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Alexander Daugherty | Monday, April 15, 2019
The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg survey the audience as they settle in for Anton Juan’s stage adaptation of “The Great Gatsby.” When the show starts, an unsettling short film, depicting fragments of 1920s culture in the United States, projects over Eckleburg’s gaze. The lights slowly rise over a party that most certainly could not
Campus Ministry | Monday, February 18, 2019
How many times have we rejected something and/or someone because of his or her supposed “insignificance?” Recently in my Moreau class, my students were asked to reflect on a YouTube video about St. Andre Bessette. In the video, Fr. Steve Lacroix states, “Brother Andre is very special to Holy Cross because, of all the people
Letter to the Editor | Friday, February 15, 2019
Travis Scott filled an entire living room with thousands of roses for his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. A man proposed with six rings so his now-fiancee could chose which one she liked best. My old friend’s boyfriend bought her a diamond ring as a “promise ring” when they were 17, and unfortunately, that promise only lasted
Anna Mason | Wednesday, February 13, 2019
I have never understood all the hype around Valentine’s Day. As I’ve gotten older, I have grown to dislike this holiday more and more. I appreciate people making sweet gestures and showing people they love and appreciate them. I no longer feel like this holiday sends a positive message. Love messages have turned into a
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, November 13, 2018
As a gay man, being told by my Catholic faith that I cannot love is a heartbreaking experience. It’s like having legs and being told that I cannot walk. I respect and love my faith — it is the lens through which I view the world — and my first instinct is to adhere to
Campus Ministry | Monday, October 8, 2018
“Can I ask you a very direct question? Do you struggle with using pornography?” In my role in Campus Ministry, I have asked this question several times over the past year. Each time I asked, the respondent simply said “yeah.” I ask not to shame or guilt the responder, but to bring out into the
Joe Nolan | Monday, September 24, 2018
I am a Catholic, but in light of the sexual abuse perpetrated by other Catholics, I am ashamed to be a Catholic. The Greeks considered music an essential component of a person’s education. The ability to recognize and orchestrate harmony from separate melodies was a human skill in a universe that, for all its imperfections,
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Thursday, August 30, 2018
It’s 2018 and Mitski is still looking for love. But this year, on her new album, “Be the Cowboy,” there’s something different. On her past albums, the New York-based singer-songwriter and burgeoning indie rock superstar has fallen in love with an innocence and teenage lust only fitting of albums named “Bury Me at Makeout Creek”
Sara Schlecht | Monday, April 23, 2018
After several years of playing most of their sets in close proximity to the campus of Appalachian State University in North Carolina — where they recorded their first two albums — Rainbow Kitten Surprise (RKS) has gained enough acclaim that their current United States tour boasts more sold-out shows than not. Their latest release demonstrates
Evan DaCosta | Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Notre Dame’s Right to Life club kicked off its third annual “You are Loved Week” Monday. The week, which will run from April 8th through the 14th, will consist of daily events on-campus, and began with the opening of an apparel tent on South Quad Monday morning. The events continued on Monday evening, with a mass