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-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
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
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
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
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
Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body. Both current sub-directors of communications for the executive cabinet, Jung and Rezner are running for student body president and vice president on
Maggie Eastland | Friday, January 20, 2023
I think New Year’s resolutions are cheesy and insincere, but I sometimes make them halfway through the year. Two years ago, I made a resolution to write more and share my writing more. Needless to say, that’s a paradox I’m still working out. At the moment, it looks a little something like this: sentences scrawled
Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Behind a stained glass window, a narrow wooden staircase inside the walls of the Basilica winds up to 24 bronze bells that send chimes echoing across campus every 15 minutes. The largest bell, named in honor of St. Anthony, weighs eight tons and stands seven feet tall. In 1867, the bell arrived in South Bend
Maggie Eastland | Friday, December 2, 2022
FTX, the crypto trading platform that headlined Super Bowl commercials last February, filed for bankruptcy Nov. 11 after using $10 billion in customer dollars to fund risky ventures at the affiliated trading firm Alameda Research. Once hailed as crypto’s savior, FTX’s 30-year-old co-founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, quickly resigned and could now face criminal charges. Investors are
Rose Androwich, Andy Ottone, Sophia Michetti, Alysa Guffey and Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, November 29, 2022
The holiday season is in full swing! Here are some of Scene’s reflections and suggestions to begin this holiday season. “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” Rose Androwich, Scene Writer I’ve always loved the movie “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.”Every season brings the essential films and TV episodes that you have to