Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Hoyas and Hurricanes and Irish, oh Meyo! Irish must battle injuries, illness in weekend invitational (By NOAH AMSTADTER Assistant Sports Editor)
      Injuries are the focus when the Irish men's track team begins the Meyo Invitational today in Loftus as the team will be without three important members of their team.
    • At Invite, focus is on making individual success instead of team performance (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
      Liz Grow has yet to be tested this season.
    • Severe latest piece of the Irish puzzle to fall into place (By TIM CASEY Assistant Sports Editor)
      Le'Tania Severe knows all about the freshman transition.
    • Notre Dame seeks revenge for late season loss to Pitt (By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN Assosicate Sports Editor)
      Riding a four-game winning streak, the Irish head to Pittsburgh Saturday hoping to avoid a repeat of last year's road letdown against the Panthers.
    • Matha returns but SMC still falls Belles travel to Calvin for MIAA matchup (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
      Post player Kristen Matha returned to the court Wednesday night to join a Saint Mary's team that struggled, but left Cappaert Gymnasium at Alma College feeling proud. After a seven game losing streak, the Belles team dropped the game to second-ranked Alma 56-49.
    • Irish swim to No. 15 in new poll (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
      On the heels of a pair of impressive dual meet wins last week, the Notre Dame women's swimming team jumped up one position to No. 15 in the latest Speedo America Top 25 poll released Feb. 1.
    • Irish face familiar Buckeyes in CCHA matchup (By MATT ORENCHUK Sports Writer)
      The Notre Dame hockey team didn't have much to do to prepare for this weekend's series against Ohio State in Columbus. That is because for the second time in three weekends the Irish have a two-game series against the Buckeyes.
    • Notre Dame faces marathon home meet (By MIKE CONNOLLY Sports Writer)
      The Irish fencing team faces a marathon test of endurance this weekend in its only home regular season meet of the year.
    • Dasso wins round (Special to The Observer )
      FARMERS BRANCH, Texas
    • Irish again have hard schedule (Special to The Observer )
      The Notre Dame men's swimming team (5-2) will compete in two meets within 24 hours for the second weekend in a row when the Irish face Cleveland State on the road Friday, Feb. 2 (3 p.m.), then move on to St. Bonaventure Saturday, Feb. 3 (1 p.m.).

  • Inside
    • Becoming Them (By CHRISTINE KRALY Associate News Editor)
      Just as Fox's "World's Meanest Animals" appears on your TV, the remote is nowhere to be found. The very last seat in class is the one next to the kid who smells like he's been at a bar all morning.

  • Viewpoint
    • Board of Trustees should meet here (The Observer Editorial )
      This weekend, Notre Dame students will address the Board of Trustees for the first time in Notre Dame history. Brian O'Donoghue, John Osborn and Mike Heinz's speech on "Students' ability to understand and articulate their Catholic faith" possibly will improve the Board's understanding of the students at Notre Dame.
    • Bring on ND beer commercials (Gary Caruso Capital Comments)
      What a refreshing experience for us "Cafeteria Catholics" who are criticized for not blindly following church dogma to watch so many Becks beer commercials during the Notre Dame-Georgetown men's basketball game aired on ABC.
    • Contradictions span right and left (Al Neiman professional specialist)
      I write in response to Wednesday's column by James Seaman, entitled "Leaders of America's Left Fall to Flaws." Upon reading this piece I was left wondering: Why don't, why haven't, the leaders of America's right similarly fallen to flaws?
    • ND Security Police not doing its job (Miguel Vieyra sophomore)
      Just in case you missed the small article tucked neatly back on page 9 of Thursday's Observer, I feel I should I mention it. I was disheartened to read of another sexual assault on the Notre Dame campus. It is truly horrifying to read of such acts occurring anywhere, especially our home.
    • Responding to dissolution of Belles' track team Fighting to keep track at the College (Saint Mary's Track and Field Team February 1, 2001)
      We are writing as a team to respond to the termination of the track and field program at Saint Mary's. We feel that this measure is a significant step back in the progress our Athletic Department promotes.
    • Responding to dissolution of Belles' track team Saint Mary's should rethink decision (Mike McCarthy sophomore)
      Tuesday's controversial decision to eliminate the track and field program at Saint Mary's College was one that was undertaken in a hasty and sudden manner. Saint Mary's College President Marilou Eldred gave her not so popular final answer to cut the program after receiving the recommendation of athletic director Lynn Kachmarik. It is obvious to me that neither put much thought into the process.

  • News
    • Funerals to take place for cancer victims (Observer Staff Report )
      A funeral Mass for Conor Murphy will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Ignatius High School, 1911 West 30th St., Cleveland Ohio. Viewing will be held at St. Ignatius preceding the Mass from 9:30 –11 a.m.
    • Living in a climate of change (Homosexual members of the Notre Dame community agree that although progress is slow, the University is becoming more welcoming)
      Ever since the University denied Gays and Lesbians of Notre Dame the right to meet on campus in 1993, the struggle for recognition by homosexual student groups has fueled public debate, most recently when OutreachND was denied recognition in April 2000.
    • Living in a climate of change Homosexual members of the Notre Dame community agree that although (By ERIN PIROUTEK Associate News Editor)
      Ever since the University denied Gays and Lesbians of Notre Dame the right to meet on campus in 1993, the struggle for recognition by homosexual student groups has fueled public debate, most recently when OutreachND was denied recognition in April 2000.
    • Eldred to CARE: `Monologues' won't run u SMC leader approves group's requests for letter and written statement (By COLLEEN McCARTHY Associate News Editor)
      A meeting Wednesday between members of the Saint Mary's administration and board members of the Campus Alliance for Rape Elimination (CARE) yielded no change in the administration's decision not to allow `The Vagina Monologues' to be performed on campus this year.
    • Chilean diplomat addresses future of Pinochet, democracy u Former Chilean dictator could face trial, house arrest (By ANDREW THAGARD News Writer)
      The socialist Chilean ambassador to the United States spoke about the house arrest and possible trial of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a lecture Thursday night.
    • Nagle, Matha meet few students (By MOLLY McVOY Saint Mary's Editor)
      The lone ticket running for Saint Mary's student body president/vice president, Michelle Nagle and Kristen Matha, had the opportunity to present their platform to the student body Thursday night at a meet the candidates event.

  • Scene
    • The writing on the (carrel) walls Over the years, the library's carrels have been adorned with the idle thoughts of procrastinating minds. Scene takes a closer look at the themes etched in the wood. (By LAURA KELLY Assistant Scene Editor)
      It happens to everyone, from the practiced slacker to the most diligent student. You've been at the library for what seems like days, your eyes bleary from the lack of sleep, your hands jittery from the steady flow of caffeine. As the clock ticks away the hours, you panic and lose all ability to concentrate on the stack of books in front on you. Wild-eyed and desperate for distraction, you lunge for your trusty No. 2 pencil and scribble maniacally on the desk in front of you.