| Vol XXXIV No. 89 |
Friday, February 16, 2001 |
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ND elects Norton first female student body president
- Student voter rates lower than primary election
By LAURA ROMPF
Assistant News Editor
 Brooke Norton did what Al Gore couldn't. By capturing 56 percent of the vote in Thursday's run-off, the current vice president became the first female student body president at Notre Dame. "I am excited for this opportunity," Norton said. "This ... [more]
Philbin donates to arts center
By HILARY BURN
News Writer
Television personality Regis Philbin made a $2.75 million donation for a studio theater that will bear his name in the new Marie DeBartolo Center for the Perfoming Arts. Philbin, the popular host of the game show "Who Wants to Be a ... [more]
Annual Blak Koffee House opens tonight
By MEG DADAY
News Writer
The Black Cultural Arts Council hosts its annual Blak Koffee House at 8 p.m. Friday night in Lafortune Ballroom. A talent showcase of 10 to 12 acts, Blak Koffee House is "an upscale literary and musical extravaganza of African and African-American ... [more]
Expert panel discusses peace possibilities in Middle East
By NICK SWEDO
News Writer
A panel of experts discussed the possibility of peace in Middle East at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies Thursday. The Middle East has experienced an escalation of violence between Palestinians and Israelis since the Feb. 6 election of Prime Minister ... [more]
Young visits SMC, discusses attitudes toward welfare today
By KATIE McVOY
News Writer
Thomas Jefferson may have had the wrong idea when he said that self-sufficient families create the ideal republic. According to political philosopher Iris Marion Young, Jefferson and most current political theorists and politicians have confused the idea of self-sufficiency with autonomy ... [more]
Rotoplast founder earns Dooley Award
- Capozzi wins humanitarian alumni award
By KELLY HAGER
News Writer
Angelo Capozzi, a 1956 Notre Dame graduate and cofounder of Rotoplast International, Inc., will receive the 2001 Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Award from the Alumni Association. Each year, this award is presented to a Notre Dame graduate who has engaged in ... [more]
Nike strike tests WRC's procedures
By MYRA McGRIFF
News Writer
The Workers' Rights Commission had its first chance to test its procedures for protecting workers' rights when Nike workers in Mexico went on strike. On Jan. 9, 700 to 800 workers at the Kukdong Nike factory in Atlixco, Mexico went on ... [more]
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