Chances are if you were a Saint Mary’s student last year you remember when Pro-Life Speaker Jose Ruba came to give a presentation known as “Echoes of the Holocaust.”

A splinter group of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) has indicated that it may hand over weapons to disarmament officials in the near future. Although the motives of the INLA have been called into question, this still comes as a great sign of progress for Northern Ireland; although a truce was called nearly twelve years ago the violence between feuding parties did not cease entirely. The IRA was disarmed but splinter groups continued activity; earlier this year those associated with another IRA splinter group, the Real IRA, gunned down British soldiers on a base outside of Belfast.

Whether you are eligible to graduate in the Fall or Winter Convocation or are sticking around Saint Mary’s until May there are many important tasks you should add to your to-do list.