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Vol XXXVII No. 93

Thursday, February 13, 2003

  Upperclassmen least likely to vote
The Observer Staff Report

The older the Notre Dame undergraduate, the less likely he is to vote in a student body election. And if he does, the more likely he is to cast an abstention ballot. That's according to results from Monday's general election that ... [more]


Clarification
The Observer

In an article Wednesday about a lecture about a union strike by Azteca Foods employees, The Observer quoted an audience member saying Reckers uses Azteca products. However, according to Mike Davy, the operations manager at Reckers, the campus restaurant does not ... [more]


SMC elects SDB, RHA officials
By Sarah Nestor
Saint Mary's Editor

Saint Mary's elected the 2003-04Residence Hall Association [RHA] and Student Diversity Board [SDB] president and vice president. The candidates for RHA president and vice president were sophomore Shay Jolly and running mate junior Jackie Zins. Two hundred sixty-two students participated in ... [more]


Remaining 2 candidates square off
By Helena Payne
News Editor

In the less than half-full Hesburgh Library Auditorium, the two leftover tickets from Monday's student body presidential election defended their platforms and interrogated their opponents before a student audience in Wednesday's debate. Student body presidential candidates sophomore Charlie Ebersol and junior ... [more]


Middle East, Islam experts question preemptive strike
By Christina Cepero
News Writer

Christina Cepero News Writer Four panelists participated in the "A Strike Against Iraq: Impact on Islam and the Middle East" forum Wednesday at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies. Panelist Vincent Cornell, director of the King Fahd Center for Islamic Studies ... [more]


Sharon's body found in river
Sharon's parents express thanks to ND community
By Teresa Fralish
Assistant News Editor

After learning that their only son had been identified as the body found Wednesday in the St. Joseph River, Chad Sharon's parents, Steve and Jane Sharon said they wanted to express their thanks and gratitude to the Notre Dame community during ... [more]


Sharon's body found in river
Autopsy on Sharon's body to be conducted today
By Teresa Fralish
Assistant News Editor

Missing freshman Chad Sharon's body has been tentatively identified as the one found partially submerged in the St. Joseph River, police announced at a press conference Wednesday. Sharon's body was discovered floating underneath the Angela Bridge that runs over the river. ... [more]


Provencher discusses experiences in Iraq
By Melanie Becker
News Writer

In order to bring a more realistic vision of Iraq to the Saint Mary's Community, Jan Pilarski, coordinator of the Justice Education Department, contacted Sheila Provencher, who recently spent two weeks in Iraq to share her experiences. "Sheila is going to ... [more]