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Make it a warm girl winter

Evan McKenna | Wednesday, January 12, 2022

I’m a country bumpkin. You might not guess it from looking at me, talking to me or interacting with me in any way, but I hail from Morristown, Tennessee, a small town nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Yeehaw. And I think I had a pretty authentic southern experience. There’s a cow field

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A portrait of snow

Gabriel Niforatos | Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Snow has always been a bit of a spectacle to me. I am from the desert, and there are years and winters when there is no snow entirely. In fact, the first time I bought a winter coat was over winter break during my freshman year. I can remember waking up when I was younger

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It’s finally fall

Nicole Simon | Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Fall has officially — and finally — arrived. I’d venture to say most would agree with the former part of that statement, though perhaps not the latter. As we get further and further into the school year, a few more leaves fall to the ground and the temperature drops a little more each day, calling

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Hoops spring eternal

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, December 9, 2014

One of the most delightful things about basketball is that it has the power and magic to take one’s mind off a South Bend winter. This season demonstrates that vividly. Coach McGraw and the women continue to delight, entertain and inspire us all. We would have loved to have beaten UConn, but our time will