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-Diane Park | Friday, September 4, 2020
I’ve never stress-eaten so many snacks or felt so isolated, annoyed and very uncertain! Coming back to school for my fourth and final year wasn’t quite what I, or anyone else, expected. It’s become so easy for me to get caught up in the negativity of things, and I’m noticing a lot of my conversations
Diane Park | Wednesday, March 25, 2020
I’m sure the shift to online instruction will be a different experience for all of us. For me, an industrial design student, the (intended) structure of my design classes seems to be similar for the most part. But for these courses, heavily reliant on collaborative thinking and visual feedback, the new online barrier presents a
Diane Park | Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The first week back from any kind of break is always a fairly unpleasant process. For me, as a junior, this year’s return to academics was particularly tragic, combined with something a friend of mine recently called, “the hell that is recruiting.” I’m trying to find a job. More accurately, I’m trying to find a
Diane Park | Friday, November 8, 2019
If you know any Notre Dame design student, it’s highly likely the major they began college with wasn’t design. It would be on the more surprising side of things if they had, in fact, come to Notre Dame for the design program. It isn’t very large and simply isn’t very well known. As someone who
Diane Park | Monday, September 2, 2019
I went to a public charter school for the arts from seventh to 12th grade, and I’ve recently been increasingly reminded of this time as I begin my third year now at Notre Dame. Mrs. Oden, the Visual Arts Conservatory Director at the Orange County School of the Arts, who advised me through middle and
Diane Park | Thursday, March 28, 2019
Ten minutes into shopping at the House of Vintage and I was already complaining about feeling myself get sick from all the germs I was convinced were around. But despite my germaphobic concerns and general distaste for recycled clothing, joining my friends to find hidden treasures and experiencing the culture of sustainable fashion was truly
Diane Park | Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Attendees laughed in agreement as the women on the “Women in Entrepreneurship” panel at the recent IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) Women & Design Summit asked if the few men in the room have ever had to consider if their skirt, shoes or shirts implicated the “wrong vibe.” The pressure of personal presentation in
Diane Park | Monday, October 8, 2018
Oakland Elizabeth House (OEH) is a transitional residence located in Oakland, California that serves single mothers and their children who have suffered from poverty, homelessness and abuse. Providing housing and other resources like counseling and parenting classes for about 10 families, OEH particularly focuses on helping their residents find permanent housing, sustainable incomes and familial
Diane Park | Tuesday, April 17, 2018
“Does Notre Dame even have a Design major?” My friends and I were at a social gathering, when a slightly inebriated individual replied with such incredulity to my introduction as a visual communication design and political science double major. I can’t remember if he was joking and if other people had laughed. I just remember
Diane Park | Monday, February 12, 2018
However well-masked under a polite Notre Dame smile, my Moreau partner’s expressions still showed slight concern and apprehension, as she saw that I did not quite match her level of excitement at being here. “So then, why ND?” she asked. I told her I didn’t know. Then, feeling almost guilty for not having dreamed of