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43 Notre Dame students awarded fellowships in graduating class

Ellie Dombrowski | Friday, May 15, 2020

The class of 2020, with a total of 43 fellowship recipients, is heading into this fall with promising prospects. Of these, 25 are Fulbright grants, one is a Rhodes scholarship, 14 are Gilman scholarships and two are National Science Foundation research fellowships.  With its largest number of fellowships awarded to Notre Dame students yet, Dr.

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GMB volunteers reflect on recent Panama trip

Ellie Dombrowski | Friday, April 3, 2020

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Notre Dame-sponsored volunteer trips were cancelled. Although most of such trips were cancelled, one group remained: the Notre Dame chapter of the Global Medical Brigades (GMB). A group of 33 students traveled to Panama on Saturday March 7. “[The] first two days we [focused on] access to

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Students unable to return home housed indefinitely at Morris Inn

Mary Steurer and Ellie Dombrowski | Friday, April 3, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has dozens of students in the tri-campus community caught in limbo between school and home.  In a March 18 email to the student body, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced Notre Dame would be closing its doors for the remainder of the semester due to the advancing virus. In a follow-up email

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Tears for ‘Cheer’(s): Netflix’s new cheerleading docuseries

Ellie Dombrowski | Friday, March 20, 2020

Netflix’s new six-part docuseries “Cheer,” directed by Greg Whiteley, follows the cheerleaders of Navarro College, a small junior college located in Corsicana, Texas, for the action-packed months leading up to the only competition that matters: the two minutes and 15 seconds Navarro Cheer will have at the annual national championships in Daytona Beach, Fla.  Because

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Feelin’ Blue: Playlisting the Democratic Primaries

Dessi Gomez, Jim Moster, Ellie Dombrowski, Mike Donovan, Jake Winningham and Charlie Kenney | Friday, February 21, 2020

With primary season in full swing, our writers decided to approach politics as only Scene writers can and make a one-song playlist for each Democratic candidate. Read on for our musical takes on Bernie, Liz and all the rest. Bernie Sanders — “Our House (The Mess We Made)” by You Me At Six By Jim

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A tree grows in South Bend

Ellie Dombrowski | Tuesday, February 4, 2020

I have a tree growing in my dorm room; his name is Justin Timberlake. Although I love plants, I didn’t intend on growing a tree in my dorm room. It all started because I am trying to be more sustainable. I’ve given up single use plastics, started taking five minute showers, tried shopping from sustainable

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Why the Iowa caucus matters and how it works

Ellie Dombrowski | Sunday, February 2, 2020

Iowa will host the first major vote of the 2020 presidential election cycle at the Iowa caucus Monday, Feb. 3. The results of the caucus will likely determine the party nominations, and coverage of the event will let voters across America know where candidates stand on crucial issues. The Observer has two reporters at the

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A mysterious package

Ellie Dombrowski | Monday, December 9, 2019

I got the call at 6 a.m. on a Thursday morning in October of last year. I was up studying before my Orgo Exam. “NDSP” popped up on my phone. Thinking it was some security test, I let it go to voicemail. Unexpectedly, my phone dings a minute later: “New Voicemail from NDSP.” Not knowing

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To be or not to be

Ellie Dombrowski | Thursday, April 11, 2019

Who am I supposed to be? I always thought I knew the answer to that question. When I was 5 years old, my answer was vet. When I was 10 years old, my answer became astronaut (watching “Contact” ended that prospect really quickly). When I was 14 years old, it became surgeon. I came to college

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We can all be feminists

Ellie Dombrowski | Thursday, March 28, 2019

Today, the word “feminist” is often synonymous with a man-hating, bitter woman who assumes that there is only enough power and influence in the world for half of the population. This misconception is a major problem for us all. As Emma Watson says in her speech for gender equality at the UN HeForShe campaign in

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🏈Last Saturday’s 12-7 final score against Louisville (0:23)

🏈Taking a look around college football with Georgia falling to Alabama, Florida State getting its first FBS win against North Carolina and the Big Ten returning this weekend. (14:52)

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