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Nora McGreevy | Friday, January 18, 2019
Welcome back to campus! January is practically bursting with exciting things to do in South Bend. Now that you’ve settled into your dorm rooms and located all of your classes, please accept Scene’s humble suggestions for how to spend your next weekends. Taste test craft beers at South Bend Brew Fest If you’re 21
Joe Everett | Friday, November 30, 2018
“Man, this weather is so nice for November.” I wasn’t talking about South Bend, Indiana. Not a chance. Rather, I was in Los Angeles this past weekend covering the game for The Observer, and let me tell you the weather was gorgeous. Highs in the upper 60s with a slight ocean breeze, sun shining overhead
Letter to the Editor | Friday, November 30, 2018
“This college will be one of the most powerful means for doing good in this country.” Fr. Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. The University of Notre Dame is an elite institution with a loyal and committed fan base unlike any other. It prides itself on monumental amounts of school spirit and
Kay Bontempo | Thursday, November 29, 2018
When I tell people that some of the best empanadas I’ve ever had were in South Bend, just across from Martin’s, they’re inevitably skeptical. Most people don’t think of it as a town with a wide array of ethnic food. But in defense of the Bend, I lived in Manhattan for 18 years without visiting
Nicholas Ottone | Thursday, November 8, 2018
Since I started attending Notre Dame, I haven’t left South Bend for longer than five weeks at a time. I spent my first summer volunteering at the Center for the Homeless and my second interning for an educational non-profit in Elkhart. After so long spent in the community, I feel premature pangs of homesickness while
Patrick McKelvey | Tuesday, October 23, 2018
On Sept. 20, Michael Adamek, a custodian at the University of Notre Dame, died in the Hesburgh Library parking lot. I didn’t know about his death, however, until more than two weeks later. Outside of a website press release, the University made no mention of Adamek and his longtime service to Notre Dame. It took
Mariah Rush | Thursday, September 20, 2018
“I hear South Bend’s not THAT bad,” says my professor to a roar of laughter from the class. I glance around, irritated. The townie in me is frustrated and it’s only the second week of school. And if you’re wondering — no, I did not grow up wanting to stay in town for college. But
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 14, 2018
Unsure of what to do with your free weekend, your date night, your Friday evening or your hours after class? Fear not. Scene has you covered. Visit this page for an updating list of Scene’s reporting on arts, entertainment, culture, food and events in the South Bend area. Crooked Ewe: beer pub on the St.
Tom Naatz | Monday, August 27, 2018
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, David Letterman had a problem. Letterman was watching news coverage of the disaster that had just afflicted New Orleans and the entirety of the Gulf Coast, and he desperately wanted to help out; his only problem was he wasn’t sure how he could do it. “As you see,
Nora McGreevy | Friday, August 24, 2018
FRIDAY, Aug. 24 Birdsell Project closing reception: Your last chance to see the latest work from the Birdsell Project, an art collective based in South Bend, aims to explore and reimagine abandoned spaces through art. For three months this summer, nine artists-in-residence have transformed rooms in Vested Interest, formerly the Ziker Cleaners facility, on the South Side