Sports
- Georgetown sweeps Indoor Championships Two first place efforts lead ND men's track and field to third place finish (By NOAH AMSTADTER Assistant Sports Editor)
There were surprises both good and bad as the Irish men's track and field team took third place last weekend at the Big East Indoor Championship meet in Syracuse, N.Y.
- Georgetown sweeps Indoor Championships Young Irish women's team takes seventh place finish at Championship (By NOAH AMSTADTER Assistant Sports Editor)
Youth proved to be the key as the Irish women's track and field team finished seventh last weekend at the Big East Indoor Championships.
- Now No. 2 Irish brace for Hurricane warning (By TIM CASEY Assistant Sports Editor)
The Irish may have lost on Saturday but don't expect Miami coach Ferne Labati to shed any tears for the Big East's top team.
- `El Papoose' belongs in the ring (Ted Fox )
You're not going to see him on HBO or a pay-per-view fight on channel 128.
- Belles hope nerves ground Flying Dutch (By KATIE McVOY Assistant Sports Editor)
The Belles are counting on nerves to play an important role in round one of the MIAA playoffs as they take on the Flying Dutch of Hope College. They're hoping the No. 1-ranked Flying Dutch will be too tense to play their best.
- Ski team takes 2nd place in MCSA Championship (Special to the Observer )
Led by strong performances by Leigh Hellrung and Molly Munstrer, the Notre Dame ski team took second at the MCSA Regional Championships. St. Olaf's took home the championship.
Inside
- Vagina Pride (Laura Kelly Associate News Editor)
Last weekend I faked an orgasm in front of my mother and 20,00 perfect strangers. Sitting in Madison Square Garden, I marveled as the entire arena erupted into a jubilant, orgasmic yell. Laughing, I turned towards my mother and wasn't a bit embarrassed.
Viewpoint
- Karaoke kills monotony (Molly Strzelecki Growing Up to Be a Kid)
I had a hard time coming up with an idea for this week's article, but I didn't want to disappoint all my fans out there (all two of you), so I searched back in my brain to the No. 1 basic rule of writing: Write about what you know.
- Saying goodbye to a legend (Justin Williams freshman)
The e-mail from my cousin read, "Dale Earnhardt dies today as a result of injuries sustained in a crash head on into a wall at Daytona. Oh my God!" I read the words on the screen and my head began to spin. I thought to myself, Dale Earnhardt dead? I couldn't believe it. It just didn't seem possible. I immediately looked up the ESPN Web site and the main headline glared out at me, "Earnhardt killed at Daytona," and a wave of grief hit me. This man, "The Man in Black" and "The Intimidator" as fans knew him, was a childhood hero of mine. I can remember several Sundays, sitting around with my father watching Earnhardt's black No. 3 Goodwrench Chevy on television.
- Father Mike's memory is harmed by show (Conor Dugan off-campus)
A "triple-domer" and a graduate of Harvard University, Father Mike McCafferty was one of the five finalists in the search for the successor to Father Theodore Hesburgh as President of the University of Notre Dame. Father Mike was only 40 years old when he died on June 12, 1987, of lymphatic cancer. At the time, he served on the faculty and administration of the Notre Dame Law School.
- Only you have the power to change your world (Andrew Banyai The State News)
EAST LANSING, Mich.
- Quote of the Day (John Steinbeck author)
"It is the nature of man as he grows older to protest against change, particularly change for the better."
News
- Vagina Monologues perfromed at SMC (By KERRY SMITH News Writer)
More than 150 students, faculty and community members filled the Regina Hall lobby Monday night to attend a reading of "The Vagina Monologues."
- Members discuss du Lac policies (By JASON McFARLEY Assistant News Editor)
With major revision work to du Lac slated for this summer, Campus Life Council (CLC) members on Monday heard which areas of the University student handbook will likely undergo change— and made clear which issues they plan to keep off the agenda.
- McGriff traces history of African-Americans (By NOREEN GILLESPIE News Writer)
The roots of intraracial tension dig as far back as the origins of the slave trade in Africa, according to Ronald McGriff, professor of social sciences at the College of the Sequoias. Because of a long history of deep wedges within the African-American racial group, intraracial tensions and prejudice is a subject that needs to be addressed, McGriff said in a Black History Month address at Saint Mary's Monday evening.
- Members discuss upcoming class elections, Bengal Bouts (By COLLEEN McCARTHY Associate News Editor)
Upcoming elections for the classes of 2002, 2003 and 2004, Student Diversity Board and Residence Hall Association highlighted discussion at the Board of Governance meeting Monday.
- Hesburgh Center panelists discusses peace research (By ERIN BRADY News Writer)
Peace research, once regarded by many as a topic of controversy, has now become a widely accepted ideology, generating much support and discussion from scholars and professors throughout the world, according to panelists at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies Monday afternoon.
Scene
- Gatecrasher showcases best DJs, effects in trance (By DAVID FULTON Scene Music Critic)
"Welcome to the Future," the screen flashes in unison with the thunderous beats that shakes one to the deepest depths of his or her soul. The screen could not have been more accurate in its message, as Gatecrasher stormed the Point Depot Theater in Dublin with more intensity than a glare from Hannibal Lecter.
- Mindless of popular trends, Jeff Beck finds success again (By GREG RUEHLMANN Scene Music Critic)
When guitar legend Jeff Beck released Who Else! in 1999, fans and critics alike rejoiced. Who Else! was the first new studio album from the former Yardbird in 10 years, and showcased his surprisingly diverse musical tastes and talents. Most surprising perhaps was the grizzled veteran's use of newer electronic beats to support his Stratocaster.
- Dither marks noticeable maturity for jam band moe. (By TIM BODONY Scene Music Critic)
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, "dither" means to act nervously or indecisively. With regards to the new moe. album, either the guys in the band never bothered to check if "dither" was a real word after they decided to use it as the title, or they are exercising remarkable humility.
- Black shakes up classic western rock with Dog (By JOE REISING Scene Music Critic)
It is usually never a good sign when a band puts their picture on the album cover. Case in point, every Britney Spears/ Backstreet boys/ N'Sync record ever made. A band's picture usually signifies that the music is not good enough to stand alone and the record companies need to market band members' faces to sell the album.
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