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-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
Maggie Eastland | Monday, November 21, 2022
Notre Dame’s grab-and-go lives up to its name for convenience, but some students are questioning how the point-based prices are determined. Open between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., the grab-n-go locations in North and South dining halls offer quick meal options for students on the run, including snacks, drinks and pre-packaged sandwiches. Each swipe is
Maggie Eastland | Thursday, November 10, 2022
During Wednesday evening’s student senate meeting, the director of faith initiatives announced Catholic bishop Robert Barron is coming to speak on campus, and the Club Coordination Council (CCC) president said the clubs it funds could benefit from a greater share of Student Union funding. ‘Second most-followed Catholic priest’ to speak at Notre Dame Bishop Robert
Rose Androwich, Gracie Eppler, Maggie Eastland, Abigail Keaney, Andy Ottone, Gabriel Zarazua and Annie Brown | Friday, October 28, 2022
Halloween is just around the corner, and Scene has chosen its favorite songs, films and haunting reflections to celebrate! “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge” Rose Androwich, Scene Writer The sequel to “Halloweentown” is better than the original. The first film relies too heavily on sheer shock factor. “Halloweentown II” broaches the idea of good versus evil.
Maggie Eastland | Friday, October 28, 2022
A Chicago-based speaker startup has raised $7.5 million in funding — and it got its start at a Hesburgh Library whiteboard. Now headquartered in Chicago, Resonado Labs was founded by Peter Moeckel ‘20, Brian Youngil Cho ‘19 and Erikc Perez-Perez ‘19 while they were studying in the Mendoza College of Business. Since then, the company
Maggie Eastland | Thursday, October 6, 2022
I may not be a teenager anymore, but I refuse to enter the “twenty-something-I-don’t-know-what-I’m-doing-with-my-life” genre just yet. Please reference Evan McKenna’s “22 songs about being 22” for such musings. Twenty is an age still ripe for blissful ignorance, and these songs are doing their best to tap into that. Raise a glass (of North Dining
Alysa Guffey and Maggie Eastland | Monday, October 3, 2022
As October arrives, sophomores and juniors (and even first-years) begin to think about their off-campus migration. A variety of apartment and townhome complexes in the South Bend area offer leases for students, but it can be difficult to navigate all the information available. The Observer has compiled a guide to off-campus housing with information accurate