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3 posts tagged "small talk"

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Small talk standards

Show Some Skin | Tuesday, April 17, 2018

“Hi! What’s your name? Where are you from? What’s your major? Which dorm do you live in? Ah me, too! Which section do you live in?” During the first week of my freshman year, I had been repeating this typical Notre Dame introduction. It felt natural to have conversations like this with new people. When

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Cut the chitchat

Lucy Collins | Thursday, September 29, 2016

“What did you do last weekend?” “Did you guys go out last night?” “What’s your dorm/major/hometown?” Questions like these are plenty abundant around campus. They are often used to ease tension at parties where the music may not be quite loud enough, to catch up with that random person you chose to sit next to

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Small talk is the worst

Andrea Vale | Friday, September 16, 2016

For years during high school, my all-time favorite thing to do with friends was drive. It still is, but it’s a hard past time to keep up when my beloved thrice-handed-down Camry, full of my perfectly crafted mix CDs, is back in Massachusetts, and I’m car-less and stranded in the Midwest. But weekend after weekend,

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Instagram post 2193023045973904058_1726022560 "Not to insult people who enjoy their cheap, sour-cream-filled monstrosity, but saying that Taco Bell is Hispanic is like saying Chicago deep-dish pizza is Italian. It’s just not."
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"After making my heart suffer such a toll, I decided to redeem myself — and my stomach — by delighting in some real — I cannot emphasize that word enough — Mexican food. I searched the Internet for the best places in South Bend, heavily rolling my eyes at the lists featuring Chipotle and, yes, Taco Bell. Thankfully, I found several options that promised authentic food, and most of them were located on South Bend’s west side."
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Link in bio to read what Maria Luisa Paul found during her day on the west side of South Bend. ..........................................
📸: @mpaulran 
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Instagram post 2192330035142907936_1726022560 Members of the community gathered at Duncan Hall on Wednesday for the second night of Las Posadas celebrations.  Senior Carolina Robledo explains Las Posadas as "a commemoration of the walk of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to find a place for Jesus to stay." The participants sang back and forth hymns with members of Duncan, Keough and O'Neill Halls as they travelled from dorm to dorm, commemorating Joseph and Mary's search for shelter.
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📸: Natalie Weber
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Instagram post 2191605248422629315_1726022560 Four Notre Dame students hand picked a photograph add to the Snite's permanent collection this semester in keeping with the theme "American Education". ...
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📸: Emma Farnan
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Instagram post 2190798166529403179_1726022560 The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Stanford Cardinals 45-24 in Palo Alto last Saturday.  While the game may have started mysteriously for Notre Dame, by the end there were no questions remaining. ..
Link in bio for the full game recap.
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📸: Anne Smiercak
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Instagram post 2185762019092508118_1726022560 A force for good, 177 years strong.  #HappyFoundingDay, @notredame! ...........................
📸: Reagan Jacobs
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Instagram post 2185036853316284967_1726022560 "Not missing a beat, McNamara, a member of the Notre Dame lacrosse team, rose from his seat and took off after the thief."
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McNamara, a senior on the Notre Dame lacrosse team stopped a robbery in action last Saturday at The General restaurant. Pictured is McNamara in action on the field, as the lacrosse team took on University of Maryland  Link in bio to read.
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📸: Kendra Osinski
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