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-Madeline Law | Monday, April 24, 2023
In 28 days, the seniors and their supporters will hear graduation speeches with inevitable lists of thank you’s. We will be thanking professors for their knowledge and guidance, and staff for their care and hard work. We will be thanking our friends for their companionship and camaraderie, and family — including chosen family — for
Madeline Law | Monday, November 14, 2022
It’s snowing today. Snowing! You can read that line as an ecstatic exclamation or a disappointed one, depending on your feelings about the wonderful phenomenon of drifting crystallized water. I was talking with my roommate in our kitchen when I noticed it. I’m pretty sure I cried, “It’s snowing!” with more enthusiasm than I thought
Madeline Law | Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Regardless of the Midwest’s inability to commit to a change in season, it’s officially spring! The birds are singing, the spring athletes are sport-ing and students are knocking on doors in the residence halls of Saint Mary’s. Yep, that’s a certain sign of spring. In the last few weeks, the annual tradition of surveying prospective
Madeline Law | Wednesday, March 30, 2022
This past week I realized that I still have not put up any pictures in my dorm room. It’s strange to me because I’ve always considered pictures to be one of the most important things I bring to school. Every semester, I would choose a place in my room to display a visual summary of
Madeline Law | Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Depending on what your graduating year is, last week was most likely your first real collegiate spring break. Congratulations! We left for a week, and we came back. Take that, COVID. My column byline is “Trivial Matters.” I thought this was a nice bit of wordplay on my part, for my intention was to talk
Madeline Law | Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Spring break is not in two weeks. It can’t be. I still have two papers, a rewrite, a project and two midterms to tackle, not to mention rehearsals and work and … oh yeah, going to classes. All in 14 days. Did I stress you out? My bad. I stressed myself out, too. Despite these
Madeline Law | Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Just a second, please… I’m laughing at my own nerdy joke… (thank you for laughing or pretending you did.) OK, I’m ready. I have a question for you. When someone says the word “amateur,” what comes to mind? Thinking of something? Alright, cool. I’m now going to attempt to read your mind. When you heard
Madeline Law | Wednesday, January 26, 2022
I am not a writer. That’s what I told my friend when she tried to convince me to be a columnist. That’s what I told myself when I tried to convince myself I shouldn’t be a columnist. Obviously it didn’t stick. So welcome, dear reader, to my origin story. It happened last week, and involved
Madeline Law | Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Saint Mary’s Moreau Center for the Arts will host its annual theatre picnic on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. on O’Laughlin Green. The department plans to emphasize collaboration, giving back and teaching the community about the importance of theatre at the event at the showcase for its new events, activities and opportunities