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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
Gabriel Niforatos | Tuesday, November 5, 2019
People wear masks every day. Halloween is, perhaps, the most freeing holiday there is because it allows us to fully embrace the masks we wear without restraint. It is, in the fullest sense of the word, a time when we can Purge (and I don’t mean acting on our most primitive instincts when we have
Jimmy Ward | Friday, November 1, 2019
I’ve never been terribly into Halloween myself, but I still enjoy admiring others costumes and aspiring to one day put together as good a costume as the best. In celebration of the fall holiday, I have decided to rank the best costumes from around the sports world. LeBron James as “LeDward” Scissorhands LeBron comes in
Theresa Olohan | Thursday, October 31, 2019
As the temperature progressively lowers and the perma-cloud begins to make itself comfortable in South Bend once again, students and faculty at Notre Dame alike prepare to celebrate Halloween season in a variety of ways. Alicia Bates, assistant director of student programming, said the Student Activities Office has a wide array of Halloween and fall-themed
Julianna Conley | Thursday, October 31, 2019
Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. In elementary school, teachers would essentially surrender the day to us, knowing all too well that no 7-year-old could focus on fractions with the prospect of Kit Kats and jack-o’-lanterns hanging in the air. Instead, we’d test how gourds float, count the seeds left over from
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.
Ryan Israel, Mike Donovan, Jim Moster, Jacob Neisewander, Charlie Kenney, Willoughby Thom and Dessi Gomez | Thursday, October 31, 2019
Boo! Scene’s here, and we just went trick-or-treating for some spook-tacular movies and music to make your Halloween extra scary. Scared of the dark? Lean into your fears and have some fun this All Hallows Eve. A scary movie never killed anyone, except maybe all the characters in the movie. Some spooky music, cackling cries
Andrew Rebholz | Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Freddy is your average every-man: works 9 to 5, enjoys watching “Blue Bloods” and “Family Guy,” closet-Presbyterian, knives for fingers. Just an honest American worker, Freddy Krueger’s made quite a name for himself in the dream-demon industry. Though many of us have heard the stories of his infamous hauntings, many have not heard his story,
Lucy Collins | Thursday, October 25, 2018
Ah, October. The month when the leaves start to change and the sun starts to set a lot earlier. With these shorter days comes more opportunity to reflect on the fears within our hearts — looming midterms, jobless futures and the prospect of losing a football game. What better time of year for Halloween, the
Marirose Osborne | Wednesday, October 24, 2018
The Saint Mary’s Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SMAACS) put on their annual Halloween Spooktacular for the children of professors and other elementary school students Tuesday, featuring a wide variety of kid-friendly chemistry experiments and demonstrations the group’s student members conducted. The program, which started several years ago, is open to the general public.