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-6 posts tagged "Memory"
Gabriel Niforatos | Friday, April 30, 2021
When I was younger, I used to walk past the tallest tree in the world every day. I can still remember the way it split the concrete sidewalk beneath it like a supernatural behemoth, its trunk stretching for what seemed like miles into the sky. To my childish mind, I never dreamed I would see
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The other day, I was sitting at a table in the corner of SDH and thinking about storytelling. More specifically, I was thinking about memory and the ways that we transmit these memories. You may wonder what eating has to do with memory or personal narrative. Excellent question. But I was thinking about where I
Abby Patrick | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Isn’t that how the movie (and poem?) goes? If not, I apologize — I’m certainly no Scene Writer (I lack that certain cool mystique that generally surrounds the Scene department). I remember hearing that line in ”V for Vendetta” and being very taken by it — like a ringing
Patrick Witteman | Thursday, August 27, 2020
Phil Elverum, the front (and only) man of The Microphones, has spent the last two decades pioneering the lo-fi, indie-folk genre. He painted a sonic picture of the Pacific Northwest on projects like “The Glow Pt. 2” and “Mount Eerie,” catapulting lo-fi to the forefront of indie music. Before reclaiming The Microphones moniker he used
Gabriel Niforatos | Monday, January 28, 2019
“Never will I forget … never.” These words are part of a poem on the Holocaust entitled “Night,” written by Elie Wiesel — author, philanthropist and Holocaust survivor. Yesterday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and I am shaken. I am shaken that Elie Wiesel is gone and I cannot speak to the man that endured
Maria Leontaras | Wednesday, January 24, 2018
The Sisters of the Holy Cross are central to Saint Mary’s College’s history and identity. Every year, the College’s community comes together for Heritage Week to celebrate the past that created today’s Saint Mary’s. The Mission Committee, part of the Student Government Association and the Alumnae Relations Committee, runs Heritage Week. Senior Kayse McGough, student