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Rose Androwich | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Christmas movies are an interesting genre to explore. You have the utmost Christmas classics, and then you have the genre I like to call “horrible Christmas films.” The irony of “Love Hard” is that in some ways, it’s a failure to even the horrible Christmas films. Have you ever watched a horrible Christmas movie, but
Rose Androwich | Monday, November 15, 2021
The English department held their long-awaited Creative Writing Festival on Friday, Nov. 12. The festival, which included readings from Mustard, Notre Dame’s creative writing club, as well as Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) students, gave students the opportunity to learn more about various writing opportunities at Notre Dame. The opportunities introduced by the English department
Rose Androwich | Thursday, November 11, 2021
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article misspelled secretary Cristina Bueno’s name. The Observer deeply regrets this error. The first Saint Mary’s College affinity group, Pride SMC, held a virtual talk sponsored by the Alumnae Relations Office that offered a space of reflection on both issues LGBTQ+ alumnae have faced in the past, what
Rose Androwich | Monday, November 8, 2021
Dorm life is a big aspect of college especially at schools like Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross, with both Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s having a residency requirement on campus, to ensure the full college experience for the students. But yet the roommate experience has a great deal of power to make or
Rose Androwich | Friday, November 5, 2021
The Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company — after much anticipation from the audience and hard work from everyone involved in the production — brought to us a wonderful performance of “Macbeth.” From the excellently choregraphed fight scenes to the actors’ clear understanding of the material, the play was an exceptional one to watch. Watching the actors bring
Rose Androwich | Wednesday, October 6, 2021
“Saturday Night Live” has recently begun its 47th season, with Owen Wilson performing the monologue for the opening episode. As a long-time “SNL” fan, I was more than excited to tune in for season 47. “SNL” proves that some things just remain timeless — humor is one of those things. The show still remains as
Rose Androwich | Friday, September 24, 2021
Ali on the Boulevard is a store located in Downtown South Bend, and while there are many parts about it that are amazing, truthfully, some of the items are not in a typical college student’s budget. However, there are still many great things in the store that won’t break the bank, despite the jewelry table
Rose Androwich | Monday, September 20, 2021
“We will never again take for granted the opportunity to perform in front of a crowd,” said Daniel Stowe, director of the Notre Dame Glee Club (NDGC). On Sept. 17, the NDGC performed at the much anticipated Triennial Reunion Concert, which took place at DPAC. The event brought 170 to 200 Notre Dame alumni back
Rose Androwich | Wednesday, September 8, 2021
You go into a customizable restaurant with a little bit of apprehension, you don’t know what goes well together, and you feel as though it’ll take many trips to get the right order. Most of the time that holds true, unless you try the Noodle Nook located in the Huddle at LaFortune. The Noodle Nook
Rose Androwich | Monday, September 6, 2021
Despite the positive experience of being back in the movie theater, “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” was disappointing. The most upsetting part was that I truly wanted to love “Barb and Star.” But according to my analysis, Barb and Star were both boring — so boring, in fact, that even side characters