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Aidan O'Malley, Alysa Guffey, Genevieve Coleman, Nicole Bilyak and Gabriel Zarazua | Monday, May 1, 2023
With graduation fast approaching, our Scene-iors reminisce on the songs that helped define their four years in South Bend. “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure Aidan O’Malley, Senior Scene Writer Don’t be fooled by the title: If it’s a song by The Cure, it ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. Still, “Just Like Heaven” is one
Gabriel Zarazua | Friday, April 28, 2023
I was walking the lakes of Notre Dame back in 2019, exploring the campus the summer before my freshman year. After the walk, I was on my phone when a 90 second trailer dropped for the sequel to “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.” Everyone, myself included, was ecstatic for a sequel to
Gabriel Zarazua | Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Inspired by their Japanese counterpart “Super Sentai,” “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” has stood the test of time to become one the longest-running children’s television shows ever. Spanning over 30 years and 21 different iterations, it seems there is no end to this franchise in the near future. It made sense for the series to make
Gabriel Zarazua | Monday, April 17, 2023
Editor’s Note: Gabriel Zarazua is a graphic designer for The Shirt. It’s the unveiling week for “The Shirt”! If you don’t know what The Shirt is, it is a project that began in 1990 to raise money for Notre Dame student activities. To help unify Notre Dame Stadium, students wear it for every season’s first
Gabriel Zarazua | Friday, April 14, 2023
What if I told you that sports are more than what happens on the field? Sorry, I always wanted to make my own “30 For 30” slogan. Anyway, people seem to forget that what happens on the field in sports is only half the story. While we see the scoreboard and the athletes putting their
Gabriel Zarazua | Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Depression is a difficult topic to discuss. There are different levels to it. What may seem severe depression to one person may be just general sadness to another. However, with all of us being in college, I feel we have all had those waves of sadness at one point in our lives. Where we want
Anna Falk, Maggie Eastland, Gabriel Zarazua, Peter Breen, Christine Hilario, Christina Sayut, Andrew Jitendran, Sofia CrimiVaroli, Gabrielle Beechert and Ayden Kowalski | Friday, March 3, 2023
With midterms in full swing, we college students are never in more need of music than now. When studying, music can either help us or hurt us. Regardless, it is an important part of the midterms process. We here at Scene have compiled a list of our favorite songs that we use to help us
Gabriel Zarazua | Wednesday, March 1, 2023
I don’t know what to call this. I guess it’s a short story. Either way, I was struggling on if I wanted this to be my final Inside Column, if I wanted to be this personal. However, I think if I can open myself up and tell this story, perhaps it will reach someone, at
Gabriel Zarazua | Monday, January 23, 2023
The release of Mark Mylod’s “The Menu” came during a time where I was struggling with my passion for art. Where the fun was no longer there, not the carefree emotions I used to have, now being replaced with the burden of finishing work and moving on to the next piece. It was an emotionally
Aidan O'Malley, Justin George, Claire Lyons, Isa Sheikh, JP Spoonmore, Willoughby Thom, Nicole Bilyak, Ayden Kowalski, Andy Ottone and Gabriel Zarazua | Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Scene has voted. Here are the top 15 films of 2022, carefully selected and compiled by The Observer’s entertainment and culture section. 15. “Fire of Love” directed by Sara Dosa Sara Dosa’s sizzling documentary chronicles the daring adventures (and untimely end) of two volcanologists in love. Katia and Maurice Krafft were French scientists who specialized