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Vol XXXIIII No. 79

Wednesday, February 9, 2000

  Koelsch resigns government position
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
News Writer

Emily Koelsch resigned her post as Board of Governance women's commissioner Tuesday after a week-long controversy surrounding election procedure, stating that she had "lost confidence and respect" for several members of the Board of Governance. "I think this has been a ... [more]


Alumni support resignation
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Associate Sports Editor

Days before their Feb. 4 meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., members of Notre Dame's Board of Trustees received a letter from more than 50 Notre Dame alumni criticizing the structure of the athletic department — specifically the leadership of athletic director ... [more]


Cambodians remember through story, art
Survivor recalls life under the Pol Pot regime
By ERIN LaRUFFA
News Writer

More than 20 years have passed since Sal Nem watched two of her children die, but she vividly remembers what happened. "`My head! I can't lift it up,' he yelled to me," Nem said, referring to her seven-year-old son, Siep. The ... [more]


Photograph exhibit documents terror
By ERIN LaRUFFA
News Writer

Holding a sleeping infant in her arms, the woman stared straight into the camera, with an almost resigned look on her face. The woman and the baby were executed soon after the picture was taken. The woman and her baby were ... [more]


Dyson: Black history is `crucial'
By TIM LOGAN
News Editor

Blackness, whiteness, black history and all the different shades of race in America were the topics of an energetic 80-minute discourse Tuesday by acclaimed author and educator Michael Eric Dyson. Dyson, who has been hailed as a "street-fighter in a suit ... [more]


SMC students to attend conventions
By NELLIE WILLIAMS
News Writer

Two Saint Mary's students are in for the experience of a lifetime. This summer, Michelle Nagle and Heather O'Donnell will receive a remarkable lesson in political science as they work first hand with current political leaders and staffers while attending Campaign ... [more]


Renner reacts to Elections Committee's decision
By COLLEEN McCARTHY
Associate News Ediror

At the Board of Governance meeting Tuesday night, Saint Mary's student body president-elect Crissie Renner said she had second thoughts about her ability to represent the student body. "The meeting tonight was very emotional," said Renner. "Initially, at the start of ... [more]