| Vol XXXVII No. 107 |
Wednesday, March 5, 2003 |
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Saint Mary's vigil encourages healing after rape
By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD
News Writer
 In honor of Women's Month, several Saint Mary's student groups sponsored "Take Back the Night," an annual event to raise awareness of sexual violence. "It's basically reclaiming ground saying that we should be allowed to do what we want without repercussions ... [more]
Lecture focuses on Catholic scandals
By NATALIE BAILEY
News Writer
Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, former editor of Commonweal and current member of the Catholic Common Ground Initiative, focused on the recent problems the Catholic Church has had with sexual abuse in her opening lecture for the Center for Spirituality's Lenten Lecture Series ... [more]
Saint Mary's officials approve reading day
By SARAH NESTOR
Saint Mary's Editor
Saint Mary's student government 10-year struggle to implement study days into the academic calendar culminated Tuesday afternoon when the Academic Affairs Committee voted to approve the reading day proposal. "Right now we're really, really excited … [and] shocked," Kim Jensen, student ... [more]
New prosecutor to assume rape trial
By MEGHANNE DOWNES
Associate News Editor
Four former Notre Dame football players accused of sexually assaulting a Notre Dame student in spring 2002 await the naming of a special prosecutor, which could possibly further delay their trials. Former prosecutor Chris Toth filed multiple charges against Lorenzo Crawford, ... [more]
Student contracts meningitis
By HELENA PAYNE
News Editor
A local hospital is treating an off-campus Notre Dame student for meningitis, according to University Health Services. The student became ill Sunday night with a fever and a headache after she returned from a weekend trip. Her housemates took her to ... [more]
Speaker recalls drunk driving experience
By MATT BRAMANTI
News Writer
The tragic aftermath of drunk driving was the topic of Tuesday's presentation entitled "DUI: A Powerful Lesson." Mark Sterner recalled his spring break trip in 1994, when he was behind the wheel in a drunk-driving accident that left three of his ... [more]
Study reveals freshman views
ND students are more politically active, less likely to party
By WILL PUCKETT
News Writer
Freshmen at Notre Dame are more interested in politics and other academic pursuits, while being less interested in partying, smoking and drinking, as compared to national averages, according to a recently released nationwide survey. The survey, headed by the American Council ... [more]
Members approve gala charity event
By ANDREW THAGARD
News Writer
The Graduate Student Union moved forward with plans to host an end-of-the-year gala by approving the charity the event would support during their meeting Tuesday. Representatives considered six possible charities researched by Eugene Walls, human diversity committee chairperson, including La Casa ... [more]
Filmaker visits Saint Mary's
By SARAH NESTOR
Saint Mary's Editor
Freelance filmmaker Hope Hall visited Saint Mary's Tuesday, showing three of her short documentary films and discussing her craft and life. Hall's presentation, "The Craft of Creative Nonfiction Filmmaking," featured her films, "This is for Betsy Hall," "10 Seconds in Our ... [more]
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