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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
Justin George | Thursday, November 18, 2021
It is not often that I get mad at a film for merely existing, but this, dear reader, is an exception. Since I must review it, let’s dive in. “Home Sweet Home Alone” is a sloppy rehash of the original “Home Alone,” but without any of the things that made “Home Alone” special. The film
Mannion McGinley | Friday, November 5, 2021
It’s Halloween night in my junior year of high school. My sister gets home from trick or treating, drops her bag full of candy on the counter and sprints up the stairs to her room. About an hour later, I get a call from her to come upstairs. I open the door and the entire
Ryan Israel and Claire Rafford | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
It’s 70 and sunny, but it’s also November so Christmas is right around the corner. Of course, the holiday wouldn’t be complete without Christmas music. You know the classics, but you might not know these two underappreciated Christmas albums. “The Christmas Album” — Delicate Steve By Ryan Israel, Scene Editor Most Christmas music is painfully
Mia Marroquin | Thursday, December 12, 2019
On a blustery Tuesday night in South Bend, Saint Mary’s students gathered at Dalloway’s Coffeehouse to share in fellowship at the Student Government Association (SGA) Holiday Party. Hosted by SGA’s community committee, Dalloway’s was transformed into a space filled with decorations and food representing Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Refreshments including egg nog, warm cookies and
Jim Moster, Mary Steurer, Evan McKenna and Meghan Pryor | Monday, December 9, 2019
Much of our holiday cheer comes from annual tradition. When Christmas songs start playing in the dining hall and colorful lights are strung up around campus, that’s when festivity truly begins. Traditions, of course, tend to evolve over time. This process of change can be natural, but sometimes Christmas fanatics take things into their own
Rebecca Stella | Monday, December 9, 2019
Every year leading up to winter break and finals week, the Student Activities Board (SAB) at Saint Mary’s hosts an event for children in the community and students to destress. Club president and senior Emma Freund helped make this year’s event possible. “Winter Wonderland is one of SAB’s longest-standing events,” Freund said. “I’ve helped plan
Ciara Hopkinson | Friday, December 6, 2019
For nearly 30 years, the Notre Dame Chorale has ushered in the holiday season with their performance of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah,” a wildly popular Baroque masterpiece that tells the story of Christianity in three parts. Music professor Alexander Blachly, director of the Chorale, described the piece as “indestructible.” “That’s the word that people usually
Dessi Gomez | Thursday, November 14, 2019
With the first real snow on Monday and about two weeks until Thanksgiving Break, we are in the full swing of the holiday season. I always find myself getting so excited once October hits because there is still time to prepare for Halloween and embrace the fall season. But every year, without fail, once Halloween
Genevieve Redsten | Thursday, December 6, 2018
Across Notre Dame’s campus, there’s an unmistakable feeling that Christmas is in the air. Many dorms are celebrating the holiday season with their own unique traditions. Last week, many Carroll Hall residents could be seen sporting elf costumes, advertising Carroll’s highly-anticipated Carroll Christmas, which was held Saturday, Dec. 1. Junior Garrett Rethman, who is serving