Sports
- Football Recruiting: Looking into the future With national signing day less than a month away, Notre Dame has 15 verbal commitments from high school recruits (By: PAT LEONARD Sports Writer)
Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham and the Irish do not have an opportunity to blink as they transition from a disappointing bowl loss against North Carolina State to a focus on a rigorous recruiting process.
- Mens Basketball: Irish hope to make Wildcats blue (By: ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
Matt Carroll vividly remembers the last time the Irish traveled to Kentucky's Rupp Arena.
- SMC Swimming: Belles host their final home meet (By: ERIK POWERS Sports Writer)
Saturday marks the end of a season and an era for Saint Mary's. The Belles host Alma and Albion in their regular season finale, marking the final home meet at Notre Dame's Rolfs Aquatic Center for senior co-captains Lane Herrington and Lauren Smith.
- ND Womens Basketball: Full game necessary for Irish to be successful (By: KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
A basketball game is 40 minutes. The Irish know that. Now they have to play like they know it.
- ND Womens Swimming: Team hopes to avoid letdown after victory (By: PAT LEONARD Sports Writer)
The Notre Dame womens swimming team will travel this weekend without a group of its key swimmers in the hopes of keeping them healthy for later competition.
- ND Mens Track and Field: Irish squads open season at Central Michigan Distance runners to be strength of solid mens squad (By: ANDY TROEGER Sports Writer)
As in past years, the mens track and field team will be looking for its distance group to lead the team as it opens the 2003 indoor season tonight at the Central Michigan Opener.
- Hockey: Irish look to muzzle Bulldogs in Chicago (By: JUSTIN SCHUVER Sports Writer)
Even though Notre Dame only plays one game of this weekend's series against Yale at the Joyce Center, both games should have a home ice feel for the Irish.
- SMC Basketball: Belles putting records aside (By: TREY WILLIAMS Sports Writer)
Numbers can be a definitive factor in predicting the outcome of some sporting events. A winning record is naturally favored over a losing one.
- Mens Swimming: Busy weekend ahead for Irish (By: LISA REIJULA Sports Writer)
While many students are struggling to readjust to the cold temperatures in South Bend, Notre Dame's mens swimming and diving team might be having a harder time than most. The Irish swimmers were in sunny Acapulco, Mexico, for a training camp in the beginning of January.
Inside
Viewpoint
- Questioning Bush's record on race (Nick Shepard freshman)
While Michael Derocher in his Jan. 15 letter made some valid arguments about racism being a part of the Democratic Party as well as the Republican Party, he was obviously just trying to turn the issue against the Democrats. I would like to point out that Senators Trent Lott and Strom Thurmond are not the only members of the Republican Party that can be called into question.
- Questioning Bush's record on race (Nick Shepard freshman)
While Michael Derocher in his Jan. 15 letter made some valid arguments about racism being a part of the Democratic Party as well as the Republican Party, he was obviously just trying to turn the issue against the Democrats. I would like to point out that Senators Trent Lott and Strom Thurmond are not the only members of the Republican Party that can be called into question.
- Let the presidential debates begin (Gary Caruso, Notre Dame class of 1973, served in President Clinton's administration as a Congressional and public affairs director. His column appears every other Friday. Contact him at hottline@aol.com. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.)
In today's modern political age, the race for the presidency begins immediately after the last ballot is counted in the November midterm elections. This month, a half-dozen Democrats have announced that they are challenging the president in 2004. This week, the president has begun to stray from his war and tax cut themes to weigh in on issues that charge his political base of support. Both political parties know the importance of officially jumping into the fray at this early date.
- Playing the race card (This column by William Goodwin first appeared Jan. 15 in The Daily Trojan, the daily newspaper of the University of Southern California. It appears here courtesy of U-WIRE. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.)
Race is a deadly rhetorical weapon in politics, especially lately.
News
- Campus reacts to Illinois clemency (By LUKE BUSAM News Writer)
The current population of the Illinois death row is zero.
- IB topic of Senate request (By MEGHANNE DOWNES Associate News Editor)
Many Notre Dame students graduated from high school near the top of their class and took honors classes. Such classes as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses allow students to earn credit for college, yet not all of these students received as many credits when they entered Notre Dame than they would had they gone to a comparable university.
- Sharon's parents meet with investigators, students (By TERESA FRALISH Assistant News Editor)
After arriving at Notre Dame Wednesday evening, Steve and Jane Sharon, the parents of missing freshman Chad Sharon, met with investigators and talked with students Thursday about their only child's disappearance.
Scene
- "Win One for the Gipper!" George Gipp, one of the best players to grace the college football field, still remains in the heart of Notre Dame fans. (By EMILY HOWALD Assistant Scene Editor)
"Win one for the Gipper." We've all heard it. Some of us have said it. But do we really know the story behind Notre Dame's one and only George Gipp?
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