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Vol XXXIII No. 95

Thursday, March 2, 2000

  Gramick challenges Vatican rules
By ERIN PIROUTEK
Assistant News Editor

Sister Jeannine Gramick hopes that the Vatican's decision to limit her ministry to gays and lesbians will invoke dialogue about areas of disagreement within the Church. Her Thursday lecture "What if Catholics Disagree" explained her points of disagreement with the Vatican ... [more]


Vigil held for cancer-stricken student
By KATE STEER
Assistant News Editor

To say that the past week has been a rough one would be an understatement for Notre Dame sophomore Conor Murphy. Murphy was diagnosed with leukemia last Friday. After his diagnosis, he returned home from Washington, D.C., where he has been ... [more]


Group votes to disclose student body election results
By LAURA ROMPF
Assistant News Editor

In a 17-7 vote, the Senate opted to open the results envelope from the run-off election for 2000-2001 student body president and vice president. Tallies revealed the Brian O'Donoghue/Brooke Norton ticket won 56.3 percent of the vote, and the Hunt Hanover/John ... [more]


Grant allows ND prof to research disease in Haiti
Streit devotes time to research disease
By MARIBEL MOREY
News Writer

For years, Father Thomas Streit has devoted time to researching diseases affecting the poor. Streit, a Notre Dame biology professor, has now taken his research to Haiti, where he is researching Lymphatic Filariasis. Filariasis, a disease that causes elephantiasis, affects many ... [more]


ND alumni, Nixon doctor dies
Special to The Observer

Dr. John Lungren, former president of the Notre Dame Alumni Association and longtime personal physician for President Richard Nixon died Monday of heart failure at Long Beach Memorial Hospital Medical Center in California. He was 83. A 1938 graduate of Notre ... [more]


Women discuss hardships
South Bend women speak of challenges of raising children, finding jobs
By NICOLE HADDAD
News Writer

Students were given the opportunity Wednesday afternoon to listen as two women described their personal challenges in raising children and earning a living in the South Bend community. Guest speakers Yvonne Hudson and Dawn Chapla both focused on the importance of ... [more]