conference itself re- year — seeks to confront is- ally did allow all of us to lean sues beyond skin color and into discomfort by invite different perspec- tives regarding the issues of see CONFERENCE PAGE 4 EMILY DANAHER | The Observer Report examines print quota Program partners By GABRIELA MALESPIN 90 percent of undergradu- student printing and printer News Writer ates print fewer than 1,000 usage on campus. pages per semester and 90 “At the beginning of this alumni, nonprofits Notre Dame’s Office of percent of graduate students semester, we had a meeting Information Technology print fewer than 1,500 pages with OIT to review printing By MATTHEW McKENNA a nonprofit organization with (OIT), in conjunction with without need for additional metrics from last semester, News Writer tackling an organizational student government, re- quota. and OIT provided us with all challenge that perhaps it leased their Fall 2014 Junior Shuyang Li, stu- the data that came into the Notre Dame Impact would not typically have the PrintND Report that high- dent government’s director report,” Li said. Partners, a program run resources and funds to han- lights some of the key data of campus technology, said Li said student government by the Mendoza College of dle,” Ponisciak said. on student printing in light findings were based on data attempted to monitor the Business’s Graduate Alumni “Last year we had three of the printing quota con- that OIT collected from the new system throughout the Relations Program, pairs projects completed for three troversy presented last printing systems on campus past semester and has been Notre Dame alumni who have different nonprofits,” he said. semester. and reflects the information experience in business with “This year, we will have four According to the report, OIT has recollected from see QUOTA PAGE 3 nonprofit organizations in different projects for three the Chicago area. The alum- nonprofits, as we are coor- ni then use their expertise dinating two projects with to tackle projects that range Catholic Charities.” SMC to raise tuition cost from nonprofit outreach to Many students choose to assistance in mergers, direc- study at the College because By HALEIGH EHMSEN tor of Notre Dame Impact of its emphasis on service, Saint Mary’s Editor Partners Timothy Ponisciak Ponisciak said. He said Notre said. Dame Impact Partners seeks Saint Mary’s College tuition will Ponisciak said the program to continue this emphasis. raise 3.9 percent for the upcoming began a year ago when the “There are a number of op- 2015-16 academic year, according Graduate Alumni Relations portunities for students to to a press release from Tuesday. realized it offers many net- leverage their business skills Tuition and fees will be set at working and career develop- while in school in order to $37,400 and room and board will ment opportunities to alumni benefit their community,” be $11,320, making the cost to but does not offer many com- Ponisciak said. “We wanted live on campus and attend Saint munity service opportunities. our graduates to continue to Mary’s College $48,720, the release “The Office of Graduate have opportunities to do this said. Alumni Relations manages after school.” Vice President of Finance and the program with the goal of Alumni who participate in Administration Susan Bolt said offering a community service the program find it very re- tuition, room, board and other activity to our alumni that al- warding — both personally fees make up 78 percent of Saint lows them to utilize the busi- and professionally, Ponisciak ness skills they gained while see TUITION PAGE 4 EMILY DANAHER | The Observer at Mendoza in order to assist see IMPACT PAGE 5 NEWS PAGE 3 VIEWPOinT PAGE 6 SCENE PAGE 8 FOOTBALL PAGE 16 TRACK & FIELD PAGE 16 2 The OBSERVER | weDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015 | ndsmcObserver.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? QUESTION OF THE DAY: Email [email protected] ndsmcobserver.com What did you do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? P. O. 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