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-9 posts tagged "creativity"
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
Julianna McKenna | Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Saint Mary’s students will be able to participate in a new bullet journaling program sponsored by the Office for Civic and Social Engagement beginning Tuesday. The activity will be held on the last Tuesday of every month in the Reignbeaux Lounge of LeMans Hall from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Kris Choinacky, assistant director of the
Mariah Rush | Thursday, October 31, 2019
It’s that time of year folks. It’s costume time, and I’m here to be of help to you all. I have painstakingly broken down every Halloween costume into its own category. So, if you’re struggling to pick a costume to impress — or not — this year, read on to choose your own costume adventure.
Gabriel Niforatos | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
I know what you are thinking. Whether you are the next Wordsworth and can compose soliloquies on the quad at will or whether you are an engineer who speaks in languages of calculus and differential equations and want nothing to do with the language of words, you think you are immune to it. I am
Cate Von Dohlen | Thursday, February 7, 2019
Procrastination is often shamed. Sometimes we internally shame ourselves at 2 a.m. on Monday mornings. Other times, we sense the silent shame on the upper levels of Club Hes. Nevertheless, just the word itself has negative connotations — but I like to think procrastination can actually be beneficial. There is a certain art to procrastinating,
Maria Leontaras | Wednesday, October 31, 2018
No one will tell you this, but writing a column is difficult. Every time it’s my turn to write one, I die a little inside because I never have any good ideas. The process with this column is no different. You may think that my past works have been wonderful, inspirational even. While I can’t
Nicole Caratas | Friday, December 1, 2017
Kate Sweeney, author of “American Afterlife,” said she began her journey of writing about death when she heard about “green burial,” an ecologically friendly alternative to traditional burial. “Like so many Americans, I don’t have a comfortable relationship with the idea of death — it frightens me,” she said. “I didn’t know why I was
Wei Cao | Friday, February 12, 2016
You should totally draw. My experience as an amateur artist has brought me to many different worlds — not “different planets” worlds, more like “spontaneity of the mind” worlds where you can invent anything you can think of with your imagination. Like writing poetry or composing music, drawing is a great creative outlet the average
Lesley Stevenson | Thursday, August 27, 2015
Throughout my time at Notre Dame, I’ve been saying I want to take an art class, just for fun. Just, you know, like an English major might take an engineering class for kicks. I have no real business taking an art class, first because I have no training and second because I’m not sure what