THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY V OLUME 49, ISSUE 12 | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Food Services introduces changes Meal plans, Grab ’n Go, dining halls implement policies directed towards sustainability, health By ANDREA VALE offerings, hours of operation, and N ews Writer make changes,” Abayasinghe said in an email. “This year, we N otre Dame Food Services increased our commitments to (NDFS) implemented many sustainable foods, made avail- changes to start the year, includ- able a new meal plan offering in ing the adoption of new policies collaboration with our partners that work towards making food in athletics and sought to in- services on campus more health- stitute practices to divert trash conscious, as well as increasing from the landfill. Additionally, overall campus sustainability we increased the amount of Flex efforts. dollars available for use at our on Chris Abayasinghe, director of campus restaurants.” NDFS, said plans for this year’s Abayasinghe said that prepa- changes began with evalua- rations for implementing the tions performed at the end of last changes involved cooperation of semester. efforts between multiple depart- “Annually, we review how our ments, all ultimately aimed students are utilizing the meal plan, the popularity of menu see NDFS PAGE 4 ERIC RICHELSEN | The Observer SMC hosts visiting Hesburgh Library artists in Moreau undergoes renovations Art Galleries Photo Courtesy of the University of Notre Dame Construction workers install a skylight over the second floor of the library. Construction is currently in Phase 1; renovations on the Entrance Gallery and 10th floor are expected to finish in March 2016. BECKI JENSEN | The Observer Students from Saint Mary’s observe artwork displayed in the Moreau By MATTHEW McKENNA University Librarian Diane of the building, an atrium open- Art Galleries during last Wednesday’s exhibit. N ews Writer Parr Walker said today’s students ing between the two floors, a and faculty require that libraries large skylight visible from both By MARTA BROWN “Presence of Light,” uses H esburgh Library has finished provide both individual and col- floors, a glass-walled quiet read- N ews Writer photography to capture the the first stage of the multi-phase laborative spaces, state-of-the- ing room on the second floor and physical sense of light that is renovation plan to modernize art technologies and advanced new restrooms on both floors. W ednesday evening, the normally unseen, the artistic the building in hopes of creating research expertise. “The renovation of the Moreau Art Galleries at Saint statement in the gallery bro- an improved collaborative and “We’ve just completed the first Hesburgh Library reorganizes Mary’s highlighted a new ex- chure said. educational atmosphere. This half of the initial phase of reno- spaces and services to addresses hibit titled “Impermanence,” Furthermore, the statement first phase, labeled as Phase 1-A, vation,” Walker said. “That’s the these and other changing needs featuring works by artists said, her work “captures sun- includes an additional entrance north end of the central core of in the digital age. … It ensures Gwenessa Lam and Dana light coming through the on the north side of the building the first and second floors of the that the Hesburgh Libraries can Heeyun Jang. and new restrooms on the first Hesburgh Library, including a Jang’s series of work, see EXHIBIT PAGE 5 two floors. new entrance on the north side see LIBRARY PAGE 4 NEWS PAGE 3 VIEWPOINT PAGE 6 SCENE PAGE 8 CROSS COUNTRY PAGE 16 WAKING THE ECHOES PAGE 16 2 THE OBSERVER | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? 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