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Scene Selections (Taylor’s Version)

Abby Patrick, Mannion McGinley, Nelisha Silva, Isabella Volmert, Adriana Perez, Genevieve Coleman, Alysa Guffey, Siobhan Loughney, Evan McKenna, Maggie Klaers, Colin Capece, Christine Hilario, Sophia Michetti, Maggie Clark, Anna Falk, Caitlin Brannigan and Gabby Beechert | Friday, November 19, 2021

You already know what’s up — Scene Selections (Taylor’s Version) are below. “State of Grace (Taylor’s Version)” By Abby Patrick, Viewpoint Editor First impressions are hard. I’ve made enough questionable ones to know. I don’t know what Taylor Swift put in “State of Grace,” but I think she had me at those drums. Or the

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Some spooky season shenanigans

Maggie Klaers | Monday, November 1, 2021

Last year, I could not believe how big of a deal Halloween was in college, but there was something so fun about watching a bunch of 20ish year olds running around playing make-believe for the night. Growing up, I had a closet of costumes in my basement with a bin full of different identities I

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Tall enough to see into the mixing bowl

Maggie Klaers | Wednesday, October 13, 2021

I remember being too short to peek into the mixing bowl when I’d be sitting on the counter as a kid. I would stand on my tippy-toes to steal loose chocolate chips and brown sugar scattered on the counter. My mom would pick me up so I could grab a fingerful of cookie dough and

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My evening with Matthew Morrison

Maggie Klaers | Wednesday, September 29, 2021

“An Evening with Matthew Morrison.” That’s all I knew, and it was enough to get me to the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC) last Friday night. If you aren’t familiar with Matthew Morrison, he’s a Broadway star, turned Glee teacher, turned cyber-bullying victim. I only knew him from his star role as Mr. Scheuster on

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Scene Selections: May flowers

Aidan O'Malley, Evan McKenna, Maggie Klaers, Alysa Guffey and John Clark | Wednesday, May 5, 2021

A few weeks ago, Scene was feeling blue. And can you blame us? As we trudged our way through the middle of the semester, our already-low spirits were lowered only still by “permacloud,” rain storms and chilly temperatures. Throw in some seasonal allergies, and you’ve got yourself the month of April. So we did what

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Blue Powerade + Diet Coke: The ultimate mocktail

Maggie Klaers | Friday, April 16, 2021

One nine-hour drive, two cars, two walkie talkies, two brothers, two cousins and me. When I was a kid, my family would visit Notre Dame all the time, but for one road trip, the five of us giggled in our separate cars as we said “over?” “copy, over” at the end of every sentence until

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Petition demands higher charges for driver involved in 2020 accident that killed two ND first-year students

Maggie Klaers | Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The driver in the Oct. 24 accident that killed two University students and injured a third was charged with two misdemeanors for drunk driving. Justin Cavallo is facing up to 120 days in prison and a $500 fine. But frustration about what some perceive are insufficient charges has materialized into an online Change.org petition —

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Senior advisor for Homeland Security lectures on disinformation, foreign involvement in elections

Maggie Klaers | Monday, March 15, 2021

Between the 2016 election and the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6, the United States has faced growing concerns over foreign manipulation of elections. Suzanne Spaulding, a senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said this involvement is a tool in the “Kremlin playbook,” a ploy to damage a nation’s trust in

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ND Dance Company to host annual showcase with COVID-19 safety precautions in place

Maggie Klaers | Thursday, November 5, 2020

The Notre Dame Dance Company will host its annual showcase 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday in Washington Hall, following COVID-19 regulations. Dance Company president, senior Rachel Bartnett, noted that this is an impressive feat. “It’s been a really chaotic year with lots of back and forth on what rules can and can’t happen,” Bartnett said.

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Science professor named recipient of NIH New Innovator Award for cancer research

Maggie Klaers | Wednesday, October 14, 2020

The National Health Institute (NIH) announced in October plans to give out nearly $251 million in grants over five years to 85 different scientists in their High-Risk, High Reward Research Program. Notre Dame’s Katharine White was on the list. White is an assistant professor of chemistry and biology at the University of Notre Dame, as

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