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The Surprising Virtue of Chilldren

Editor's Note: Some thoughts while waiting for the microwave.

Making Good Kids,by Carolyn Alessio
Those hoping to help shape a child's moral character often learn that kids are teachers, too.
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Not the Retiring Kind, by Ann Hardie '82
Jimmy Carter has rewritten his life story, translating his one-term presidency into a key role on the world stage as an advocate for the causes he espouses -- though he can still attract the critics' ire.
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Uneasy Neighbors, by Sarah L. MacMillen '07Ph.D.
The people of Israel and Palestine are locked in an unwanted embrace, a sad state of affairs that evokes anger, boundary clashes, violent reprisals and allegations of apartheid.
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Waging a Wiser War, by Paul Howard and Timothy Connors '97MBA, '00J.D.
History has shown that providing aid and security to civilian populations is crucial to military success. Why is the lesson so rarely heeded?
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The Man Who Became Benedict, by Lawrence Cunningham
Joseph Ratzinger has neither the desire nor the instinct to personalize his papcy. He sees himself as a servant and teacher, the linchpin of the Church's unity and the one who ministers what change there will be.
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Virtual Village, by Richard Conklin '59M.A.
NDNation and other online communities give Dome watchers a place to chat, cheeer, gripe, gossip, vent, lament, console, contest, express their feelings and find that common ground so important to such a diverse parade of individuals.
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The Way We Are, by Kenneth L. Woodward '57 and Richard V. Allen '57, 58M.A.
A simple survey of the Class of 1957 offers some surprising insights into the (mostly conservative) men who have lived through half a century since their days at Notre Dame.
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What One Man Started, by Kerry Temple '74
Basil Moreau founded the Congregation of Holy Cross, the community of religious so central to Notre Dame's history and character. Now, 150 years after his one visit to campus, the French priest is one step closer to sainthood.
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CrossCurrents

• The Lonely Mother, by Kayt Sukel
• Transacting with the Tooth Fairy, by Gina P. Vozenilek '92
• Letting Go, by Karna Converse
• Why Does He Act This Way? by Brendan O'Shaughnessy '93

(Cover photo by Matt Cashore)

University News

• Notre Dame's media magnets
  • On talking to the media
    
• Seen and heard on campus
• Letter from campus: Kids these days
• nd.edu: There's no place like the home page
• Hall portrait: Knott
• How to say 'home run' in Uzbek
• Irish motor pool toeing green
• O brothers, where art thou?
• Like grandfather, like grandson; students share a rare bond
• A hardcover thank-you card for Father Ted
• Paying the Price

Expeditions

• Archaeology on Notre Dame Avenue
• Sizing Up Eating Disorders
• Keeping the Squads Running
• Salting Away Greenhouse Gas

Letters

Letters to the editor

Cafe Arts

• Filmmaking Professors Mix Fright With Fun
• Gwen Uszuko '06 wins reality show competition
• Director Follows Two Brothers to War
• Comic Gets Serious About Romance
• Excerpt from The Geography of God's Mercy
• Cafe Choice: Creative work by ND people
• Web extra: Books, CDs and DVDs in brief
• Picks of the week
  

Alumni Affairs

• Prescription for Aspiring Doctors
• There for Each Other: Phillip S. Gutierrez '81 and teacher Jim Moran '71

Bonus copy: Reflections

When he began work on an archdiocesan newspaper in Georgia, Chris Eckl '56 grew to deeply appreciate his boss, Paul J. Hallinan '32, the first archbishop of Atlanta. In "A Champion of Reform," Eckl writes about Hallinan's push for liturgical changes in the Church.

Phyllis Banks Moore was among the first group of Saint Mary's and Notre Dame students (pictured below) to spend a sophomore year in France. The former SMC student details that heady 1966 experience in "A Year in Angers."

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