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Pablo Lacayo | Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Throughout the years, my voracious appetite for politics and history has led me to come across a wide array of slogans, phrases and soundbites that for one reason or another have stuck with me due to their significance, effectiveness or messaging. To me, they are comforting phrases that provide me with motivation, inspiration and hope
Sophia Michetti | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
My love for the holiday season stems from my excitement at seeing anything bright and shiny: the Christmas tree, the lights on houses in the neighborhood, the gleam off of the little plastic bows that my dogs try to tear off of presents every year. The holiday season is a time of giving and embracing
Trinity Reilly | Monday, May 10, 2021
Finals week at Notre Dame will be held differently this semester, as reading days will take place on May 12, 13 and 16 — Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday — and examination days will take place on May 14, 15 and 17 through 19 — Friday, Saturday and Monday through Wednesday. While the new schedule makes finals
Maeve Filbin | Thursday, December 7, 2017
With finals week fast approaching, students are preparing for a barrage of long nights, last minute cram sessions, impulsive snacking and accidental fasting. Anxiety will settle over campus like a thick fog, turning even the most prepared students into stress-induced zombies. Even though finals season is stressful, Diane Fox, the director of the Office for Student
Nicole Caratas | Tuesday, May 2, 2017
With finals quickly approaching, you can be sure to find me, in bed, for 14 hours a day, with a stack of reading that I didn’t keep up with, trying really hard to pretend like I don’t pay thousands of dollars a semester just to procrastinate. With a research project and paper due this upcoming
Darcy Dehais, Joe Everett, Meagan Bens and Brenna Moxley | Tuesday, February 28, 2017
142 pounds Michael “Munchkin” Kappaz def. Riley “King in the” North Kappaz, a senior from Alumni, started the first round strong, landing several jabs to North’s body immediately. He backed North, a Morrissey freshman, into the corner, but North’s quick footwork allowed him to escape. Kappaz finished the round the same way he started it, throwing
Brian Boylen | Monday, December 5, 2016
No time of the year seems to produce as many mixed feelings for me as the holiday season does. All of the positive things that come with the holidays often feel like they aren’t quite as good as they seem. I type this as I listen to “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
Erin Thomassen | Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Some Notre Dame students treat CIFs seriously, dedicating precious time during finals week to offer feedback that is as accurate and objective as possible. Unfortunately, many students rush through them, anxious to study for finals but also wanting to get their grades early. Both groups of students would probably be surprised, though, to hear their
Erin McAuliffe | Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Study days are usually as miserable as they sound, but they don’t have to be! Sometimes a change in venue is all it takes to relieve writer’s block or reinvigorate efficiency. Spend some of your extra study time in one, or more, of these spots. The Birdsell Mansion The Birdsell is opening its doors Wednesday