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Vol XXXV No. 80

Wednesday, January 30, 2002

  Food services raises prices in vending machines
By HELENA PAYNE
Assistant News Editor

Students might have noticed that purchasing a caffeinated drink for late study sessions or bottled water for lectures is more expensive now that beverage prices have risen in campus vending machines. During late November and early December, the cash operations group ... [more]


ND profs study rapid increase of MP3s
By MEGHANNE DOWNES
News Writer

Walk into any dorm on campus and undoubtedly music will be playing. This music will most likely be coming from the student's collection of MP3s on his or her computer. In recent years, downloading music has become an alternative to paying ... [more]


Graduation speaker still to be named
By ALLY JAY
News Writer

From the political to pop culture, Notre Dame seniors have their own ideas for who they'd like to speak at graduation. "Britney Spears would be great," said senior Andrew Nerlinger. Senior Elizabeth Cryan had a different take on who should ... [more]


Best-selling author advises aspiring writers
By GEREMY CARNES
News Writer

Best-selling author and Notre Dame alumnus Nicolas Sparks is helping Creative Writing Program students get experience in the publishing world. "I'm very fond of Notre Dame," said Sparks, who recently donated $1.5 million dollars to the Creative Writing Program. Sparks also ... [more]


Play explores college dating
By NATALIE BAILEY
News Writer

Sex gets attention. And it drew a large crowd Tuesday to Carroll Auditorium to experience "Sex Signals," an interactive program that took the audience on a romp through the myths, rituals and confusions of the college dating scene. The event paired ... [more]


Panel discusses solutions to crisis in Argentina
By LIZ KAHLING
News Writer

The recent political and economic crisis in Argentina brought together a panel of professors, scholars, and professionals to discuss "A Tale of Pesos and Presidents," Tuesday at the Hesburgh Center. Having achieved stability in the 1990s after years of hyperinflation and ... [more]