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Vol XXXIIII No. 80

Thursday, February 10, 2000

  Paul Rathburn brings Shakespearean theater into the mainstream of Michiana and Notre Dame culture with the Summer Shakespeare Festival 2000.
By JEAN McCUE
Scene Writer

Culture, at Notre Dame? Enthusiasm for the fine arts might seem laughable at a university better known for its football team than its drama program, where "WWF Smackdown" has a larger following than "Masterpiece Theatre." But Paul Rathburn, an award-winning faculty ... [more]


He said
Scott Little

Can girls and guys be friends? This question has plagued the world since the beginning of time. Were Adam and Eve friends? No, they just had lots and lots of sex. And why is that? Because sex is much more fun ... [more]


She said
Ericka Ravettine

The age-old question that resonates through the romantic comedy "When Harry met Sally" is can men and women be friends? In the movie, Billy Crystal states that the problem with male and female relationships is the sexual tension which lies between ... [more]


What's there to `Scream' about?
By CASEY K. McCLUSKEY
Scene Movie Critic

"So what's your favorite scary movie?" For many college students this question is an easy one. Everyone grew up watching the "Friday the 13th" and "Halloween" series and had a favorite. In the "Scream" series, this is the question that can ... [more]


Moral lessons abound in Stone's `Wall Street'
V. Van Buren Giles
Scene Movie Critic

I can remember being very young and hearing that "Wall Street" was going to premiere on network television. Being in a family that did not have cable until 1996, any major motion picture debut on the "basic channels" was always a ... [more]