Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • No. 10 men's tennis team rally's against No. 7 Pepperdine (Special to the Observer )
      No. 10 Notre Dame rallied from a 3-1 deficit to knock off No. 7 Pepperdine 4-3 in first-round action Thursday morning at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships at the Louisville Tennis Club.
    • No. 13 women's tennis earns revenge, defeat No. 7 USC (Special to the Observer )
      Notre Dame's No. 13 women's tennis team avenged an exhibition loss by upsetting No. 7 USC 5-2 in first-round action Thursday at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships in the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center.
    • MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ready to rumble again Georgetown, Notre Dame set for rematch two weeks after Hoya blowout (By KERRY SMITH Sports Writer)
      Mike Brey was blunt when he described the last meeting between Notre Dame and Georgetown.
    • Slumping Irish take on No. 3 Spartans (By MATT ORENCHUK Sports Writer)
      This weekend the Notre Dame men's hockey team travels to East Lansing, Mich. to take on the Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans, ranked No. 3 in the country by USA Today/American Hockey Magazine, have an impressive resume.
    • FENCING: Top freshman fencer breaks foot (By MIKE CONNOLLY Sports Writer)
      Against its toughest competitor in the Midwest Fencing Conference, Notre Dame will be battling short-handed.
    • FOOTBALL: Receiver commits to Irish (By ANDREW SOUKUP Associate Sports Editor)
      Notre Dame rounded out its 18-member recruiting class early this morning when wide receiver prospect Rhema McKnight faxed his letter of intent to the Irish football offices.
    • SMC BASKETBALL: Belles hope for first series sweep (By JOE LINDSLEY Sports Writer)
      After a loss against the top-ranked team in the conference, the Saint Mary's basketball team will take on the last-place team in the MIAA standings this weekend.
    • SMC SWIMMING: Belles wrap up dual meets this weekend (By NATALIE BAILEY Sports Writer)
      The 3-5 Saint Mary's swim team wraps up its dual meet season this Saturday with its final match against Kalamazoo.

  • Inside
    • In the spirit of black history (By Myra McGriff Saint Mary's Editor)
      In days of past my people lived in lands — divided chains around their necks, shackles around their wrists, and still in my eyes you can see their pain, their cries, despair. But given to them was something greater and through the beatings and exploitation it remained. I can remember the first

  • Viewpoint
    • The Relationship Expo (Joanna Mikulski Tuesday Voice on Friday)
      On Wednesday, I took my friend to the mall to find a Valentine's day present for her new boyfriend. As she browsed the aisles of heart-bedecked cards, sprinkled with the words "love" and "special someone," I sulked behind her, somewhat disappointed. I have no particular guy for whom to buy a box of message hearts.
    • Quote of the Day (Cleveland Amory writer)
      "Relations between the sexes are so
    • Defending the parents of Walker-Lindh (Maureen Gottlieb junior)
      Ed Fitzpatrick's response to Scott Flipse's letter, which appeared in the Feb. 5 issue of The Observer, was both immature and illogical. Although Mr. Fitzpatrick begins his letter by criticizing Mr. Flipse's opinion, by calling it "liberal garbage," Mr. Fitzpatrick does nothing but discredit himself. Such tactless attacks are not convincing, nor are they productive in engaging in a debate over such a decisive issue as that of Mr. Walker-Lindh. Mr. Flipse makes many excellent points, none of which Mr. Fitzpatrick even attempts to refute or answer.
    • Accepting Notre Dame gender relations (Mimi Matkowski sophomore)
      Though I'm only halfway through my career as a Notre Dame student, I'd like to go out on a limb and say that I'm as aware of the gender relations issues on campus as any other Domer.

  • News
    • College programs address campus violence Group examines student feelings on campus safety (By MYRA McGRIFF Saint Mary's Editor)
      The Anti-Violence Task Force, appointed by College President Marilou Eldred, is currently working to process data on students' attitudes and knowledge about violence, sexual assault and safety on campus.
    • Saint Mary's offers first class on self defense (By KATIE VINCER News Writer)
      The doors are shut. The drapes are pulled closed. The word "NO!" echoes off the walls by the shouts of female voices.
    • NDToday doesn't endorse ticket (By HELENA PAYNE Assistant News Editor)
      NDToday.com, the online media source for Notre Dame students, will have to cover this year's student government elections differently, according to the site's president Scott Palko.
    • Students share free tax advice (By LAUREN BECK News Writer)
      Accounting students from Notre Dame and Saint Mary's are providing free tax assistance for low-income taxpayers in the Michiana area again this spring.

  • Scene
    • Coffee Bean Dreams The Observer looks at South Bend's off-campus coffee shop scene (Scene Staff Report )
      Escaping from the bubble of college life can be as thoroughly challenging as an Orgo exam or getting a date to an SYR. Luckily, South Bend offers a number of bastions of sanity for Notre Dame and Saint Mary's overworked and overtired student bodies. An escape from the snow and 900-page Bible readings is as near as South Bend's off-campus coffee shops.