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Jack Sirianni | Thursday, March 23, 2023
Spring has always been my favorite season with the renewal of life outside, the smells of the loamy earth and the song of the black-capped chickadee. These little signs have always let me know that spring is in the air. This year, when the South Bend permacloud parted like the Red Sea and spring finally
Reyna Lim | Wednesday, March 22, 2023
When we are photographed, who do we pose for? A short while ago, in a lecture for an elective course, I was admittedly close to drifting into the haze of my midafternoon drowsiness when I was startled into reality by a comment made in class discussion. The topic was swimsuit photos on Instagram — deciphering
Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, February 15, 2023
The Notre Dame student body election campaign was a tumult of ethics violation allegations and online hate for candidates. On Jan. 31, campaigning started for Notre Dame student body president and vice president. Three separate tickets, all made up of sophomore male students, had successfully gained the 700 verified signatures in order to make it
Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body. Both current sub-directors of communications for the executive cabinet, Jung and Rezner are running for student body president and vice president on
Claire Reid | Monday, September 12, 2022
When junior Lane Obringer transferred to Notre Dame from Saint Mary’s College last year, the self-described extrovert from Charlotte, North Carolina, was eager to make new friends. “It was difficult to meet new people. You felt like you were living your freshman year all over again while being a sophomore, and COVID probably made things
Natalie Allton | Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Season two of “Emily in Paris” dropped late last month, following a polarized response to the first season and two controversial nominations at last year’s Golden Globes. The show was widely criticized for its stereotypical portrayal of the French, cliché writing and a vapid, entitled “Mary Sue” protagonist. Despite these critiques, “Emily in Paris” remains
Veronica Navarro | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
At 14 years old I created my first (parent-approved) Instagram account. My very first post was a heavily-filtered photo I had taken of myself with a full face of makeup, curled hair and jewelry. I remember posting the photo after I had followed every single one of my friends and family, waiting for each of
Claire Reid | Thursday, April 8, 2021
In the fall semester of 2017, the Marriage Pact survey took Stanford University by storm. Within a week of the survey’s release, more than half of the campus was participating. The 60-question survey, created by two Stanford undergraduates for an economics class, presents students with questions on personality traits and future goals. Then, an algorithm
Renee Yaseen | Monday, March 15, 2021
When was the last time plastic surgery was promoted to you on social media? Maybe the Instagram algorithm has determined that my nose could use some work, but for me, it was last night. In case you weren’t in the loop with influencers and cosmetic surgery clinics, it’s likely that TikTok uses a highly sophisticated
Jim Moster and Adriana Perez | Monday, October 26, 2020
Back in March when campus shut down, uncertainty about the future and a sense of loss set a gloomy fog over the student body. As students struggled to find ways to cope with COVID-19, many of them relied on a familiar coping mechanism for our generation — humor. One meme page, CoronavirusND, emerged as a