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-Gracie Eppler | Tuesday, April 25, 2023
I used to be a good reader. I think most people expect me to be now. But admittedly, though I love to read, I’m not good at it anymore. The nightstand near my bed is piled high with novels I promise to one day finish. A friend asks if I’ve read “Fahrenheit 451,” “Malibu Rising”
Gracie Eppler | Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Piled up upon a foot of snow, a lonely Grubhub delivery robot sits, frozen and helpless. Cara and I are quick to run to its side. We crouch in the chilled night air, teaming up with a random student passing by, all of us dusted by the still-falling snow and laughing at the absurdity of
Gracie Eppler | Thursday, March 2, 2023
Corn, soy, cows, semi-trucks. Corn, soy… oh, and occasionally, more corn. This describes the grey and unstimulating drive across America’s heartlands that I took this weekend as I made the trek from South Bend down to Urbana-Champaign to visit a friend. Flat, dry and littered with the occasional gas-station-McDonald’s crossover, the drive made me reaffirm
Gracie Eppler | Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Llegué a mi clase de las 9:30 a.m. el jueves con el pelo empapado, chorreándome toda mi camisa blanca como si hubiera nadado a través de todo el lago de St. Mary’s para llegar al edificio de Bond Hall. Sin aliento, incómoda, y un poco avergonzada, me preguntaba como todos los otros estudiantes de la
Gracie Eppler | Monday, January 30, 2023
Ah, the Notre Dame introduction — a fabled and frequent campus classic. The four or so questions that are so integral to Welcome Week and Sylly Week are supposed to give our classmates a glimpse into who we are and help connect our names to our faces. Supposed. If you’re anything like me (which I’m
Gracie Eppler | Monday, January 23, 2023
As a continuation of Notre Dame’s Walk the Walk Week, student group UndocuAlly ND will host a training session on Tuesday. The campus-wide event is open to anyone who wishes to better understand the immigrant experience and learn how to support undocumented students. Walk the Walk Week aims to inspire a stronger, more welcoming community on
Gracie Eppler | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Despite an undergraduate student population far smaller than that of other traditional college football powerhouses, a study from this past summer found Notre Dame to have the second largest fanbase in college football at an estimated 8.21 million. The study, put together by strategy consultant Tony Altimore at Altimore Collins & Company, ranked the top-16
Gracie Eppler | Friday, November 4, 2022
‘Shooter in custody. I am okay.’ 10/24/22. 11:22 a.m. Tita Marites’ Facebook features snippets of her colorful life: verdant green vegetables, a red rooster, the bright smiling faces of her sons. And then, last Monday, a shooter broke into her school. I have fallen prey to the vicious and deceptive mind trap of believing that
Rose Androwich, Gracie Eppler, Maggie Eastland, Abigail Keaney, Andy Ottone, Gabriel Zarazua and Annie Brown | Friday, October 28, 2022
Halloween is just around the corner, and Scene has chosen its favorite songs, films and haunting reflections to celebrate! “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge” Rose Androwich, Scene Writer The sequel to “Halloweentown” is better than the original. The first film relies too heavily on sheer shock factor. “Halloweentown II” broaches the idea of good versus evil.
Gracie Eppler | Thursday, October 6, 2022
Notre Dame is launching three new collaborative grants with the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) that expand the active partnership between the two schools, according to a University press release. The main goal of the new grants are to “offer academic and educational continuity … in a place where people are undergoing so much national and