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Vol XXXIV No. 67

Wednesday, January 17, 2001

  Crime, fire hit off-campus housing
By JASON McFARLEY
Assistant News Editor

Changed locks and straigtened door frames offer little proof of a series of break-ins and attempted burglaries at College Park. And visible signs of fire and smoke damage at Castle Point Apartments aren't as evident as a month ago. But the ... [more]


College will use Lilly grant for new center
By MOLLY McVOY
Saint Mary's Editor

A $12 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. will allow Saint Mary's to create an intercultural center unlike any center in existence in the United States. The center, named the International Center for Women's InterCultural Leadership, will focus on understanding ... [more]


Schmuhl book receives `prime selection' acclaim
By LAURA BOST
News Writer

When the Chicago Tribune recognized Notre Dame professor Robert Schmuhl's book "Indecent Liberties," as a prime nonfiction selection for 2000, it was indicative of the book's widespread appeal. "I had no idea what the reaction might be to my book,"said Schmuhl, ... [more]


Community honors Parks with MLK-inspired award
By CECILIA OLECK
News Writer

While most students spent Monday registering for classes and buying books, Saint Mary's student Romona Parks had a different agenda. She was honored by South Bend Mayor Stephen Luecke and Mishawaka Mayor Robert Beutter with a Drum Major Award ... [more]


Knott room floods in `crime-free' break
By JASON McFARLEY
Assistant News Editor

It wasn't just students returning from break that came pouring into Knott Hall on Sunday. One room in the North Quad residence hall remains waterlogged and inaccessible folllowing flooding that resulted from a cracked pipe. Damage from the burst pipe, located ... [more]


Ghnaim: new terms could end war
u Author claims Palestinians want better peace plan, not fighting
By ANNE-MARIE
MATTINGLY

Attempts at Middle East peace have failed not because the Palestinians want war, but because they have not yet been offered acceptable peace terms, said Noah Salameh Ghnaim, director and founder of the Center for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in Palestine ... [more]