Sports
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: A diamond in the rough Freshman finds starting role (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
If the last several weeks have been rocky for the Irish, then Courtney LaVere has been a diamond in the rough.
- ND WOMENS TENNIS: Freshmen aid Irish in victory (By JOE LINDSLEY Sports Writer)
In their first true match of the season, the freshman came through for the womens tennis team.
- SMC BASKETBALL: Belles fall to last in conference with loss (By HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN )
Both Calvin and Saint Mary's came into Wednesday night's game at Calvin Fieldhouse in desperate need of a win. However, the hot shooting of the Knights proved to be too much for the Belles as they lost their fourth straight game, 64-50.
- FENCING: New coach, same elusive goal — a national championship (By MATT LOZAR Sports Editor)
When the national team rankings came out, first-year head coach Janusz Bednarski was a little surprised.
Inside
- Welcome to the jungle (JUSTIN KRIVICKAS ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR)
Desiring nothing more than to fend off the inevitable boredom that accompanies the winter months at school, many students decide to take a stab at sustaining the life of a creature or two. From bearded lizards to sea monkeys, a wide array of creatures is represented throughout the hallowed Notre Dame Residence halls and surrounding area. For many, the idea of leaving home without a pet can be difficult, and perhaps that's why Fluffy the hamster was whisked away from his shoebox to spend some time in your apartment living on Cheetos and leftover beer.
Viewpoint
- Notre Dame should respect America by recognizing national holidays (Richard Friedman is a senior double majoring in architecture and psychology. His column will run every other Thursday, and he always welcomes your comments at rfriedma@nd.edu. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.)
Notre Dame is often referred to as a bubble. Students often seem to be removed from the world and unaware of what is going on outside of campus. They also have the reputation of often caring only about themselves and not recognizing the outside world. While in many cases that reputation is inaccurate, sometimes it is true. It is fueled by both our actions as students and by the Administration's.
- How should Notre Dame treat homosexuals? Homosexuals deserve respect, tolerance and understanding (Chris Planicka sophomore)
Respect. Tolerance. Understanding. These are the ideas we recall when celebrating Martin Luther King Day. Yet Charles Rice did away with these ideas in his Jan. 21 column, "University strays from Church homosexuality stance."
- How should Notre Dame treat homosexuals? Attacking homosexuality harms individuals and community (Brad T. Manzer senior)
Charles Rice's Jan. 21 column is an outrage to the Notre Dame community and the family that we are. His judgment of the homosexual community has always been less than loving, but now he begins to directly attack students' hard work and principles of inclusion and acceptance that form the Notre Dame community. The students and faculty of the Standing Committee for Gay and Lesbian Student Needs are there to promote education and understanding of the homosexual community in respect to gay and lesbian students.
- Changing lives through service (Andrew DeBerry is a senior in Aerospace Engineering and the Hesburgh Program. He sends a shout-out to all those back from being abroad, especially the chaps from the Fall 2002 London Programme. Contact him at adeberry@nd.edu. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.)
In 20 years Notre Dame can graduate over 50,000 students.
News
- Students worry as grads teach (NATASHA GRANT News Writer)
The recent economic downturn has spurred on rumors that the University's values are in trouble. The most pervasive rumor stems from observations that more graduate students are teaching, in place of professors, to much larger classes.
- DeBolt pleads innocent in case (ANDREW SOUKUP News Writer)
Chad DeBolt might be allowed to pay a fine or perform community service as part of a plan being discussed with prosecutors in an effort to have DeBolt's trespassing charge dropped, his attorney told a judge Wednesday.
- OIT's Darwin server attacked by Trojan horse, twice (SCOTT BRODFUEHRER Associate News Editor)
System administrators at the Office of Information Technologies discovered Tuesday that the Darwin server had again been breached by a hacker, prompting OIT to replace the server with a stand-in while the original server is rebuilt to provide greater security.
- ND anounces six bids for presidency of student body (CHRISTINA CEPERO News Writer)
Six candidates running for student body president have submitted petitions to the Judicial Council, and one more candidate may still enter the race.
- Only one SMC ticket on ballot for third in row (SARAH NESTER Saint Mary's Editor)
Tickets running for Saint Mary's student body president and vice president officially began campaigning Wednesday, but for the third year in a row there is only one ticket seeking office. The sole ticket seeking office is composed of current student body vice president Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl and sophomore class president Sarah Brown.
- More flex points, less meals says senate (MEGHANE DOWNES Associate News Editor)
Student Senate asked Notre Dame Food Services to expand meal plan options in a resolution that passed unanimously Wednesday.
- New shirt design to be revealed soon (JUSTIN KRIVICKAS News Writer)
Designs for the 2003-04 version of "The Shirt" are now being finalized by a committee overseen by Student Activities.
- Notre Dame Federal Credit Union donates big bucks to Kaneb center (MATT BRAMANTI News Writer)
In what is becoming an annual tradition, the Notre Dame Federal Credit Union has donated $16,000 to the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning at Notre Dame.
Scene
- `A Guy Thing': Something to do (By EMILY HOWALD Assistant Scene Editor)
Looking for yet another mindless romantic comedy to occupy your time? Well, then "A Guy Thing" is for you.
- `Adaptation' unlike anything else (By BRIAN BIRCHER Scene Movie Critic)
Writer Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze of "Being John Malkovich" have teamed up again to create their latest film, "Adaptation", a hilarious and complex look at the process of screenwriting. "Adaptation" follows screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's (Nicolas Cage) struggles to adapt the non-fiction book "The Orchid Thief" by writer Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep) into a screenplay. "The Orchid Thief" follows an orchid poacher, John Laroche (Chris Cooper), who steals rare orchids for a living. Charlie has no concrete ideas of how to turn the book about this eccentric character into a film but he is certain that he does not want it to become trite Hollywood fare.
- Catch another film if you can (By JOHN DONNELLY Scene Movie Critic)
Artists often strive to tie form to content. "Catch Me If You Can" excels in this endeavor by suggesting a breezy, fun film about a con man that cons the audience. Yet plodding morality cheats the promise of the film.
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