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Vol XXXIV No. 85

Monday, February 12, 2001

  Voting trends evident in student elections
By KATE NAGENGAST
Assistant News Editor

Despite consistent complaints of student apathy, Notre Dame students have their own set of voting trends and a history of impressive voter turnout come election day. The entire student body maintains an average voter turnout rate of 52 percent. However if ... [more]


Power outage darkens South Quad
Observer Staff Report

Dan Barabas was expecting a normal Friday night: he'd pre-party at Fisher Hall before heading to Holiday Inn City Center for a formal dance. But as the sophomore and his girlfriend Elizabeth Ayala walked back from Cavanaugh, every light around them ... [more]


Monologues cancellation inspires student protest
By MOLLY McVOY
Saint Mary's Editor

Students lined LeMans hallway Friday afternoon to protest censorship of the Vagina Monologues on Saint Mary's campus. The sit-in was held outside the office of College President Marilou Eldred in response to an administrative decision to not allow The Vagina Monologues ... [more]


Study: advertising most
dangerous for children
By KEVIN SCHUMM
News Writer

While commonly believed to influence only the events leading up to and including the purchase of an item, advertising impacts children's post-purchase experience as well, according to a recent study conducted by Mendoza College of Business Marketing Professor Elizabeth Moore. "We ... [more]