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-20 posts tagged "California"
Emily Casado | Thursday, February 21, 2019
Did you know that California has more than three major cities? It is hard to believe, but Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego are only a small portion of what California has to offer. As a Californian living in the Midwest, I like to think I have heard all of the stereotypes about us
Nicole Simon | Thursday, January 17, 2019
Members of the Glee Club spent their Christmas break performing on their first-ever winter tour. Each year, the club typically spends a week performing on the road over fall and spring break. This year, in lieu of its spring tour, it spent 10 days visiting various cities in California. Senior Adam Kuczynski, the club’s tour
Ryan Israel | Thursday, November 8, 2018
You don’t hear Vince Staples on the radio, if you even listen to the radio anymore. Staples operates on the fringes of mainstream rap music, rarely making it onto the airwaves but staying consistently popular thanks to streaming technology. His status in the rap ecosystem is partly the product of his refusal to conform and
Mike Dugan | Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Though Notre Dame is located in Indiana, it caters to a national population with students from many different states. At Notre Dame, student-run state clubs perform the function of bringing together students from their home areas. According to SAO, there are clubs representing nine states: California Club, Connecticut Club, Hawaii Club, Louisiana Club, Minnesota Club,
Davis Gonsalves | Wednesday, September 19, 2018
I have noticed a general trend among the population at large, but particularly within Notre Dame, that certain states have more positive views attached within them. These are amplified at a university that draws from the whole country. To see how these views manifested themselves in a more intimate context, I made Tinder accounts for
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Every April, thousands of people flock to the Coachella Valley of Southern California for the nation’s premier music festival. Girls put on their finest flower crowns, guys grab their slickest basketball jerseys and all festival-goers rage on for performance after performance under the hot California sun. But to be completely honest, Coachella is overrated. Planes
Erin McAuliffe | Monday, March 27, 2017
I tried to avoid going spring broke this break and forwent the all-inclusive resort destination (and, thankfully, the “Cancun you believe I’m here?” / “Cancun I stay here all year?” Instagram “puns”) for a road trip across California with four friends. However, the trip taught me a few lessons about the pains of staying on
Manuel De Jesus | Monday, September 5, 2016
No. 4 Notre Dame’s momentum from last weekend’s title win at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament carried it to yet another tournament title at the IU Credit Union Classic. The Irish (4-0-0) started the tournament off by defeating the defending NCAA national champions, No. 15 Stanford, in a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory Friday. The Sunday finale
R.J. Stempak | Friday, September 2, 2016
No. 4 Notre Dame will travel to Bloomington, Indiana, to take on No. 15 Stanford and California this weekend at the IU Credit Union Classic. The Irish (2-0-0) enter their third game of the season as the fourth-ranked team in the nation after a strong start consisting of two shutout performances. Notre Dame continues to
Victoria Llorens | Wednesday, April 20, 2016
No. 18 Notre Dame traveled to sunny Sacramento, California, over the weekend to compete in the Lake Natoma Invitational. The Irish faced six ranked teams including No. 1 Brown, No. 2 California and No. 7 Stanford throughout their eight Saturday races and three Sunday races. Notre Dame had not raced in three weeks due to inclement weather conditions,