The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 45: Issue X99 thursday, march 1, 2012 Ndsmcobserver.com Congregation celebrates 175th anniversary By KRISTEN DURBIN congregation that has maintained tured from Europe to start schools arrived at Notre Dame in 1843, and Dame was amplified during the News Writer a seamless continuity with our in southern Indiana at the request they immediately recruited local early 20th century with the success founder’s vision for the past 175 of a group of French bishops, Con- women to join their community of legendary football coach Knute As the Congregation of Holy Cross years,” Jenkins said. ‘The anniver- nelly said, which led to the founding and established a school in Ber- Rockne. celebrates its 175th anniversary to- sary is an opportunity to celebrate of the University in November 1842 trand, Mich., which would eventu- “Immense publicity was brought day, its enduring influence on Notre our past and renew our commit- when several brothers and priests ally become Saint Mary’s College, to Notre Dame with its football suc- Dame’s international vision and ment to education, inquiry and ser- migrated north. Connelly said. cess, so that increased enrollment commitment to Catholic education vice to the Church and the world.” “There was only one school Holy Cross, whose American to the thousands and attracted stu- and service is readily apparent. Fr. Jim Connelly, a Congregation needed in Vincennes, so the bishop headquarters are at Notre Dame, dents from around the country,” he University President Fr. John historian, said its 1837 establish- made a deal with Fr. [Edward] So- also played a role in American Civil said. Jenkins said the anniversary signi- ment by Fr. Basil Moreau in Le- rin and the Holy Cross brothers: if War history, as several priests and The onset of World War II nearly fies the strength of the consistent Mans, France, laid the foundation they came to northern Indiana, he sixty sisters served the Union army forced the University to shut down mission of Holy Cross in relation to for the group’s forays into interna- would give them the land to which as chaplains and nurses, Connelly due to lack of male students, but the the legacy of the University it estab- tional mission work and Catholic he held title to start a school,” Con- said. implementation of an accelerated lished in 1842. education. nelly said. Connelly said the national im- “It is deeply satisfying to serve a In 1841, Holy Cross brothers ven- A contingent of Holy Cross sisters pact of the Congregation and Notre see HOLY CROSS/page 5 Juniors face off in Saint Mary’s presidential elections Parsons, Casey aim Hans, Hudson seek to unify campus, to foster sisterhood implement technology through mentorship By CAITLIN HOUSLEY By JILLIAN BARWICK Saint Mary’s Editor News Writer Unity, technology and empower- When the polls close on today’s ment are three of the central goals student government elections this of Saint Mary’s juniors Maureen evening, juniors Taylor Hans and Parsons and Meghan Casey, who Betsy Hudson hope to be the new will be running for student body faces of the Saint Mary’s student president and vice president, re- body. spectively, in today’s election. Hans, the current vice presi- The ticket’s platform features dent of the class of 2013, and four goals: to work with adminis- Hudson, a community committee tration to launch 85 new technology member, are running for student initiatives, unify campus, empower body president and vice president, each other as women and encour- respectively. Their campaign is age more community service, Par- based on a platform of “bringing sons and Casey said. back tradition but making our “We wanted to focus on things own history,” Hans said. see PARSONS/page 7 see HANS/page 7 ELISA DE CASTRO | Observer Graphics Alta Gracia promotes Summit features green transit By ANNA BOARINI fair factory practices News Writer As a continuation of Notre By DREW PANGRAZE shirts, event presenters said. Dame’s commitment to sustain- News Writer Alta Gracia’s website states it ability, the fifth annual Green is also the only clothing factory Summit showcased a trade Focused on promoting service in the world that pays the peo- show focused on green trans- and socially responsible busi- ple who make the clothing a liv- portation, said Sara Brown, ness practices, members of the ing wage, the amount of money program and intern director Notre Dame community met in needed to support a family. for the Office of Sustainability. Geddes Hall on Wednesday to During the presentation “Alta “Transportation is something discuss the apparel company Gracia: Changing Lives One we get a lot of questions about Alta Gracia. Shirt at a Time,” senior Alta in the community,” she said. The clothing company pro- Gracia intern Caitlin Alli said “It is something we want to get vides workers with living wages the company can provide ad- people talking about, whether while maintaining competitive equate food, clean water, cloth- it is human powered transpor- pricing in the apparel market. ing, shelter, healthcare, child tation, hybrid fuels and electric Since its inception 10 years care and education for its work- cars or public transportation.” ago, Alta Gracia has surpassed ers by charging $0.30 more per The summit, which took Nike and adidas as the No. 1 shirt. place in the Stepan Center on supplier of collegiate apparel “With the extra $0.30, Alta Wednesday, featured various GRANT TOBIN/The Observer and is gaining ground as Notre Visitors to the Green Summit examine a sustainable car Dame’s chief source of blank T- see ALTA/page 6 see GREEN/page 6 Wednesday in the Stepan Center. 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