Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Mens Basketball: Irish top Hoyas in double-OT thriller Jones' late free throw provides final margin after Irish blow huge lead (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
      Torrian Jones watched his first free-throw attempt clang off the rim. He heard his teammates come up to him and encourage him, telling the 66 percent free throw shooter they had confidence in him. He looked at the scoreboard and saw the score tied at 92 with four seconds on the clock.
    • Mens Basketball: Irish top Hoyas in double-OT thriller Carroll sets 3-point record, ignites Irish to victory (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Columnist)
      The record-setter should have been the backbreaker.
    • Fencing: Top-ranked Nittany Lions tamed by No. 2 Irish (By MATT LOZAR Sports Editor)
      After going 9-4 in his first collegiate bouts last weekend, junior sabre Brian Dosal came into this weekend's match against No. 1 Penn State with realistic hopes.
    • SMC Basketball: Belles extend losing streak to seven games (By HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN Sports Writer)
      Olivet (7-12, 2-6) proved to be too much for Saint Mary's in the second half, as the Lady Comets overcame a 13-point first half deficit to come back and defeat the Belles 67-58.
    • Mens Swimming: Up-and-down weekend for Irish in series split (By LISA REIJULA Sports Writer)
      It was one step forward, one step back for the Notre Dame mens swimming and diving team this weekend, as the Irish (6-7) handily defeated Cleveland State 156-85 on Friday, then lost a close contest 125-118 to St. Bonaventure Saturday.
    • Womens Swimming: Women's swimming beats Wolverines in last dual meet (By PAT LEONARD Sports Writer)
      The womens swimming and diving team ended their dual meet season on Saturday with a nail-biting 153-147 victory over Michigan at Rolfs Aquatic Center. The Irish (9-1-1) edged the Wolverines (3-3) in the meet's final event of the 200 freestyle relay by .33 seconds to pull out the win.
    • Womens Basketball: Irish win away at West Virginia (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
      The Irish can officially say that January is over and, this time, they've started the month off on the right foot. Notre Dame opened the month of February by snapping a four-game home losing streak with a 69-64 victory against West Virginia on Saturday.
    • Womens Tennis: Women lose to a 5th-ranked Tar Heels team (By JOE LINDSLEY Sports Writer)
      Notre Dame began its Saturday match against North Carolina with a promising start. The No. 21 Irish won the doubles point to take an early 1-0 lead.
    • Hockey: Irish tie 1, lose 1 over weekend (By JUSTIN SCHUVER Sports Writer)
      For both games this weekend against Ohio State, the Irish found themselves down 2-0 quickly.
    • Mens Tennis: Seminoles chop Irish on final point of match (By JOE LINDSLEY Sports Writer)
      A precious win was in sight for the Irish Friday night at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.

  • Inside
    • Roommate Ruinations (Joe Trombello News Production Editor)
      A recent New York Times article documented the rise of lavish, single housing for university underclassmen. Colleges like Amherst and Swarthmore have recently implemented apartment-like residence halls that cater to the growing number of students who wish to reside in single housing, thus providing them with privacy and more elaborate digs than normal dormitories found at many other national colleges.

  • Viewpoint
    • Panera bread is not the answer (David Barrett Notre Bum)
      When I got the news that my little brother had been admitted into Notre Dame's auspicious graduating class of 2007, I immediately thought, "Go Irish." He is a decent dude with outstanding analytical skills and thick hair, and we really could use more like him. I thought of the benefits, the symbiosis if you will, that would follow from the two of us sharing this small campus. I thought of the costs.
    • Readers contribute to the SMC funding discussion The College was in the wrong (Katherine Rzepka class of '02)
      As a recent alumna of Saint Mary's, I applaud Right to Life's criticism of Saint Mary's pro-choice sponsorship in Friday's Viewpoint section.
    • Readers contribute to the SMC funding discussion Respect the right of people to believe in values different from your own (Lyndsey Bergen sophomore)
      In one of my classes today, several girls reacted in horror and shock to articles in Friday's Observer because they agreed.
    • Readers contribute to the SMC funding discussion Saint Mary's mission is to educate (Sarah Beth Bailey Le Mans Hall)
      I am writing in response to the negative letters about the Saint Mary's sponsorship of student participation in a pro-choice conference.
    • I am 23 going on 35 (Laura Rompf Beyond the Bubble)
      My life has turned out to be quite like Charles Dickens's "Tale of Two Cities."

  • News
    • SMC responds to pro-choice funding College says sposorship "doesn't fit" Catholic identity (SARAH NESTOR SaintMary's Editor)
      The recent decision by Saint Mary's Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) to sponsor four students to attend a pro-choice conference has left many on the Saint Mary's campus confused, although Saint Mary's does not stand behind the decision, said Melanie Engler, a spokeswoman for the College.
    • Investigators travel to Minn. for Sharon case (TERESA FRALISH Assistant News Editor)
      An investigator from Notre Dame Security Police met Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minn. with police from other areas in the Midwest where male college students have disappeared, said Rex Rakow, director of Notre Dame Security and Police. NDSP attended the meeting to discuss the Dec. 12 disappearance of freshman Chad Sharon with other investigators.
    • Senators call emergency meeting (MEGHANNE DOWNES Associate News Editor)
      Eight senators submitted a petition Friday to Trip Foley, student body vice president, calling for an emergency meeting to discuss the position of Libby Bishop, student body president, regarding in-hall dances in her report to the Board of Trustees on Thursday.
    • Observer names new top staff (LAUREN BECK London Correspondent)
      Scott Brodfuehrer and Lori Lewalski have been hired to oversee The Observer's editorial and business operations in 2003-04, respectively, incoming Editor in Chief Andrew Soukup announced Sunday.
    • International students talk about involvement Foreign students look to student leaders for new ways to become active in the Notre Dame community (KEVIN ALLEN News Writer)
      In an attempt to provide international students with a stronger voice on campus, a group of foreign undergraduate students met to discuss possible strategies for involving more international students in campus activities. Connie Peterson-Miller, assistant director for International Student Services and Activities (ISSA), organized the forum.
    • SMC plans disabilities week week (NATALIE BAILEY News Writer)
    • Saint Mary's students protest Keenan Revue (MEGAN O'NEIL News Writer)
      Several Saint Mary's students handed out flyers of protest prior to the Keenan Revue this past weekend. The flyer and its authors criticized the program for utilizing "hateful stereotypes" in many of its skits.
    • Scientists study hemophilia (MELISSA LOU News Writer)
      Researchers from Notre Dame's Keck Center for Transgene Research have been investigating cellular transplantation as a possible cure for hemophilia, said Elliot Rosen, associate director of the center.

  • Scene
    • From The Sound and the Fury to The Onion The 36th annual Sophomore Literary Festival attracts fresh faces and up and coming talent (By CHRISTIE BOLSEN Assistant Scene Editor)
      In the beginning, there was William Faulkner.