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Siegfried Hall’s ‘Day of Man’ at Notre Dame

February 15, 2012

Jack Stumpf, a freshman from St. Louis, shares a laugh as he asks for donations during the annual Day of Man event on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, outside of the north dining hall on the Notre Dame campus. Stumpf was one of several Siegfried Hall dorm residents to brave cold temperatures Wednesday wearing only t-shirts, shorts and shirts all day while collecting donations for the South Bend Homeless Shelter. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame women down Providence

February 15, 2012

Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw disputes a call during a women's NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Providence guard Symone Roberts (12) tries to juke Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins during a women's NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

V-day preparations

February 14, 2012

So I’m back in the saddle, or actually out of it. Monday was my first day of work at the South Bend Tribune after a couple weeks to move back east from Wyoming. My first assignment was a floral shop where workers were getting flower arrangements ready for V-day. For those of you who observe Valentine’s Day: enjoy.

Armida Stauffer, of South Bend, puts the finishing touches on an arrangement of red roses on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at A Single Rose Florist, 118 S. Hill St. in South Bend. Stauffer, who has worked at the shop for about 24 years, had prepared about 25 arrangements on Tuesday morning for Valentine's Day. "When you've got nice flowers, it's fun to do," she said of the work. The shop owner, Rosemary Ponto Maurer, said the shop was expecting to fill 75 flower orders for the holiday this year. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

On the road

February 1, 2012

In the midst of a 13-hour road trip from Wyoming to Indiana on Tuesday, boredom set in. This happened despite my best efforts to keep myself occupied with a iPod playlist of the entire Beatles discography. (Might have sung along to most of the 226 songs – naturally excluding “Revolution 9” – between North Platte, Neb. and my hotel in Peru, Ill.) At a certain point midway through Nebraska, I decided to play around with my new favorite Android camera phone app: Vignette. Here are a couple random camera phone musings from my 895-mile journey:

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Cheering for chili

January 28, 2012