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Students, alumnus discuss student activism to conclude ‘Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary’ lecture series

Aidan O'Malley | Monday, May 10, 2021

The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights hosted four students and one alumnus Friday afternoon in the final panel of its “Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary” lecture series. Junior Miranda Cuozzo, seniors Matthew Aubourg and Frankie Tran and recent graduate Malik Zaire joined the live Zoom session to share their histories and perspectives of student

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Scene Selections: May flowers

Aidan O'Malley, Evan McKenna, Maggie Klaers, Alysa Guffey and John Clark | Wednesday, May 5, 2021

A few weeks ago, Scene was feeling blue. And can you blame us? As we trudged our way through the middle of the semester, our already-low spirits were lowered only still by “permacloud,” rain storms and chilly temperatures. Throw in some seasonal allergies, and you’ve got yourself the month of April. So we did what

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Making sense of the 2021 Oscars

Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Last Sunday, I live tweeted the Oscars. I’m not entirely sure what compelled me to do this. Perhaps it was my duty as an entertainment journalist to provide the public with some extra-colorful color commentary. Maybe it was my main character complex — bass-boosted by the vanity of social media — convincing me that the

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The 2021 Scene Oscars ballot

Aidan O'Malley | Friday, April 23, 2021

The 93rd Academy Awards are this Sunday, April 25, and Scene cordially invites you to fill out a ballot of your own! Use this page for your picks, your predictions — whatever you like. And be sure to tune in to the Oscars on Sunday at 8 p.m.

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Scene Selections: April showers

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.

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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ vs. my last two brain cells

Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, April 13, 2021

This week, I am tasked with writing 600 words on “Godzilla vs. Kong.” Alas, only six come to mind. So, to quote Chris Evans (and his sweater) from Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” — “This is stupid with two O’s.” In all fairness, “Godzilla vs. Kong” seems to know that. Or at least, I was told

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This ugly mug

Aidan O'Malley | Friday, April 9, 2021

Remember the first time you wore a mask? As we “celebrate” the pandemic’s first anniversary, my Snapchat memories have made a painful point of reminding me of countless other milestones. “One year ago, today,” Notre Dame canceled in-person classes. “One year ago, today,” movie theaters shuttered. And “one year ago, today,” I wore a mask

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‘The Father’: Life in erosion

Aidan O'Malley | Wednesday, April 7, 2021

The temptation when adapting a play to the screen is to preserve it precisely as it already is — to hit record on the camera and let the actors do their thing. The argument, I suppose, is that this method makes theatergoing a little more accessible. By preserving the spirit of the stage in a

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2021 Oscars: A moment or a movement?

Aidan O'Malley | Thursday, March 18, 2021

On March 24, 2002, history was made. That evening, at the 74th annual Academy Awards, Halle Berry became the first (and as of this writing, only) Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in “Monster’s Ball.” It was also the night that Denzel Washington won the Best Actor Oscar for his

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Scene selections: St. Patrick’s Day

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

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