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Vol XXXIIII No. 72

Friday, January 28, 2000

  Internship fair draws huge crowd
80 companies, 800 students
By Erin Costantini
News Writer

Career options for Notre Dame students are always expanding, and Thursday's ninth annual Summer Internship Job Fair exemplified the trend. With an unprecedented 80 nationwide companies, the fair attracted more than 800 students to the Joyce Center fieldhouse. Undergraduate job-seekers searched ... [more]


Gad-el-Hak wins research prizeNotre Dame prof will spend a
year studying
By KATE DOWNEN
News Writer

Mohamed Gad-el-Hak, Notre Dame professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, was recently awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Prize, Germany's highest research award for senior American scientists and scholars in all disciplines. "I am very grateful to Germany and the von Humboldt ... [more]


Annan to speak
at commencement
Special to The Observer

Kofi Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, will speak at the University's Commencement Address on Sunday, May 21. "In his three years at the helm of the United Nations, Kofi Annan has demonstrated his steadfast leadership and uncommon courage in ... [more]


Gore focuses on family values
By KATE STEER
Assistant News Editor

As Bill Clinton's vice president, Al Gore will have a lot to live up to and a lot to overcome in his campaign for the presidency. Either way, Gore bears a certain distinction which his competitor, Bill Bradley, felt in the ... [more]


Students `Meet the Candidates,' get answers
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
News Writer

Members of the Saint Mary's community had a chance to hear more from the four tickets running for student body president and vice president during a question-and-answer session. Before opening the floor to questions from the audience, candidates answered questions generated ... [more]