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-Lexi Kilcoin | Friday, April 30, 2021
On March 18, I woke up to a massive controversy blowing up social media, courtesy of the NCAA. WNBA player, Sedona Prince, posted a TikTok video of the women’s weight room for the March Madness season. As I’m sure you know, if you’ve read the many articles that involve this mess, the weight room was
Lexi Kilcoin | Friday, April 16, 2021
Last week, Notre Dame Student Union Board screened, “Wonder Woman 1984.” Directed by Patty Jenkins, “Wonder Woman 1984” acts as a sequel to 2017 film, “Wonder Woman.” Diana Prince, played by Gal Gadot, is a princess of the Amazons and lives a low-key life as a museum curator, while simultaneously missing her boo, Steve Trevor,
Aidan O'Malley, Willoughby Thom, Maeve Filbin, Sarah Kikel, Nick Brigati, John Clark, Lexi Kilcoin and Nia Sylva | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Weather-wise, South Bend was spoiled at the start of this month. Over the Easter weekend, for example, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping — I even wore shorts! But as the month has meandered on, the clear-eyed possibility of spring has slowly been replaced with its edgy alter ego: the price for summer.
Lexi Kilcoin | Thursday, April 8, 2021
This past Easter may have been filled with unknowns, depending on if, how and where you celebrate it. But one thing no one was expecting was a gospel EP released by Justin Bieber. The “Boyfriend” singer posted a cryptic Instagram post on Easter, sending fans into a frenzy. Admittedly, I found the album while on
Lexi Kilcoin | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Earlier last week, Mona Bowe and Shari Rodriguez, co-directors of the COVID-19 Response Team, sent Saint Mary’s students an email with information regarding a new vaccination clinic that will come to campus April 16. The information came after College President Katie Conboy sent an email earlier in March that said Indiana had “broadened vaccine availability”
Lexi Kilcoin | Monday, March 22, 2021
I’ve always wondered what it would be like to grow up in the ‘70s. I pictured listening to the Beatles while riding the “high” of fighting for peace. But what if the fight for peace caused childhood trauma, leaving a mother so impaired that she couldn’t even function? World-famous journalist Tully Hart has first hand
Ryan Israel, Aidan O'Malley, Sofia CrimiVaroli, Nicole Bilyak, Colleen Fischer and Lexi Kilcoin | Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Happy St. Patty’s Day from Scene! A selection of everything that Scene loves about Irish culture! Irish drinking songs By Ryan Israel, Scene Editor Cheers! (To all those of legal drinking age). Crack open a cold one — whether that be a beer, a seltzer or a soda — this St. Patrick’s Day and
Lexi Kilcoin | Thursday, March 11, 2021
Imagine for me, if you will, the scent of a corpse flower. It likens to a pile of diapers rotting in the sun, mixed with rotten blue cheese dressing. Unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of smelling this infamous stench, but this is the description according to Aimee Nezhukumatathil in her new book of prose,
Lexi Kilcoin | Tuesday, February 23, 2021
As we round the corner on week four of the spring semester, there’s no doubt that we’re feeling stressed from tests, assignments and everything in between. But don’t fear! There are plenty of ways to de-stress while enjoying the great outdoors (and the last few weeks of winter snow). Howard Park in downtown South Bend
Lexi Kilcoin | Thursday, February 18, 2021
“I know we weren’t perfect but I’ve never felt this way for no one.” How original. Last time I checked, there are hundreds of songs about unrequited love, so why did Olivia Rodrigo make it to the top of Billboard’s Global 200 three weeks in a row and counting? I had to find out. This