Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • ROWING: Irish win two races, finish in top five in several more (By CHRISTINE ARMSTRONG Sports Writer)
      The Irish triumphed Saturday at the Head of the Ohio Invitational. The team won two races, including the open four, and the open eight placed fourth. The club four and varsity four crews were successful. In the pairs races, the team finished in third through sixth places.
    • SMC SWIMMING: Irish men and women, Belles finish in top 5 at ND Relays: Belles' 5th place finish marked by improvement (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
      The Belles took huge strides between last year's appearance at the Notre Dame Relays and this year's performance. For example, they qualified for all of their events.
    • ND Swimming: Irish men and women, Belles finish in top 5 at ND Relays: Irish squads each finish first, win all but two events overall (By JOE HETTLER Associate Sports Editor)
      In their first meet of the season, the Notre Dame mens and womens swimming and diving teams dominated the competition en route to winning the 2002 Notre Dame Relays Saturday.
    • SMC Golf: Finally champions: After many close calls, Belles finally take home MIAA Championship (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
      It was seven years in coming.
    • Mens Soccer: Panthers stun Irish in overtime heartbreaker: Irish follow up 1-0 OT loss Friday with 1-0 victory at Akron Sunday (By BRYAN KRONK Sports Writer)
      One goal made a difference twice for the Notre Dame mens soccer team this weekend.
    • ND Volleyball: Irish take two Big East wins (By MATT LOZAR Sports Writer)
      Setting the tone early in a road match can quickly deflate the home team's chances of upsetting the defending league champion.
    • INSIDER: Leaving his past behind: Facing familiar faces across the field, Willingham led his new team to victory (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
      Stanford quarterback Chris Lewis made no attempt to be patient. Mumbling, "Excuse me, I need to shake a hand," he edged his way between reporters surrounding Irish head coach Tyrone Willingham, who was preoccupied with a NBC interview.
    • INSIDER: Lightning strikes the Golden Dome (By CHRIS FEDERICO Sports Editor)
      When Irish head coach Tyrone Willingham walked into Notre Dame Stadium Saturday, he had already made believers out of fans and critics alike.
    • INSIDER: Irish rushing game returns to glory (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
      Rashon Powers-Neal and Ryan Grant didn't need the words emblazoned on their chests to point out what their goal was. The green "Return to Glory" shirts that the running backs donned Saturday evening served only as a gentle reminder of the power-packed punch they had delivered to Stanford that afternoon.
    • INSIDER: Penalties continue to plague Irish (Observer Staff Report )
      Notre Dame continued to make critical mistakes Saturday to take themselves out of good position, committing a total of 10 penalties for 109 yards.

  • Inside
    • Adopt a senior (Sarah Nestor Saint Mary's Editor)
      Whoever said senior year is the best year lied. Between senior comprehensives, classes, homework, GRE's and trying to have a life beyond campus, you can start to feel as if your life is spinning out of control.

  • Viewpoint
    • Ordinary things make Notre Dame extraordinary (Laura Rompf Beyond the Bubble)
      I wanted something extraordinary to happen this weekend.
    • Incendiary insults do not support arguments (John Klein freshman)
      This is in response to John Litle's Oct. 4 column, "Where's the Class?" Let me start off by wholeheartedly agreeing with him: That horrendous column was as low-class as the so-called low-class activities of certain persons and groups mentioned on campus. But setting aside the outrageous and ridiculous views asserted throughout the article, the immature and low-brow statements made to those groups and persons were not only low-class, but pointless. Explain to me for one second what that accomplishes beyond getting one avid reader fired up, and I'll be there to listen.
    • Investigate hidden scandals at Notre Dame (John Michael Vore class of 1986, 1993)
      On Oct. 14, when the "Restoring Trust" conference on the sexual abuse crisis in the Church convenes at Notre Dame, its lead speaker will be University President Father Edward Malloy. I have been surprised to see him in the news over the past six months.
    • Quote of the Day (Sir Winston Churchill former British prime minister)
      "Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong."

  • News
    • College starts new program Holy Cross develops four year baccalaureate program (TERESA FRALISH Assistant News Editor)
      The new Hardesty Plaza dedicated last Friday at the entrance to Holy Cross is symbolic of a new transformation occurring at the College — the creation of a four-year baccalaureate program to be added in the fall 2003.
    • Ristau resigns position (SARAH NESTOR Saint Mary's News Editor)
      Karen Ristau, Saint Mary's vice president and dean of faculty, has announced that she will be leaving her position at the College in two weeks.
    • SMC kicks off breast cancer awareness week (ANNELIESE WOOLFORD News Writer)
      Friday's Lee National Denim Day at Saint Mary's kicked off the College's participation in events scheduled throughout the month to celebrate breast cancer awareness.
    • Shakespearean films create understanding (SOFIA BALLON and MARIA SMITH News Writers)
      Shakespeare film adaptations help viewers to connect with classic literature in a new way, said Peter Holland, the McMeel professor of Shakespeare studies at Notre Dame.

  • Scene
    • Musical ambassadors to the world The Glee Club travels around the globe to share its musical talents and develop close relationships with alumni, friends and family (By Maria Smith Assistant Scene Editor)
      It's a cool, clear Wednesday night and a few lucky girls are gathered around the steps of the Dome to listen to the sounds of "Vive L'amour" and "Loch Lomond."