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Bishop condemns speaker series, dozens of ND students ask University to apologize

Maggie Eastland and Alysa Guffey | Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, who presides over the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, publicly denounced a “Trans Care + Abortion Care” virtual dialogue hosted by Notre Dame. The University’s gender studies program and Reilly Center’s minor for health, humanities and society co-sponsored the contentious lecture on March 20, as part of a larger reproductive justice

Scene

‘The Odyssey of Winnie’ shows owning an RV is harder than you think

Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Michael Meyer, a professor in the Mendoza College of Business and author of “The Odyssey of Winnie: Our Two-Year Adventure of Owning an RV,” admits that he often does things just to prove that he can. That might very well be the case for writing this book. Despite the author’s candid intentions, or perhaps because

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Professor embroiled in abortion debate raises $9k for legal expenses

Maggie Eastland and Ryan Peters | Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Editor’s note: This article includes excerpts of strong language. When Tamara Kay posted a sign on her door advocating her office as a “SAFE SPACE to get help and information on ALL healthcare issues and access — confidentially and with care & compassion,” she unleashed a media firestorm that found its way to national headlines.

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Men outnumber women at Notre Dame for the past 20 years, University denies gender quota

Maggie Eastland | Friday, March 24, 2023

For the last two decades, Notre Dame has enrolled 10.6% more men than women, on average. Reflecting that disparity, the University has admitted an average of 7.7% more men. Residential life housing ratios match that difference. The University has enrolled an average of 52.5% men and 47.5% women since 2002, according to Common Data Set

Sports

Bengal Bouts finals: Nine boxers crowned champions in Purcell Pavilion

Aidan Thomas, Maggie Eastland and Peter Breen | Monday, March 6, 2023

The 2023 Bengal Bouts concluded Saturday night with nine championship bouts in Purcell Pavilion. Luke “Mantequilla” Slahor of Duncan Hall def. Rob “The Voodoo Ranger” Rucki of Carroll Hall Slahor entered a two-time finalist and senior captain to face junior captain Rob Rucki. Slahor pushed the pace early, and the Duncan senior connected several times

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Journalist who spent a week with Muhammad Ali speaks at Bengal Bouts finals

Maggie Eastland | Monday, March 6, 2023

Journalist and author Cal Fussman spent a week with Muhammad Ali to write a front-page story for Esquire Magazine in 2003. By the week’s end, Fussman had no idea what to write about his childhood hero, who at that point was limited by age and the onset of Parkinson’s disease. That’s when Fussman stepped into

Viewpoint

The walk back from SDH

Maggie Eastland | Monday, March 6, 2023

“You work in the basement of South Dining Hall? That’s so far from P-Dub,” friends say — words languishing with pity. I haven’t quite nailed my response yet, but consider this my rebuttal: The 10-minute walk back to Pasquerilla West Hall at 4 a.m. is one of my favorites in the world. The sidewalk tiles

Scene

Scene Selections: Your perfect midterm study playlist

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

Sports

Bengal Bouts Quarterfinals: Ring A

Andrew McGuinness, Maggie Eastland and Peter Breen | Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Justin “Slim Reaper” Darwin of Dillon Hall, def. Charlie “Monk” Alberino of O’Neill Family Hall The first bout of the night began with some early punches to the head from both sides. Darwin had the better of the early action, landing some high blows with strong consistency. One punch was so strong it forced an

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2023 Bengal Bouts Preliminary Round: Ring A results

Alysa Guffey, Nicolas Morles and Maggie Eastland | Friday, February 17, 2023

Emanuel “Escobar” Telles Chaves def. Anthony “The Punisher” Papa In front of a packed house to kick off the 93rd annual bouts, Chaves came out swinging hard, but Papa was ready with firm punches of his own. Both boxers stood their ground but started to grow fatigued at the end of the first round. “The

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