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Mike Donovan, Dessi Gomez, Charlie Kenney and Ryan Israel | Friday, August 23, 2019
On Campus Welcome, First Years! It’s a pleasure to finally meet you all: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh off a full-fledged hot girl summer, ready to start a brand new life in a brand new home. Your arrival has us feeling absolutely amazing — in the words of consummate summertime songsmiths Whitney, “Every time you come
Mike Donovan, Ryan Israel, Dessi Gomez and Jim Moster | Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Springtime is sweeping through South Bend (sort of) but, with summertime on the horizon, the spring will soon be swept away. That’s okay with us. We have our sunglasses, plenty of sunscreen and a few things we’re really excited about for after school lets out. Hip-hop’s stars come out By Ryan Israel, Associate Scene
Dessi Gomez | Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Eight days, eight hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds, that is the time standing between April 26 and the moment I sit down to write this article. The countdown to Taylor Swift’s next comeback has begun. The “Reputation” era was epic, don’t get me wrong. But the next Taylor Swift era will be even more
Dessi Gomez | Monday, April 8, 2019
It’s a lot like “The Fault in Our Stars.” Except they both have cystic fibrosis instead of cancer. And Cole Sprouse is in it. That is how I would summarize “Five Feet Apart” to my friends or to anyone who hasn’t seen the movie yet. But that’s just the superficial stuff. Once I had seen
Dessi Gomez | Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The second trailer for the third season of the Duffer brothers’ serial show “Stranger Things” was released Mar. 20. This third installment in the Netflix series is set to be released in eight individual episodes July 4. The season gives viewers one more reason to fully anticipate summer after they’ve put up with a noticeably
Dessi Gomez | Friday, March 22, 2019
Jill Santopolo’s second novel, “More Than Words,” was released on Feb. 5. Readers of her debut novel, “The Light We Lost,” highly anticipated this return to the printing press and bookshelf. Santopolo’s newest book wows readers once more with captivating characters and well-placed plot twists, successfully drawing them into protagonist Nina Gregory’s world. Nina is
Dessi Gomez | Friday, March 22, 2019
Some people might think the Scene section of The Observer is easier to write for than other sections, or that it is not very journalistic because we spend most of our time writing music and movie reviews. But I’m going to refute that claim. I think Scene is, in its own way, a very valid
Jake Winningham, Dessi Gomez and Cynthia Tran | Thursday, March 7, 2019
With Spring Break just around the corner, Scene is here with new singles sure to brighten up your travel — whether you’re going home or somewhere else. “Big Blue” by Vampire Weekend By Cynthia Tran, Scene Writer Vampire Weekend’s new song, “Big Blue,” is about a relationship that is as short and fleeting as the
Ryan Israel, Dessi Gomez and Nia Sylva | Monday, February 25, 2019
Friday, indie-rock bands Sure Sure and Young the Giant played at Stepan Center for the Student Union Board’s spring concert. Our Scene writers offer their impressions of some of the concert’s best moments. Sameer Gadhia By Ryan Israel, Scene Writer Sure Sure put on a fitting opening performance, and there’s no arguing that — but
Dessi Gomez, Jake Winningham, Nora McGreevy, Carlos De Loera, Jim Moster and Margaret McGreevy | Friday, February 22, 2019
Scene’s 2019 Oscars Predictions With the 91st Academy Awards coming up Sunday, the Scene department decided to cast its own ballot for one of the most wide-open Oscars in recent memory. Everything from Marvel blockbusters (“Black Panther”) to foreign-language Netflix pictures (“Roma”) are contending. Our writers voted for what they think should and will win