Sports
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Unlikely hero Bustamante scores 21 off the bench in win over Syracuse (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
Freshman Allison Bustamante sent Syracuse a message Tuesday night — the bench can be as dangerous as the starting line-up.
- FENCING: Auriol tabs next choice Current assistant gets retiring coach's recommendation (By MIKE CONNOLLY Sports Writer)
If all goes according to current fencing head coach Yves Auriol's plan, Janusz Bednarski will become the next head coach of Notre Dame's storied fencing program.
- MEN'S BASKETBALL; No. 21 Pittsburgh invades JACC Irish narrowlly edged Big East foe two weeks ago (By KERRY SMITH Sports Writer)
When Notre Dame traveled to Pittsburgh in mid-January, Mike Brey's team was feeling good.
- SMC BASKETBALL: Belles look to snap losing streak tonight (By JOE LINDSLEY Sports Writer)
Details. Discipline. Defense.
Inside
- Drop me a line (Jason McFarley News Editor)
On most days, I'm never certain what to make of e-mail subject lines.
Viewpoint
- Legal drugs may harm the most (Eric Long Fitter, Happier)
Consider that the few remaining legal drugs are perhaps the most harmful drugs. This is a difficult argument to make, but I will attempt to make it with customary civility and patience — after all, when one possesses the truth, as I most assuredly do, one must be careful to refrain from bludgeoning his fellows with it.
- Black history provides confidence and pride (Arthur Oduma What's Your Shade?)
Martin Luther King Day would have passed me by had I not stumbled upon a special edition of Oprah covering his life and work. I then realized that Black History Month would indeed go quietly unless I deliberately reflected on it and on what it meant for the African-American. Why is there a Black History Month in the first place? Why is it important for African-Americans to know their history? Carter Woodson, a Harvard-trained academic who is credited with founding Black History Month, believed that the knowledge and dissemination of African history would build self-esteem among blacks and help eliminate prejudice among whites.
- Remember Conor Murphy's courage and spirit (Brian E. Wolford class of '01)
Tomorrow we celebrate the first anniversary of the birth of our friend, Conor Murphy, into eternal life. Through amazing Christian witness, Conor left an indelible mark on our lives. In the simple hope that some amount of glory may be brought to God through remembering his life and his example of holiness, I humbly offer a brief reminder of the man that affected so many.
- NDToday/Observer Poll Question (Vote at NDToday.com by Thursday at 5 p.m. )
How interested are you in the upcoming Student Government elections?
- Quote of the Day (David Lloyd-George English statesman)
"We are fighting Germany, Austria and drink, and as far as I can see, the greatest of these three deadly foes is drink."
News
- 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.
- 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 competitive prices for CDs at the local record store.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Scene
- Timing is everything Scene reviews St. Edward's Hall Players production of `Rumors' (By C. SPENCER BEGGS Scene Editor)
A little lie never hurt anyone. Unless, of course, it is trying to conceal a possible attempted suicide of the deputy mayor of New York from his closest friends and the police.
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