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Nola Wallace | Thursday, February 13, 2020
You hear it all the time. “South Bend has nothing to do!” This phrase is usually met with a chorus of agreement and groaning about the dismal weather conditions. Have no fear — as someone who has spent the last nine years as a local on the outskirts of the Bend, I am here to
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, January 22, 2020
To the Notre Dame student body: “South Bend has nothing to do” or “what a boring place!” followed by “I can’t wait to get out of here. I mean I love Notre Dame, but…..” are old and tired words. Has it ever occurred to you that South Bend isn’t boring, but you are just missing
Marirose Osborne | Friday, January 17, 2020
Although water is one of the most abundant resources in the world, it exists on a wide spectrum of drinkability. Bottled water tends to be the safest option, while river and lake water should be considered non-potable. However, well water falls into a gray area. At times it can be consumed safely, but it can
Cece Biagini | Thursday, December 12, 2019
Eighty percent of homes in South Bend were built before lead paint was banned in 1978. Children living in such homes are most susceptible to the dangers of lead exposure — including life-long cognitive and behavioral impairments. Notre Dame has partnered with the community in an effort to address this issue. Researchers created a lead
Charlie Kenney | Tuesday, December 10, 2019
As the new year approaches and a new decade looms on the horizon, Scene looks at the recent events that best capture the feelings of the 2010s. Radical Fools, Almighty Loaves, all of them punks By Mike Donovan, Scene Editor Free of plimsolls and pretense, a few from the Notre Dame and South Bend scene
Zixu Wang | Monday, December 9, 2019
Around 50 students at Notre Dame headed to Howard Park in South Bend to participate in a climate strike Friday. The freezing wind did not extinguish the enthusiasm, and they waved banners and streamers that said, “This is an emergency” and “Pete & Council: South Bend Needs A Green New Deal.” “We’ve already felt consequences,”
Maria Luisa Paul | Friday, December 6, 2019
A trip to Martin’s “Hispanic food” corridor is a disappointment and a half, to say the least. Tucked between Mission Foods’ flour tortillas and Mrs. Renfro’s Gourmet Food Nacho Cheese Sauce, Taco Bell’s Taco Seasoning makes an appearance. Not to insult people who enjoy their cheap, sour-cream-filled monstrosity, but saying that Taco Bell is Hispanic
Mariah Rush and Serena Zacharias | Wednesday, November 6, 2019
James Mueller was voted in as South Bend’s next mayor Tuesday evening, with 66% of the vote in early results. Mueller defeated the Republican candidate, Sean Haas, who is a government teacher at LaVille High School. Tuesday was a municipal election day across the country, and the city of South Bend voted for a few
Sara Schlecht | Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Saint Mary’s students who are planning to remain on-campus for fall break have the opportunity to participate in the College’s third-annual “Staycation.” Rebekah Go, director of the Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE), said the idea for “Staycation” came to her thinking about students staying on campus for fall break, when the dining hall
Mary Steurer | Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Women’s basketball head coach Muffet McGraw was awarded a Key to the City of South Bend in a Common Council meeting Monday in the County-City Building downtown. At the meeting, McGraw and the 2018-2019 women’s basketball team was recognized by a special resolution “honoring and thanking” the team for their “contributions to the South Bend