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Maddie Daly | Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Notre Dame will expand its borders this weekend when it hosts the 26th annual conference for the Haitian Studies Association. The conference includes various events aimed to exhibit Haitian culture and the country’s current situation. Several faculty, staff and alumni will attend the conference, and students are invited to attend. Co-sponsored by 14 different campus groups, including
Maddie Daly | Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Interviews: the bane of every college senior’s existence. (Well, unless you were lucky enough to have an offer from the summer already. If that’s the case, please stop complaining about all the work you have to do). Ever since the career fair in September, in addition to my full load of coursework, I have had
Maddie Daly | Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Nothing says “washed-up pop star” like playing nightly shows in Las Vegas for months on end; once a musician reaches this point, it pretty much means they are done touring for good. However, when I saw that Britney Spears would be performing a show titled “Piece of Me” during my stay in Vegas, I was
Maddie Daly | Thursday, October 9, 2014
“We lived in the Murder House; we escaped the Asylum; we protected the Coven, and we will attend the Freak Show.” “American Horror Story” fans everywhere eagerly have awaited the premier of the show’s fourth season, titled “Freak Show,” by following every newly-released trailer, posting countdowns on Twitter with #ahs and taking Buzzfeed quizzes to find
Caelin Miltko, Maddie Daly, Daniel Barabasi and Erin McAuliffe | Monday, October 6, 2014
We now live in an age where Saturday morning cartoons no longer exist. This last weekend was the first weekend in 50-some years that there were no Saturday morning animation blocks. The CW ran its last showing of Vortexx cartoons and then replaced it with live-action educational programming. In commemoration of all the memories of
Maddie Daly | Tuesday, September 30, 2014
In our politically-charged world, it is nearly impossible to flip through the channels on TV without seeing either a news broadcast about the White House, a replica of it in a series or a talk show host referencing politics in their segment. Every network has at least one show that mimics American politics, and recently
Caelin Miltko, Allie Tollaksen, Maddie Daly, Matt McMahon and Daniel Barabasi | Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Even though Scene keeps loading you up with the “Weekly Watch” and polishing new gems like “Gotham,” don’t forget to catch up with currently running favorites. Here are a few selects by Scene staff for shows returning in the fall, although we can’t take any responsibility for side-effects of binge-watching. “Bob’s Burgers” By Allie Tollaksen After watching
Maddie Daly | Monday, September 15, 2014
When we hear the word “immigrant,” we perhaps think of our ancestors coming to Ellis Island from Ireland, people crossing the U.S.-Mexican border daily or even just foreigners in general. In the U.S., we have a fairly narrow view of what immigration is like, especially in terms of the entire world. In my French class titled
Maddie Daly | Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Before last week, I had gone 21 years of life without ever being hospitalized, having an X-ray or breaking a bone. Yes, I still had a childhood even without the right-of-passage leg cast or arm sling. I guess I was overly cautious, too scared to try jumping off the jungle gym or skateboarding down the
Allie Tollaksen, Matt McMahon, John Darr, Miko Malabute, Erin McAuliffe, Maddie Daly and Daniel Barabasi | Monday, September 8, 2014
With two victories at home under its belt, the Notre Dame football team certainly doesn’t need any help from us this season. Still, the Scene Staff is here with some advice to make future home victories even sweeter: song suggestions for students, fans and athletes alike to jam out to during games. While nothing could