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Scene Selections: ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’

Cecelia Swartz, Luke Foley, Christine Hilario, José Sánchez Córdova, Anna Falk, Natalie Allton, Claire McKenna, Lucia Aguzzi, Andy Ottone, Michael Askins, Rose Androwich, Christina Sayut, Meghan Lange, Allison Srp, Allison Elshoff, Gabrielle Beechert and Ayden Kowalski | Monday, November 6, 2023

Once again, Taylor Swift is the woman of the moment as her newest album “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” debuted at No 1. on the Billboard 200. The album is the latest in her venture to rerecord her first six studio albums in order to reclaim ownership of her work from Big Machine Labels, her former record

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Spooky Scene Selections 2023

Cecelia Swartz, Gabrielle Beechert, Anna Falk, Rachel Hartmann, Lucia Aguzzi, Natalie Allton, Rose Androwich, Michael Askins, Cozette Brown, Allison Elshoff, Peter Mikulski and Andy Ottone | Monday, October 30, 2023

It’s spooky season, and the Scene staff have curated some of their favorite Halloween media for your enjoyment. Look no further for ghouls, ghosts, vampires and other delightfully spine-tingling haunts. Read on … if you dare. “Punisher” Gabrielle Beechert, Assistant Managing Editor The minute I realized we were doing Spooky Selections, I knew I had

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Taylor Swift and American football: The final frontier

Allison Elshoff | Thursday, October 5, 2023

Two weeks ago, I received a text from my grandpa as I was walking back to my dorm. I opened it expecting a picture of my cousin’s homecoming dress or a clip from SportsCenter Top 10. Instead, attached was a 25 second video of my grandpa filming his TV. The text read: “Looks like the

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South Dining Hall: Doing it right since 1927

Allison Elshoff | Wednesday, September 27, 2023

The start of the school year came with some new additions to the South Dining Hall experience. Between “late lunch,” the mini to-go coffee cups and the new ice cream topping dispensers, it’s honestly hard to keep up. Luckily, there are certain things within the sacred walls of SDH that never change. Here is a guide

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Lyons and Carroll Halls revive Volley for the Vets tournament

Allison Elshoff | Monday, September 11, 2023

Lyons and Carroll Halls hosted their annual tournament, Volley for the Vets, Friday evening. Teams of four signed up and paid $10 to compete in the sand volleyball tournament, with all proceeds going to support the South Bend Vet Center. The Robert L. Miller Sr. Veteran’s Center, as part of the Center for the Homeless,

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Scene Selections: ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’

Anna Falk, Observer Scene Staff, Claire McKenna, Christina Sayut, Gabrielle Beechert, Natalie Allton, Cecelia Swartz, Meghan Lange, Andy Ottone, Allison Srp, Allison Elshoff, Rose Androwich, Claire Lyons, Lucia Aguzzi, Anthonia Okechukwu, Cozette Brown, Luke Foley, Erin Drumm, Michael Askins, Eve Balseiro and Ashley Hedge | Wednesday, September 6, 2023

For the past few years, Taylor Swift has been the woman of the moment. With the Eras Tour and its ensuing drama, the release of 10th studio album “Midnights” and her upcoming concert film, the 33-year-old is at the center of pop culture. One of her most popular ventures so far has been the rerelease

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Chart-toppers to heart-stoppers: How the Eras Tour took the world by storm

Allison Elshoff | Friday, September 1, 2023

There’s no doubt that the summer of 2023 was a win for girls everywhere. We participated in the cultural phenomenon that was “Barbie,” heard Oprah call Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour “transcendent,” watched the love-triangle-turned-trainwreck in “The Summer I Turned Pretty” and — arguably most importantly — witnessed Taylor Swift take the world by storm on

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A night of Italian music and culture at DPAC

Allison Elshoff | Monday, April 3, 2023

Last Friday, the Center for Italian studies hosted its annual Italian Community Concert in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Singers included Notre Dame faculty and students, who came together to perform an array of fantastic Italian music for a sold-out crowd. The Center for Italian Studies, in conjunction with the Nanovic Institute for European Studies

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Senate debates adding Hall of the Year category, approves nominations

Allison Elshoff | Thursday, March 2, 2023

Notre Dame’s student senate convened Wednesday night in the Mendoza College of Business for its sixth meeting of the spring semester. During the meeting, the senate tabled a proposal to add a sustainability requirement to Hall of the Year scoring and nominated the 2023-24 Judicial Council President and Student Union Board (SUB) Executive Director. They