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9 posts tagged "France"

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‘Beau Travail’ depicts the military through the female gaze

Elizabeth Gregory | Friday, September 11, 2020

A stunning remaster of Claire Denis’ “Beau Travail” was released to streaming services Sep. 4. On Tuesday, this incredible Blu-ray version will join the Criterion Collection. The 1999 triumph is an overdue addition to Criterion’s canon-setting cinematic collection. Amidst charges of tone deafness and curation driven by white men, the choice of “Beau Travail” for

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SMC students describe summer study abroad experiences

Callie Patrick | Friday, August 30, 2019

As Saint Mary’s students return to campus for the academic year, one group of Belles is returning from much further away. Every summer, the College sends students across Europe to pursue academic, personal and cultural discovery.  Sophomore Taylor Murphy spent her summer in Angers, France, a university town near LeMans, the founding site of the

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Scenecast: Frenchcast

Ryan Israel, Mike Donovan and Carlos De Loera | Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Volume IV: Spring 2019 by Scenecast, from The Observer In light of the tragic destruction to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, Mike Donovan, Carlos DeLoera and Ryan Israel gather to share just about everything they know about France and French culture, including “Ratatouille,” “In Search of Lost Time” and Marie Antoinette.

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Pardon, can you repeat that?

Lauren Fox | Wednesday, April 25, 2018

When your communication skills are limited, you become a much better communicator. In my context, limited communication skills means living in a foreign-speaking country. Side effects of this condition include diminished ability to comprehend someone unless watching his or her mouth move and frequent demanding of a slower speaking rate. I’ve been abroad in Angers,

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Carson: My tragic tale of past PSG love

Alex Carson | Monday, February 8, 2016

A few years ago, when I started following soccer for the first time in my life, I did the standard thing. I flipped on Premier League coverage, then provided on Fox Soccer, every Saturday and Sunday morning, watched the games and settled on a favorite team. That team is Aston Villa, so I’d rather not

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Dare to live

April Feng | Thursday, December 3, 2015

On the days of the ISIS attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad, I was in New York, safe from all the bombings and shootings. In the dark subway station in New York City, time went back to Sept. 11, 2001. My mom woke me up from sleep. On the evening news, I saw a plane crashing into

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Nanovic flash panel examines causes and effects of Hebdo attack

Jennifer Flanagan | Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Four panelists brought the global conversation of free speech rights and extremism and Western conflict to the Hesburgh Center Auditorium on Tuesday as part of a panel called “Paris 2015.” The four panelists, Margaret Meserve, Olivier Morel, Ebrahim Moosa and Elliot Visconsi, discussed the international significance of the recent unrest in Paris following the murder of

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Students, faculty share personal thoughts and experiences on Paris terror attack

Margaret Hynds | Wednesday, January 21, 2015

In the wake of the Jan. 9 terrorist attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the hostage situation at a grocery store in Paris, Notre Dame students and faculty shared their experiences and thoughts surrounding the violence and subsequent global response. Several students — including juniors Sheridan Rosner, Madeline Rogers and Annalise Burnett — are

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Music and memories

Allison D'Ambrosia | Thursday, March 20, 2014

Over spring break, 55 of my closest friends and I went to France. I’m part of the Notre Dame Liturgical Choir, and every other year, the choir goes on an international tour. This year: France. We went to many cities including Beyeux, Chartres, Le Mons and Paris. I don’t know how to pare down all

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🏈Taking a look around college football with Georgia falling to Alabama, Florida State getting its first FBS win against North Carolina and the Big Ten returning this weekend. (14:52)

🏈Fact-or Fiction. This episode’s hot takes include: ND’s first defensive touchdown coming against Pitt? Can the Irish produce a 100-yard rusher against the Panthers’ defense? Did the Louisville win actually give Notre Dame the blueprint for beating Clemson? (20:20)

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