Sports
- ND WOMEN'S SWIMMING: Drowning the Wildcats No. 13 Notre Dame topples No. 16 Northwestern 201-99 to remain undefeated (By NOREEN GILLESPIE Sports Writer)
For Notre Dame's face-off against Northwestern, the plan was simple: break up the Wildcats' first place finishes, and earn enough seconds and thirds to sneak ahead in the point spread.
- ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Irish head east to pillage the Hall (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
The type of Big East opponent the Irish face on Saturday was a common one last season — an unranked team that Notre Dame topped by a large margin earlier in the season. But for this year's Irish team, this is the first time the situation has presented itself
- MEN'S BASKETBALL: Shooting for the tourney Notre Dame hopeful heading into Seton Hall (By ANDREW SOUKUP Associate Sports Editor)
A firm believer in the law of averages, Mike Brey figured the Irish were long overdue to break out of their seven-game shooting slump. With the way the Irish had practicing recently, the Notre Dame head coach figured Notre Dame would shoot well against No. 21 Pittsburgh.
- MEN'S TENNIS: Weekend serves up Buckeyes, Wildcats (By RACHEL BIBER Sports Writer)
With two matches ahead of them this weekend, the Irish men's players are shooting for nothing less than two more wins.
- TRACK AND FIELD: Records could fall at Meyo Invitational (By DAVE COOK Sports Writer)
There are many titles that Luke Watson has earned during his tenure at Notre Dame. He has been named an All-American several times over, 3,000-meter steeplechase champion in the Big East, All-Big East team and more.
- ND WOMEN'S TENNIS: Road doesn't get easier after victory (By COLIN BOYLAN Sports Writer)
As far as polls are concerned, the 69th-ranked Michigan Wolverines should have been no match for the 13th-ranked Notre Dame women's tennis team. But don't try to tell the Irish that.
- TRACK AND FIELD: Records could fall at Meyo Invitational (By DAVE COOK Sports Writer)
There are many titles that Luke Watson has earned during his tenure at Notre Dame. He has been named an All-American several times over, 3,000-meter steeplechase champion in the Big East, All-Big East team and more.
- ND WOMEN'S TENNIS: Road doesn't get easier after victory (By COLIN BOYLAN Sports Writer)
As far as polls are concerned, the 69th-ranked Michigan Wolverines should have been no match for the 13th-ranked Notre Dame women's tennis team. But don't try to tell the Irish that.
- SMC SWIMMING: Belles take on conference foes (By NATALIE BAILEY Sports Writer)
The Saint Mary's swimming and diving team hosts Hope and Albion Colleges at the Rolfs Aquatic Center Saturday at 3:30 p.m.. The meet includes the men from Hope and Albion as well.
- HOCKEY: Irish hope to heat up on home ice (By CHRIS FEDERICO Assistant Sports Editor)
With just eight games left to go in the regular season, the Notre Dame hockey team needs to get on a roll, beginning tonight when they take on Alaska-Fairbanks in the Joyce Center.
- SMC BASKETBALL: Belles ready for Knights (By JOE LINDSLEY Sports Writer)
Nasty winter weather caused the cancellation of Saint Mary's much anticipated opportunity for revenge against Alma College on Wednesday night. The Belles will now play two home games this weekend. The Calvin Knights come to the Angela Athletic Facility for the Belles' Parents' Day on Saturday, and the Alma game will be made up on Sunday.
- FENCING: Undefeated men not overlooking Cardinal (By MATT LOZAR Sports Writer)
After a successful meet at New York University last weekend, the Notre Dame fencing team looks to maintain its focus at this weekend's Air Force Dual meet in Colorado Springs.
Inside
- Muire na nGael (Angela Campos Lab Tech)
Can you believe that it is already the first of February? Tomorrow is Groundhog Day, when we all get to see how much longer out belated winter will last and how much longer these icy storms will pummel us. As memories of winter break fade more and more quickly into our past, and JPW and Spring Break are coming fast around the corner, we can easily get distracted in the quick pace of college life. We're too busy pounding out essays on our keyboards, cramming for examinations and doing a little bit more for the organizations in which we participate.
Viewpoint
- Savoring the semester (Gary Caruso Capitol Comments)
Last semester, prior to Notre Dame's final home football game, Observer editor in chief Mike Connolly described how he would awaken early, relish every second of the pre-game activities and the game, then remain in the stadium until the gates were locked. For all we know, he may still be sitting in the stands savoring his final moments as a student spectator.
- Quote of the day (William Inge theologian)
- Judicial Council sanctions free debate (Observer Editorial Board )
This week, Brian Moscona and Keri Oxley's campaign for student body president and vice president was sanctioned by the Judicial Council for making comments deemed "insulting or defaming" toward other candidates.
News
- Winter weather causes county power outage Notre Dame students living off-campus lose power (By Jason McFarley News Editor)
The overnight ice storm that paralyzed much of South Bend Thursday caused power outages at off-campus residences and crippled transportation to Notre Dame for students, faculty and staff.
- Winter weather causes county power outage College calls fire department during ice, snow storm (Myra McGriff Saint Mary's Editor)
Along with the rest of St. Joseph county, Saint Mary's campus sustained damage due to Wednesday night's ice and snow storm.
- Ice storm stops Observer press (Observer Staff Report )
Power outages across Indiana forced The Observer to cancel publishing for the first time in 24 years.
- ND holds 'Monologue' tryouts (By Kate Nagengast Associate News Editor)
Thirty-five women from Notre Dame and Saint Mary's arrived at LaFortune Wednesday to audition for roles in an upcoming performance of Eve Ensler's controversial play, "The Vagina Monologues."
- Week promotes service as a blessing to others (By Erin LaRuffa Associate News Editor)
While spending a semester living and working at an orphanage in Chile, then-sophomore Drew Gawrych decided to find a way to raise awareness among his fellow Notre Dame students about problems in other parts of the world.
- University raises tuition due to inflation, costs (By Lauren Beck News Writer)
As in the past, Notre Dame students can expect a tuition increase for the 2002-2003 academic year, due to growing expenses and a slowing economy, University officials said.
- Malloy recalls experiences (By V. Van Buren Giles News Writer)
As University President Father Edward Malloy was growing up in Washington, D.C., he never thought that he would someday become the president of the most highly recognized Catholic university in the country.
Scene
- 'The Keenan Revue' — 26 years of the same old song (By C. SPENCER BEGGS Scene Editor)
Nothing is constant except for change. That may be true everywhere — everywhere except for Notre Dame. When the "2002 Keenan Revue" opened with Green Day's "Basketcase," the whining may have been from a different time and place, but the words were the same.
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