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Vol XXXIV No. 114

Monday, April 2, 2001

  Thousands welcome Irish back to campus
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor

Niele Ivey climbed off the bus, onto a platform and held the NCAA Championship trophy high in the air. Everyone exploded into cheers. "This moment passes anything I've ever experienced in my entire life," said head coach Muffet McGraw. More than ... [more]


Couch burns, but ND students celebrate title quietly
By LAURA ROMPF
Associate News Editor

Besides Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" blasting out a third floor Keenan window, North Quad was silent Sunday night after the women's basketball team won the National Championship. There were no riots, but approximately 20 students set one couch ... [more]


Purdue students riot, police deploy tear gas on students
Purdue Exponent Staff Reports

Purdue students lit fires, turned over a car and broke windows after Purdue lost to Notre Dame Sunday night in the women's basketball national championship game. Students used a flaming Notre Dame shirt to start one fire. In the Northwestern Parking ... [more]


Nader: Students must take active role in democracy
By PAT McELWEE
News Writer

In a speech delivered to a packed house at Indiana University-South Bend (IUSB), consumer advocate and 2000 presidential candidate Ralph Nader called on students to take an active role in democracy. He argued that the American people as a whole are ... [more]


Supporters, students revel in Irish win
By ANNE MARIE
MATTINGLY

ST. LOUIS Some considered themselves to be longstanding Notre Dame women's basketball fans, while others admitted getting caught up in the excitement of a potential national title. Some camped out in the Joyce Center to purchase the coveted Final Four tickets, ... [more]