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Baking with Brenna

The Oreo celebrated its 100th birthday before spring break, and it's about time it gets a little facelift. Since I started writing this column, I have been asking my friends about easy recipes they love. Several suggested I try Oreo-stuffed cookies, which sounded intriguing and delicious. I decided to try them using Double-Stuffed Oreos, adding another layer of stuffing. This week, try making the "Triple-Stuffed Cookie": Double Stuffed Oreos inside a homemade chocolate chip cookie.

New to Your Queue

"Best Food Ever" This six-episode miniseries on TLC went across the country to find the best places withthe best food ever in six different categories ⎯ sandwiches, bakeries, food carts, diners, cheese and barbeque. Instead of falling into the cliché trap of having a celebrity chef taste all the food, the show instead opts to simply let the chefs and customers display the food in all its glory, allowing for maximum airtime for the unbelievable feats of culinary excellence. Plus, John Goodman narrates the show, and if any person in the history of food looked and sounded like they knew where to get a good meal, it's John Goodman.

Scene Selects

Cold Starbucks drinks Whether you need a boost to start your day, or just want a refreshing beverage while you're out in the sun, Starbucks' signature frozen and blended drinks are the way to go. Try the coffee giant's popular Caramel Frappuccino if you want something sweet and caffeinated. If you would rather laze on the quad, buy a signature smoothie in strawberry, orange-mango or chocolate.

Things to Do in South Bend: Spring Break

Spending Spring Break in South Bend? There's plenty in and around South Bend to keep you busy during your week off. Take advantage of some free time and (hopefully) nicer weather to explore Michiana and find some of the hidden gems just around the corner.

Laura Mulvey presents feminist film theory today at Notre Dame

Today is your chance to see a true film icon as she lectures in her area of expertise. Laura Mulvey, author of the seminal feminist essay, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema," will visit Notre Dame to give a talk entitled, "Hitchcock's Blondes, Feminism and Psychoanalytic Film Theory."

Day Tripper

Day trips are a perfect way to get away from school during your week off. With easy access to Chicago, Michigan and of course the rest of Indiana, the possibilities for exploration are endless. Borrow a friend's car or find trains and buses to get out and see something new.

Regional artists in downtown South Bend

Most students at the University of Notre Dame have never set foot in downtown South Bend's art galleries. If they feel an urge to experience art, they might pay a visit to the Snite Museum on a non-football weekend or stroll through the Isis Gallery in O'Shaughnessy Hall between classes. Although that's certainly time well spent, students are nonetheless missing out on the vibrant arts community only a few miles south of campus.

Notre Dame's Pop Culture Presence

Notre Dame students have always bonded over pop culture, whether it's watching TV shows together in dorm rooms, belting out Lady Gaga at parties or quoting comedies over dinner at the dining hall. That's what makes it all the more exciting when we hear our very own school mentioned on a show or know that a celebrity is a fan just like us. This guide provides the most well known Notre Dame references in pop culture.

Breakfast' is good but not wholly satisfying

Chidera"Chiddy"Anamege and Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin, better known as the rap duo Chiddy Bang, dropped their debut studio album, "Breakfast," February 22. The debut came after months of delays and eight months after the release of the album's first single, "Mind Your Manners."

Notre Dame gets jazzed up for 54th Collegiate Jazz Festival

The 54th Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival rocked Washington Hall Friday and Saturday, bringing together some of the best brass bands from across the country.

Now & Then

Notre Dame announces its commencement speaker at no specific time. But since the University typically makes the announcement a few months before the ceremony, we shouldn't have to wait much longer to hear who will send off the class of 2012. Though I don't know who will show up in May, based on history, I can speculate who won't be giving a speech.

Notre Dame gets jazzed up for 54th Collegiate Jazz Festival

The 54th Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival rocked Washington Hall Friday and Saturday, bringing together some of the best brass bands from across the country.

Student Stand-ups entertain and delight

For the last five years, the Notre Dame Student Stand-ups Club has been giving students a stage on which to joke about relationships, childhood, annoyances and every other aspect of their lives. While sacrilege and misogyny are not things we often find fit to laugh at, it sometimes takes a comedic perspective to paint an accurate picture of the way these issues play out in front of us.

Notre Dame Style Spotter

Things to Do in South Bend

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Luckily, Flat Top Grill is here to help you start a weekend morning off on the right foot. The Chicago-based chain offers a create-your-own omelet, pancake and French toast bar every Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 11 a.m.

A Tradition of Hope, Healing and Dialogue

The topic of sexuality is still taboo on Notre Dame's campus. Since 2006, the Gender Studies Program has sponsored "Loyal Daughters and Sons," (LDS) a student written, directed and produced play based on issues surrounding sexuality and sexual assault.

Worst Week Ever

When you've got to go, you've to go. No time for meandering, no time for chitter chatter. Doing your business means business.

Asian Festival Brings Bollywood to ND

Showcasing the creativity of contemporary Asian filmmaking, Notre Dame's annual Asian Film Festival will bring four contemporary Indian films to Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC) this weekend.

Project 214 takes Legends stage

Project 214 front man and Notre Dame junior Mike "OB" O'Brien made it clear from the start that Project 214 is not so much a musical group as a musical endeavor he began two years ago.