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-Catherine Baker | Wednesday, February 10, 2016
I’m in Chicago this week for some graduate acting auditions, and I decided to use my free time, as any good Notre Dame student is wont to do, exploring the various museums the city has to offer. My first stop was to see the Art Institute, as I had been there my freshman year to
Catherine Baker | Monday, December 7, 2015
What is free speech? This question has dogged philosophers for centuries. We all know the First Amendment protects this right: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
Catherine Baker | Monday, November 2, 2015
I’m normally not very vocal about this, but I was told one too many times over fall break that I needed to smile. Telling me, “You should smile, you’re life’s not that bad” or “You should smile, you’d look much prettier” is not a compliment. And, in all honesty, it’s probably not really intended as
Catherine Baker | Sunday, September 27, 2015
Whilst perusing the Internet (and by the Internet I, of course mean Buzzfeed) this morning, after under-toasting my bagel and spilling my coffee all over me, the kitchen and my computer, I came across an article that read “The Shoreditch Cereal Café Was Attacked By Anti-Gentrification Protesters.” OK, I know the title is not all
Catherine Baker | Wednesday, February 4, 2015
I used to be terrified of riding public transportation. Yes, I was a child that grew up in a bubble. I lived a minute walk away from my private Catholic school in north Washington, D.C. My mother was a stay-at-home mum who could come at my beck-and-call. I can’t remember the number of times that