For the kids
Growing up in Northern California, natural disasters always just seemed like an unavoidable fact of life. Some of my earliest memories of going to school include monthly earthquake and fire drills that...
View ArticleProfessor Alan Dowty discusses new book detailing Israel-Palestine conflict
Alan Dowty, a faculty fellow at the Kroc Institute, addressed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its roots in a discussion of his new book, “Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine” on Thursday. Dowty...
View ArticleDear Grandpa
Dear Grandpa, Somehow, some way, you managed to live through 19 years of my life. You got to watch me grow up. You got to watch me graduate from high school. You got to watch me become a Domer. Never...
View ArticleIrish set for West Coast road trip
Notre Dame (7-3) began a six-game series in Palm Springs, California, on Thursday as they took on San Diego State and BYU in a double-header. The results of the BYU game were too late to report....
View ArticleFormer Saint Mary’s professor Dionne Irving Bremyer shares two works of...
The Visiting Writers Series of Spring hosted by Saint Mary’s opened with a visit from writer and former Saint Mary’s English professor Dionne Irving Bremyer on Thursday in Stapleton Lounge. The event...
View ArticleCountry artist George Strait to perform at Notre Dame
Singer and songwriter George Strait will perform at Notre Dame Stadium on Aug. 15, the University announced in a press release Friday. Though the artist — whom the release referred to as the “King of...
View ArticleIrish fall short at home against Hokies
Notre Dame faced off against Virginia Tech at home Thursday night. This was a big game for the Irish (10-17, 5-10 ACC) women, as the Hokies (20-6, 10-5 ACC) are a top tier ACC opponent. The final score...
View ArticleFeelin’ Blue: Playlisting the Democratic Primaries
With primary season in full swing, our writers decided to approach politics as only Scene writers can and make a one-song playlist for each Democratic candidate. Read on for our musical takes on...
View Article‘Our students are carrying weight that is more than books into classrooms’:...
A group of students, administrators and faculty gathered for “Identity and Belonging: Highlighting Diverse Voices in the Classroom and Dorm,” a panel discussion about diversity and inclusion Notre Dame...
View ArticleAn argument for democratizing storytelling
“How do we not know each other better? We’ve known each other for two years!” I heard these words from two of my friends a couple of weeks ago as they talked about various relationships they had over...
View ArticleNotre Dame softball goes 3-3 in Mary Nutter Classic
The Notre Dame softball team split six games over the weekend in Palm Springs, California, as part of the Mary Nutter Classic. After falling to San Diego State 3-2 in the first game of a Thursday night...
View ArticleDr. Martens: From the underground to the mainstream
In light of all the fashion weeks which have and will continue to occur over the coming months, I thought it would be appropriate to analyze the peculiar resurgence of the Dr. Martens shoe brand. The...
View ArticleKeough Hall rector speaks on journey to priesthood
Wrapping up his third year of living in Keough Hall, Fr. Brogan Ryan has been a rector for two years and a priest for one — ordained last April — during which he was the hall’s assistant rector. Ryan...
View ArticleArtist Mary Zimmerman visits Saint Mary’s for speech on metaphors in imagery
Saint Mary’s hosted Tony Award-winning director, playwright and adapter Mary Zimmerman on Monday evening in the Moreau Center for the Arts for a speech about creating metaphors in images. Earlier in...
View ArticleIf God is a woman, who am I?
It doesn’t take long in Genesis for the authors to refer to God as “He.” In responding to Moses’ inquiry about what to call God, God does not assert masculinity, instead highlighting the transcendent...
View ArticleIrish find win against Virginia Tech but drop match to No. 4 NC State
After a thrilling upset of now No. 22-ranked USC to end a string of non-conference matches, the Notre Dame women’s tennis team fell to No. 4 NC State but bested Virginia Tech over the weekend as it...
View ArticleKvaratskhelia comments on Notre Dame’s dominant ACC Championships performance
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s fencing teams posted a strong performance in the ACC Championship over the weekend at home at the Castellan Family Fencing Center, in which they swept the field...
View ArticleUniversity announces 2020 commencement speaker
The University announced in a Monday press release that Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, will be the school’s primary commencement speaker this...
View Article‘Love is Blind’ won’t see success through its terrifically boring shallowness
It’s the fairytale proposal that romantics grow up dreaming about: these couples get engaged without ever seeing each other’s faces. Netflix’s new reality series “Love Is Blind” presents 10 men and...
View ArticleMen’s distance medley relay sets program record at Alex Wilson Invitational
Among a number of notable Irish accomplishments at the Alex Wilson Invitational at Loftus Sports Center this past Saturday, the men’s distance medley relay made a statement by winning the race and...
View Article
