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Finals week procrastination guide

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So here we are once again: finals week. The time where you buckle down, become super efficient, freshen up on a semester’s worth of material, constantly pour over old exams and quizzes and lectures and … well, if you’re anything like me the thought of it all is truly daunting. So, if you’re anything like me, you’ll turn to your trusty study tool — procrastination. Here are some TV series and movies to check out during finals week because let’s face it, what else are you supposed to do? Study?


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'Field Below' offers a unique perspective

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Before the culmination of the Class of 2015’s Notre Dame undergraduate experience, the culmination of Zachary Wendeln’s thesis will come to fruition in the form of the interactive theatre experience “Field Below,” opening at The Birdsell Mansion, Thursday night at 8 p.m.







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Speedy Ortiz deliver a rallying cry on 'Foil Deer'

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“Got a lack of woe / I’ve known you not so very long, but watch your back / Because baby’s so good with a blade,” Sadie Dupuis sings toward the end of “Good Neck,” the first track on Speedy Ortiz’s second album, “Foil Deer.” After 70 seconds of noisy, angular guitar riffs that build toward a crescendo, these three lines mark the first time Dupuis sings on the record. The lyrics serve almost as a thesis for “Foil Deer” as a whole, which is full of cryptic, often violent imagery that takes aim at gender roles and society’s expectations.