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Sarah Kikel | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Notre Dame’s student-run Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company (NSR) brought a night of spunk, squabble and suitors to the Washington Hall stage last Saturday. The troupe performed Shakespeare’s 1594 play, The Taming of the Shrew, which was directed by senior Isobel Grogan and assistant directed by junior Cate Cappelmann. The play centers around the marrying of Katherina
Aidan O'Malley, Willoughby Thom, Maeve Filbin, Sarah Kikel, Nick Brigati, John Clark, Lexi Kilcoin and Nia Sylva | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Weather-wise, South Bend was spoiled at the start of this month. Over the Easter weekend, for example, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping — I even wore shorts! But as the month has meandered on, the clear-eyed possibility of spring has slowly been replaced with its edgy alter ego: the price for summer.
Sarah Kikel | Thursday, March 25, 2021
If there were a college poet laureate, I would nominate Maude Latour. A songwriter who studies philosophy at Columbia University, Maude has been deeply inspired by her life on campus, and her music weaves together imagery that is both biographical and derived from her exploration of classic literature. Her lyrics are a lot like Sappho’s
Uyen Le, Evan McKenna, Maggie Clark and Sarah Kikel | Monday, March 22, 2021
On Monday, March 15, after a shocking email revealed to Zahm House residents their beloved home would be used as a swing hall for the foreseeable future and their community would be disbanded, Zahm residents made it clear that they would not go down without a fight. From the protest that attracted hundreds of supporters
Evan McKenna and Sarah Kikel | Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Editor’s Note: This is the second story in a two-part From the Archives series on the Sorin Seven. The first story was published on Monday, March 1. In the last edition of From the Archives, our team uncovered the story of the Sorin Seven, a group of roommates — and owners of the third-floor “Doo
Sarah Kikel | Thursday, March 4, 2021
In an age of elbow bumps, overflowing trash cans and social distance previously unimaginable, Notre Dame students begged for something more. The answer was Quad Lodges. Planted on both North and South Quads are metal-beamed structures with tarp roofs, glass walls and wood paneled flooring. However, somewhere behind the hand sanitizing stations and jumbo fans,
Evan McKenna, Jim Moster, Sarah Kikel, Uyen Le and Maggie Clark | Monday, February 22, 2021
Here at the Archives, we’re always on the lookout for examples of history repeating itself — and if there’s any subject of campus discourse doomed to be locked in a perpetual time loop, it’s the issue of parietals at Notre Dame. The parietals debate seems to revive itself every few years, with notable resurgences occurring
Evan McKenna, Chris Russo, Sarah Kikel and Uyen Le | Monday, November 2, 2020
Following University President Fr. Jenkins’ controversial attendance of the Sept. 26 White House Rose Garden ceremony, conversations across campus have centered around questions of consequence: Is a simple apology sufficient? Are these actions grounds for resignation? Will other members of the University administration do their part to ensure accountability? We might soon know the answer
Sarah Kikel | Monday, October 19, 2020
Keough (1996) wants to be the next Steve Irwin. He never goes anywhere without his Winnie the Pooh stuffed animals, “Kanga” and “Roo,” for security. Keough enjoys pulling the other kids on the classroom chariot, their red Radio Flyer wagon, while pretending he is a pair of golden horses. O’Neill (1996) is a big trouble
Sarah Kikel | Monday, October 5, 2020
Breen-Phillips (1939): Best dressed After the 1940s, Notre Dame’s dorm architecture began an unfortunate descent into a style combining the worst aspects of lego pieces and a slab of concrete. However, BP was fortunately built before that, featuring dormers and protruding bay windows despite being built in a record-breaking 165 days at the end of