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-Mike Donovan, Nora McGreevy, Lauren Weldon, Owen Lane and Carlos De Loera | Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Scene writers discuss departmental policy when it comes to writing about perpetrators, alleged perpetrators and survivors of sexual assault. Volume II: Spring 2018 by The NDSMC Observer’s Scenecast
Lauren Weldon | Wednesday, April 18, 2018
The first time I listened to Oxford-formed, London-based four-piece ISLAND, I was driving north along the winding Olympic Peninsula of Washington. Maybe it was the narrowly turning, tree-lined highway or maybe it was the ocean’s mist that can engulf cars and suspend any sense of seasonality, but when the track “Stargazer” off their 2015 debut
Lauren Weldon | Tuesday, November 28, 2017
In its 175 years, Notre Dame has taught many generations of students, felt great moments of triumph and loss (not unlike this year’s football season) and experienced eras of change and transformation. While some of this history can be found throughout buildings on campus, in past yearbooks, trophy cases, plaques and history books, or even
Lauren Weldon | Thursday, September 7, 2017
It’s that time of year again. Football is back, the library is starting to feel crowded and students all around are starting to break out their business professional attire. That’s right: it’s hiring season. Whether you’re a senior trying to figure out what the heck to do with your future, a junior trying to score
Lauren Weldon | Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Last semester, my advisor at Mendoza’s Undergraduate Advising Office asked me a simple, but tough question: “Lauren, why are YOU majoring in business? You know, you don’t necessarily have to.” It would seem obvious that no, I don’t have to, but here’s some background. My name is Lauren, I am a sophomore in Breen-Phillips Hall,
Lauren Weldon | Friday, September 23, 2016
My birthday was Sept. 10, and it was a very special day — the opening home football game against Nevada, turning 19, spending time with friends, singing from tailgate to tailgate with Harmonia, Notre Dame’s all-female a cappella group. It was great. And it was special in a new way too, as someone special to me
Lauren Weldon | Wednesday, March 23, 2016
The book, “Imagine, Design, Create,” by the design software company Autodesk, provides what I believe is the most comprehensive definition of design: “Even with all the dramatic changes being wrought by technology, design remains, and likely always will be, a fundamentally human endeavor, fueled by the insights, ideas, passions, and talents of people in pursuit