Sports
Inside
- The Singing Light (Laura Petelle Assistant Managing Editor)
Dylan Thomas wrote, "In my craft or sullen art / Exercised in the still night / When only the moon rages … I labor by the singing light." For four years, I have labored by that singing light, working into the wee hours of the morning, long after the rest of campus has gone to bed.
Viewpoint
- Students imperfect, not that bad (Cappy Gagnon Cappy's Corner)
For the past week, readers of both The Observer and the local daily newspaper have been treated to various stories, commentary and (that dreaded of all current newspaper scourges) letters to the editor, about the infamous "waterboy" caper. As usual, the slant of the stories is further proof that Notre Dame students are (insert your own puerile description here).
- Time for gun control long past (Letter to the Editor )
I've been pondering this issue for about a week, but Mike Marchand's article [March 6, The Observer] pushed me over the edge. The subject is gun control, which has become a hot topic once again after a 6 year old girl was shot by her classmate last week in Michigan. The most common defense of guns is that they are just tools, and it is the people who abuse them that are responsible. This is usually true. Criminals and murderers who use guns will often carry out their plan whether or not they use a gun. However, there are far too many accidents like the one in Michigan. Does anybody believe that the first grade boy came to school with murderous intention, focused on destroying his classmate's life by whatever means necessary? Of course not. He was showing off his gun, pointing it as he no doubt learned through TV or video games (though I'm not blaming them), and he pulled the trigger. It was unintentional, yet I believe it is even more tragic than what happened at Columbine (though on a smaller scale). Those boys planned to kill, they knew what they were doing, and they actively committed their crimes. This little boy had no motive, no reasoning to kill. The girl's death happened solely because he had access to a loaded gun. Gun control laws could have stopped this killing, but not the ones at Columbine.
- Beware Bush and Bob Jones (Letter to the Editor )
Considering the current media blitz covering Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush's visit to Bob Jones University in South Carolina, I find it shocking that members of the Notre Dame community are not more vocal in expressing their outrage. While Bush may not share the same views taught at BJU, it is appalling that Bush would choose an institution rooted in bigotry to kick off his South Carolina campaign.
- Muhammed Ali is truly a legend (Letter to the Editor )
While he no longer dances in the ring, Muhammed Ali was still graceful when he came to the Notre Dame campus this past weekend. His visit stirred the souls of everyone involved, even as we struggled to understand Parkinson's disease. It was special for the Notre Dame community and boxers to know that Ali came to visit our campus and watch our tournament. For me, to be in the presence of one of the most famous people of our century, an incredible boxer who "shook up the world" with his style and poetry, a man who met over 20 different world leaders in his travels ... was awe inspiring.
News
- County will not charge ND students Freshmen allege race-motivated Sunday arrest of four at local Denny's (By TIM LOGAN News Editor)
Nine Notre Dame students entered Denny's on Dixieway South late on the night of Sunday, Feb. 27, but before they even sat down at a table, four were in police custody for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
- Town council to investigate police action (By TIM LOGAN News Editor)
The two off-duty police officers who arrested four Notre Dame students at Denny's Diner on Sunday, Feb. 27, will go before their town council for an investigation and possible disciplinary action, Roseland police chief Larry Miller said Wednesday.
- `Doctor' moms juggle child rearing, careers (By ERIN LaRUFFA News Writer)
The year Saint Mary's mathematics professor Joanne Snow came up for tenure, she gave birth to one of her four children.
- Members vote to seek new equipment for Rock (By ERIN LaRUFFA News Writer)
With many newly elected senators in attendance Wednesday, the Student Senate passed a resolution dealing with the upgrade of exercise equipment at the Rockne Memorial.
- Laundry thefts plague Le Mans, McCandless (By SARAH RYKOWSKI News Writer)
Residence hall laundry rooms on Saint Mary's campus have been the recent targets of clothing thefts, according to several hall directors.
- Conference seeks church, history links (By ERIN PIROUTEK Assistant News Editor)
This weekend's conference, "Catholicism in 20th Century America" is committed to linking the history of the Catholic community to the history of American society as a whole in the last 100 years.
- Book looks into varying social action (Special to The Observer )
The capacity of religious belief to inspire both peaceful and violent social action among people of the same faith traditions is explored in a new book by Notre Dame historian R. Scott Appleby.
Scene
- Madonna's new movie far from the 'Best Thing' (By CASEY K. McKLUSKEY Scene Movie Critic)
The new story line in a politically correct Hollywood seems to involve a woman with some neurosis and her best friend who is the perfect man. He is a good listener, has impeccable taste in clothes and is always there when needed. Why doesn't this woman ever go for him? He's gay.
- Mork goes to singles bar in the comedic 'Planet' (By BILL FUSZ Scene Movie Critic)
The premise of "What Planet Are You From?" – along with most of the dialogue, lighting, scenes and special effects – is bad.
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