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-26 posts tagged "London"
Ryan Israel | Friday, February 28, 2020
The permacloud comes to South Bend in November, stays till March or April and brings with it gloom, melancholia and seasonal depression. The weather in London is surprisingly similar: cloudy, rainy and grey. These meteorological conditions affect our attitudes and dispositions, and, in turn, the art we consume and create. Archie Marshall, who performs most
Claire Rafford | Thursday, February 6, 2020
When I first arrived in South Bend as a freshman almost three years ago, it couldn’t have felt less like home to me. Growing up in sunny Phoenix with three younger siblings, two dogs and a constant cacophony of noise, I felt disoriented amid the permacloud of South Bend and increased independence and solitude that
Caroline Lezny | Wednesday, September 18, 2019
“I sometimes worry I’d be less of a feminist if I had bigger tits,” Fleabag says in the midst of a silent Quaker meeting. This scene provides the opening of the fourth episode of the show’s most recent season. As shocking as her comment is, Fleabag’s inappropriate outburst is perfectly characteristic of the lascivious humor
Marirose Osborne | Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The LEB Summer Program at Saint Mary’s offers students an opportunity to take classes and participate in practicums in London for four weeks over the summer. Students must have at least a 2.5 GPA, but any major can participate. The program was founded by the College’s Interim Provost, Jill Vihtelic, in 2015. Since then, Saint
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, September 19, 2018
When Drake talks, people listen. It’s one of the many benefits of being the most popular artist in a generation equipped with the internet and social media. For example, in 2011, when Drake featured a relatively unknown Canadian R&B artist on his album “Take Care,” people took notice, and now The Weeknd has become a
Dessi Gomez | Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Silence floods Washington Hall as the group, Actors From the London Stage, prepares to perform its rendition of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” The five actors and actresses introduce themselves and identify their roles in the production, telltale props and costumes strewn across the stage. Upon completion of this introduction, the actors take their seats, signaling the start
Charlie Kenney | Tuesday, January 30, 2018
In my previous reviews of historical, non-fiction films, I have discussed the difficulty of adapting these works for the screen. Historical, non-fiction films, if the viewer is knowledgeable, do not have surprises, do not have particularly exciting character development and have a pressing obligation to be historically accurate — especially if they retell well-known historical
Lucy Collins | Thursday, September 7, 2017
I, like the unique and trend-setting individual that I so strive to be, have spent the last three weeks in London as a part of Notre Dame’s study abroad program. I know what you’re thinking — “how brave of her, to leave all that she knows to go where no college student has gone before!
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Notre Dame has confirmed the safety of its 167 students currently studying abroad in London following a terrorist attack Wednesday near the British Houses of Parliament and Westminster bridge, according to a University press release. Nine students were interning with the Parliament during the time of the attack, according to the release. Many of the other students
Selena Ponio | Tuesday, March 21, 2017
For 12 students in a class called “The Life and Times of Henry the VIII,” learning was not restricted to the walls of a classroom. The seminar in the College of Arts and Letters hosted an all-expenses-paid trip to London for its students to help them gain a more in-depth understanding of the culture and