Sports
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- Let Elian Go (Kathleen O'Brien Assistant Sports Editor)
Six-year-old Elian Gonzalez became the center of a storm of debate when he was found floating on an inner tube Nov. 25 off the coast of Florida.
Viewpoint
- Bush should topple Bradley in the end (Bridget O'Connor )
Even at this early stage, it is clear that the real race for the 2000 presidential election is between GOP standout George W. Bush and the surprise Democratic contender Bill Bradley. Despite the presence of numerous other hopefuls, including the Vice President, the Bush-Bradley race is where the majority of public attention has been focused, and rightly so.
- `Black Like Me' represents heritage (Letter to the Editor )
Forget walking a mile in a man's shoes, how about becoming him? John Griffin faced a similar question in October 1959. He was then a middle-aged white man with a wife and children, and a burning desire to experience life as a black man. He originally intended his accounts to be published in the newspaper, "Sepia," which later formed the book, "Black Like Me." The title is taken from a Langston Hughes poem entitled "Dream Variation:"
- Millionaire game shows take love of money to extremes (Kelly Hendricks California Poly State )
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — By now, we've all probably seen "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." Then came FOX's "Greed" and NBC's "Twenty-One." If enough wasn't enough, FOX is now pushing the limit by presenting a new millionaire game show with a different spin: "Who Wants to MARRY a Millionaire."
- Mars failure echoes Mt. Graham fiasco (Letter to the Editor )
Many at Notre Dame who are perplexed at the NASA/Mars failure and the Mt. Graham telescope controversy, which their school is involved in, may have wondered whether these events resulted from mismanagement at the agency or the congressional level.
News
- Sophomore Sibs Weekend cancelled (Laura Rompf Assistant News Editor)
Family has long been a part of the Notre Dame experience, but one campus tradition that celebrates family ended.
- King nominated to martyrdom list (By ERIN PIROUTEK Assistant News Editor)
People of all faiths mourned the loss of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, but celebration of his dream and accomplishments is ever present.
- I-APS selects chem prof as fellow (Special to the Observer )
Anthony Trozzolo, Huisking professor emeritus of chemistry at the University was elected a fellow of the Inter-American Photochemical Society [I-APS].
- Sophomores react to cancellation (By LAURA ROMPF Assistant News Editor)
Many second-year students expressed disappointment in the cancellation of the Sophomore Siblings Weekend, because of both the end of a long-standing tradition and the lost opportunity to share the college experience with younger siblings.
- ND Press publishes book celebrating Irish (Special to The Observer )
The University of Notre Dame Press has published "The Encyclopedia of the Irish in America," a unique compendium of Irish-Americana edited by Michael Glazier.
- Law grad receives Court clerkship (By MARIBEL MOREY News Writer)
Margaret Ryan Collins, a 1995 Notre Dame Law School graduate, has been appointed to a Supreme Court Clerkship, one of the most prestigious honors a recent law school graduate can attain.
- Prof gets `indecent' in new book (Special to The Observer )
A new book by Robert Schmuhl, professor and chair of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, takes a critical look at the American penchant for going to extremes in the arts, popular culture, politics and social movements.
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