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Emilie Kefalas | Tuesday, April 28, 2015
In speaking of the creative process, there is the “usual way.” Then there is the Disney way, in which limits are only fables and possibilities reach “to infinity and beyond.” The Disney theme park is guided by its creator’s foundation of imagination and innovation which established a universally recognized mantra, “If you can dream it,
Emilie Kefalas | Monday, April 27, 2015
The scattered focus of human frenzy and fact is beautiful. We forget this miracle in ourselves, an unusually animated motherboard of intense intellect and confusion. It is so because we are governed by our inability to control it. So we, as tragic heroes, succumb to the ecstasy we give ourselves through pride, confidence and doubt
Emilie Kefalas | Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Once upon a time, upon a time, upon a time there lived a young maiden — no — a young girl — wait, no — a beautiful, small-footed, motherless and occasionally fatherless female protagonist. Despite the cruelty and abuse inflicted upon her by her father’s controlling new wife and taunting stepdaughters, this kind-hearted female protagonist
Emilie Kefalas | Monday, February 2, 2015
Ever seen “The Black Cauldron”? How about “The Great Mouse Detective”? No? How have you never seen “The Great Mouse Detective”? That’s alright. You were probably too busy running your VHS player raged re-watching “The Little Mermaid.” The truth is you are in good company when it comes to familiarity with the two former films
Emilie Kefalas | Thursday, January 29, 2015
I would like to thank you for being here. It is truly an honor and accomplishment that you, in fact, are here. Think about that for a moment. If you are reading this, you are alive, which means you survived thousands of hurdles in your existence, including but not limited to variations of sickness or injury.
Emilie Kefalas | Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Henry David Thoreau said it best: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.” This leads one to assume Little Red Riding Hood’s Granny might be a transcendentalist among an ensemble of scrambling romantics in the Stephen Sondheim sing-song fairy tale collage “Into the Woods.” I first went “Into the Woods” this
Emilie Kefalas | Monday, December 8, 2014
I watched “Peter Pan: Live!” primarily to see if my doubts could be assuaged by the opening credits. The first shrill of the orchestra from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York led a whimsical rush of musical score lighting up a bird’s eye view of London in miniature, the camera panning seamlessly to the home
Emilie Kefalas | Sunday, December 7, 2014
Saint Mary’s final Justice Friday’s lecture of the fall semester engaged students and faculty in a round table discussion on social work experiences and internships, titled “Social Work Students: South Bend as their Classroom.” Several senior social work majors shared their experiences in the field, including work at RiverBend Cancer Services and United Way. Each student
Emilie Kefalas | Friday, December 5, 2014
Saint Mary’s traditional Christmas-themed madrigal dinners will transform the north lounge of Regina Hall into a medieval banquet hall for students and members of the community Dec. 5 to 7, director of special events Richard Baxter said. Now in its 42nd year, the weekend-long event provides an alternate mode of celebration and preparation during the
Emilie Kefalas | Thursday, December 4, 2014
Eva Feder Kittay, distinguished professor of philosophy at Stony Brook University in New York, addressed the Saint Mary’s community in the Student Center’s Rice Commons Wednesday evening with a lecture titled, “Normalcy and a Good Life: Problems, Prospects, and Possibilities in the Life of People with Severe Cognitive Disabilities.” The presentation was part of the College’s annual