Sports
Inside
- Domers on the road (Brian Burke Sports Writer)
Hey everybody, let's talk about "The Vagina Monologues" some more!
Viewpoint
- The methods of dumping (Joe Larson Principles of Idiocracy)
In lieu of Valentine's Day and the month of February being extremely boring around these parts, my last column was an attempt at laying out some strategies to aid the everyday, lovelorn, sexually frustrated Notre Dame or Saint Mary's student in finding a date during these dire times.
- Quote of the Day (Groucho Marx writer)
"I never forget a face but in your case I'll make an exception."
- Bengal Bouts participants persevere valiantly (Bob Kennedy senior)
In the far corner of the Notre Dame Boxing Room, in the basement of the Joyce Center, there's a poem by Teddy Roosevelt handwritten by someone onto a large poster board. The poem is called "The Man in the Arena." It's a poem any fairly athletic student has probably heard countless times in his life, whether from a hockey coach in high school or a social dance instructor freshman year. Its point is fairly simple, as Roosevelt wasn't Wallace Stevens, and can be summarized in three lines. "The credit belongs to / the man in the arena / who strives valiantly." It's not really a highlight in any American poetry anthology or anything, but it's a good read, especially for any of 100 or more Bengal Bouters every year. In fact, written above the poem on the beat-up poster board is a personal message from one of the boxing coaches to the boxers: "This is each of you."
- Incorporate community into classes (Father Don McNeill For a More Just and Humane World)
I am convinced that community engagement by Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students and faculty needs to be enhanced by imaginative decisions about curriculum in future strategic planning. Recent experiences of community engagement with partners in South Bend and beyond have taught me how much all of us need to learn about community engagement and curriculum enhancement.
- Academic freedom at stake (Robert J. Hohl reference librarian)
The spectre of "The Vagina Monologues" continues to spook the Saint Mary's College administration in LeMans Hall. Two years after the officially sanctioned presentation of the popular play and a year after an officially opposed, grassroots production in the residence halls, "The Vagina Monologues" rises again, this time as the principal cause of a statement on academic freedom issued by the student Board of Governance.
News
- Eldred addresses student concerns (By KATIE RAND News Writer)
Speaking as a friend and a mentor, Marilou Eldred, president of Saint Mary's College, addressed students during an informal discussion on Tuesday night to answer any questions or concerns the typical student might have about student life and the College.
- Forum explores student disabilities (By TERRY RESTIVO News Writer)
Most students are supportive of students with disabilities, despite the fact that many have never been exposed to someone who is disabled, a panel discussion concluded Tuesday night. However, there is room for better individual attitudes regarding those who are disabled, the group of about 12 students said.
Scene
- The writing Irish Watch your back under the Dome after reading McInerny's latest ND mystery (By BILL RINNER Scene Writer)
Ralph McInerny, Notre Dame's director of the Jacques Maritain Center of Philosophy, presents a delightfully familiar mystery in "The Book of Kills."
- Spiritual reflections inspire Fr. Ayo's `Signs of Grace' (C. SPENCER BEGGS Scene Editor)
It would seem that the last thing anyone needs is yet another guide to Notre Dame. But Father Nicholas Ayo's new book, "Signs of Grace: Meditations on the Notre Dame Campus," is perhaps the panacea for the humdrum campus guide.
- `Quotable Rockne' speaks from beyond the grave (KATIE McVOY Scene Writer)
Seventy-five years ago, a man used to walk into the barbershop and ask, "And how are all the coaches today?" He also threw insults, threatened to quit his job in the middle of important employment opportunities and said he aimed for maximum deception. And no, he wasn't one of Al Capone's thugs.
- Small town reporter longs for invigoration of `Truth' in Collins' new novel (JULIE BENDER Scene Writer)
Murder, mystery and the desperation of a quiet American town are the central themes of this novel by Michael Collins. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, "The Keepers of Truth" takes the drama of a small town in the late 1970s and turns it into a national mystery.
- DiFranco's dynamism doesn't disappoint (MAUREEN SMITHE Scene Music Critic)
In one word, Ani DiFranco's show at the Morris Performing Arts Center last night was amazing.
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