** The following was published on faith.nd.edu and distributed via email subscription to more than 65,000 readers: ** Reflection - January 12, 2019 Lesley Stevenson ‘16 “He must increase; I must decrease.” John the Baptist’s consolation to his disciples, who insinuate Jesus is poaching their followers, tees up an easy shot at false idols: space … Continue reading FaithND Reflection: “He must increase; I must decrease.”
Rethinking Crime and Justice ** The following was published online at Notre Dame Magazine: ** Published: November 29, 2018 “A typical class goes like this: Students greet each other, get their name tags (first names only), and sit in a circle, every insider next to an outsider.” Those aren’t the blunt kind of labels you’d expect … Continue reading ND Magazine: Cool Classes
I graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Film, Television and Theatre and American Studies as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, having earned a place on the Dean’s List from Spring 2013—Spring 2016. My parents, two brothers and uncle John Hosinski (ND ’96) join me for a very … Continue reading Notre Dame graduation
At the graduation reception for the Department of Film, Television and Theatre, my thesis advisor and dean of the fine arts, Dr. Jim Collins, honored me with the Joseph P. O’Toole award for Film Studies. The FTT faculty present this award to the graduating senior for outstanding work in critical studies. For academic writing samples … Continue reading O’Toole Award for Film Studies
My senior thesis, “‘Accio, Author!’: The Convergence and Dispersal of Authorships in the ‘Harry Potter’ Franchise,” earned recognition from both the Glynn Family Honors Program and the Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT). Dr. Jim Collins directed the project, and it was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program and FTT. … Continue reading Honors Thesis Awards
A photograph from my trip to Peru through the ND Center for Social Concerns’ International Summer Service Learning Program (ISSLP) was named a finalist in the Human Development Contest. It hangs on display at the Hesburgh Center.
Photo of Tyrel London and me appears in the South Bend Tribune's “In the Bend”
‘The Bear’ and ‘Afterplay’ shine in their simplicity By ADAM RAMOS Scene Writer “I will show him what true love is!,” the recent widow Elena Ivanovna Popova frustratingly declares as she stares at a picture of her recently deceased, unfaithful husband. Farce, from the light-hearted to the heavy, is the main vehicle in investigating human … Continue reading The Observer: ‘The Bear’ and ‘Afterplay’ shine in their simplicity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9jYOGQBjf4 On January 5, I returned to St. Mary’s Episcopal School, the prep school I attended from junior kindergarten to 12th grade, to speak to the 5th–12th grades about the reality check in college that spurred me to figure out what my passions really are.
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