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Vol XXXIV No. 103

Monday, March 19, 2001

  A pot of gold
Notre Dame concludes its massive Generations fundraising campaign, with $1.06 billion in the bank
By TIM LOGAN
In Focus Editor

On the top floor of Grace Hall, a simple sign greets visitors to Notre Dame's Office of Development. It reads "Generations Campaign Total: $1,061,097,581." That figure is the end of a decade-long journey, a sustained campaign of challenging self-evaluation and relentless ... [more]


Thanks for the ten-spot, Monk
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Editor in Chief

Generations has collected millions of dollars for financial aid at Notre Dame. This is a wonderful thing. But has the Notre Dame administration ever considered that part of the reason there is such a need for financial aid at Notre Dame ... [more]


Students unaware of campaign
By ERIN LaRUFFA
In Focus Writer

While the Generations Campaign raised millions of dollars for everything from scholarships to new faculty to new buildings, the people for whom the campaign was made — the students — know very little about what Generations was. For some, the most ... [more]


The next Generation: ND already looking ahead
By TIM LOGAN
In Focus Editor

While The Generations Campaign may be over, it will not be long before Notre Dame starts preparing for its next big fundraising push. The University continues to raise money, through its annual fund and other donations, regardless of whether there is ... [more]


Spreading the wealth
Student aid is the biggest recipient of Generations
By LAURA ROMPF
In Focus Writer

State-of-the-art facilities. Smaller class sizes. More financial aid. New library collections. While money donated to the University often goes unnoticed by the student population, the $1.06 billion pledged during the recent Generations Campaign will impact the daily lives of students both ... [more]


Eldred requests apology from CARE leaders
`Monologues' performance nets officers reprimand
By MIKE CONNOLLY
News Writer

College President Marilou Eldred sent a letter to Campus Alliance for Rape Elimination officers Wednesday requesting a letter of apology to the Board of Trustees for their individual involvement in a student reading of "The Vagina Monologues" Feb. 19. CARE officers ... [more]


Notre Dame grad missing in Bolivia
Peace Corps worker Poirier missing 2 weeks
By TIM LOGAN
Senior Staff Writer

Walter Poirier, a 2000 Notre Dame graduate serving in the Peace Corps in Bolivia, has been missing for two weeks, U. S. officials and colleagues said Wednesday. Poirier, 22, was last seen by fellow volunteers on Feb. 22 in LaPaz, Bolivia's ... [more]


ND alum Kelly, wife receive 2nd annual Hesburgh Award
By GEOFF BRODIE
News Writer

The second annual Hesburgh Award for Business Ethics was presented on Wednesday evening in the Jordan Auditorium to Daniel Kelly, a 1957 alumnus, and his wife Rosemary, founders of a center for the seriously mentally ill. The award was presented by ... [more]


Diversity Board officers elected
By KATIE McVOY
News Writer

The Saint Mary's Student Diversity Board will continue in its campaign to help under-represented groups at Saint Mary's with the election of Lily Morales as the new president and Cyd Apellido as vice-president. Morales and Apellido, who ran uncontested, were notified ... [more]


Senators consider three topics for spring BOT report
By LAURA ROMPF
Assistant News Editor

The Student Senate approved three possible topics for the spring Board of Trustees report. BOT committee chair Tyler Jackson informed the senate that the committee will either report on social space on campus, faculty service, tenure and promotion, or the idea ... [more]