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Vol XXXVII No. 84

Friday, January 31, 2003

  South Bend raises sewer rates
By LINDA SKALSKI
News Writer

The South Bend City Council recently passed an 80 percent price raise in the cost of sewer utility, a cost that directly affects the Notre Dame community. "An increase in rates is necessary for the Wastewater Utility to continue to serve ... [more]


Laws can strengthen institutions
By HELENA PAYNE
News Editor

American institutions have been reduced in recent times, but the law has a useful role in renewing their significance, said the archbishop of Chicago Thursday. In the courtroom of the Notre Dame Law School, Cardinal Francis George commissioned the room of ... [more]


OIT to hold mock online election
By HELENA PAYNE
News Editor

The Office of Information Technology is inviting students to participate Monday in a mock election to test an application for online voting in the upcoming student government races. "It's going to look and operate just as the actual election will," said ... [more]


Dining hall T-shirts espouse rivalry
By MATT BRAMANTI
News Writer

One entrée and four sides. That's what students can get at Grab `n' Go at the North and South Dining Halls. What some students don't know about is the little chunk of loving rivalry that comes with each brown paper bag. ... [more]


Annual appeal assists gay and lesbian students
By CAITLIN EARLY
News Writer

Each year, GALA-ND/SMC (Gay and Lesbian Alumni/ae of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College) sponsors a fundraising campaign to support gay and lesbian student groups on both campuses. OUTReachND and the Feminist Collective are groups that benefit from the fundraiser. The ... [more]


Board of Trustees raises $1 million
By MELANIE BECKER
News Writer

Saint Mary's Board of Trustees raised over $1 million for the College, fulfilling their commitment to Lilly's Endowment Challenge. In March of 2002 the Lilly Endowment Inc. announced the "Initiative to Strengthen Board Commitment," stating that they would match funds raised ... [more]