| Vol XXXIII No. 108 |
Wednesday, March 29, 2000 |
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Former first lady supports Logan Center
Carter uses her influence and own experiences to aid fundraiser
By MICHELLE KRUPA
Senior Staff Writer
 When Father Ted Hesburgh decided in the early 1970s to help 1 million Cambodians fleeing Pol Pot's violent regime, he got $60 million from President Jimmy Carter. And he got Carter's wife, Rosalynn, to fly to the Cambodia-Thailand border where she ... [more]
A Saint Mary's junior and her `best buddy' accept honor from Carter
By MICHELLE KRUPA
Senior Staff Writer
Saint Mary's junior Courtenay Verret attended Tuesday's Logan Center fundraiser to support her friend Rhea Warner, a 61-year-old mentally disabled member of the Logan community, who said a prayer at the luncheon. Little did Verret know, she and Warner would be ... [more]
Groups emphasize importance of environment, diversity
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Saint Mary's News Editor
Saint Mary's Board of Governance approved a Student Environmental Policy Statement at their meeting on Tuesday. Allison Trdan, a senior anthropology major and environmental studies minor, submitted the policy on behalf of the Environmental Coalition. Trdan pledged her personal and group's ... [more]
Lecturers: Debt relief is crucial for third-world nations
By KRISTEN ALLEN
News Writer
Advocating the Catholic responsibility to Debt Relief in the Jubilee Year was the focus of a presentation given by Father Tom McDermott and Elizeus Rutebemberwa Tuesday. There is a crippling financial burden that is bearing on the poorest countries of the ... [more]
SMC students learn what employers, grad schools seek
By NICOLE HADDAD
News Writer
The Saint Mary's College Leadership Development Committee and Center for Academic Innovation sponsored a lecture that gave students the opportunity to learn what grades mean to graduate schools as well as employers. Faculty and administrators educated students on what graduate schools ... [more]
ND faculty welcome new fitness facility
By STACEY KAPLAN
News Writer
Irish faculty and administrators are toning muscles in a new facility. The Raymond and Winifred Rinehart Faculty Exercise Facility, located in the Joyce Center, opened its doors in mid-January. Since then it has received an influx of new visitors. "People ... [more]
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