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Vol XXXIV No. 78

Thursday, February 1, 2001

Murphy succumbs to leukemia

      With family and friends at his bedside, Notre Dame junior Conor Murphy passed away Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. following a year of intensive treatment for leukemia. The Notre Dame community joined together in prayer Tuesday with a special Mass in Zahm Hall to bring together those on campus touched by Murphy. In preparation for his bone marrow transplant last April, a campus-wide bone marrow drive attracted hundreds of students. The response ... [more]
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Reflecting on a lost brother
      The mass at 10:30 on the night of Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, was quite an oddity. The music was thrown together at the last minute, the Nicene Creed was skipped and 10 percent of the congregation was forced to stand due ... [more]
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Saint Mary's eliminates track and field program
      At a meeting late Tuesday evening, Saint Mary's athletic director Lynn Kachmarik announced the Belles track and field team will be discontinued following the 2001 season. "Some may feel that this is a step backward," Kachmarik said. "But it truly will ... [more]
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Keenan's kings of comedy
      It might be surrounded in controversy, but it is here, and ... It is funny. The 25th anniversary of the "SMC-Tacular Keenan Revue" will be held in the newly renovated O'Laughlin auditorium tonight, Friday and Saturday at 7:30. If you do ... [more]
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