| Vol XXXIII No. 111 |
Monday, April 3, 2000 |
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ND Police: Woman reported rape in dorm
Victim knows her attacker, officers say
Observer Staff Report
 A Notre Dame student reported to campus security she was raped by an acquaintance March 25. The victim was taken to a hospital where she was treated by hospital staff and interviewed by Notre Dame Security/Police. At the victim's request, no ... [more]
ND media win Indiana contest
The Observer named best daily in Indiana
By ANN MARIE MATTINGLY
News Editor
The Observer was recognized as 1999 Newspaper of the Year at the Indiana Collegiate Press Association's annual conference Saturday in Bloomington, Ind. The staff of the Star-Gazette in Elmira, N.Y, judged the newspaper entries. "Impressive newspaper with strong quality writing on ... [more]
Faculty instruct local K-12 teachers
By KATE NAGENGAST
News Writer
A symbolic handshake with the South Bend community, Notre Dame's newly adopted professional development program, "Teachers as Scholars" (TAS), invites kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers from the area to attend two-day seminars taught by Arts and Letters faculty. "I really like the ... [more]
Assistant secretary of education accepts Olivarez award
By ERIN PIROUTEK
Associate News Editor
If we were an ideal country we wouldn't have to worry about equal education opportunity, said Norma Cantú, the assistant secretary for civil rights in the U.S. Department of Education, as she received the Graciela Olivarez Award Saturday. The prize honors ... [more]
SMC students, faculty present on education
By COLLEEN McCARTHY
Associate News Editor
Several Saint Mary's students and faculty were more than spectators at a women's conference held last weekend at Indiana University-South Bend. The conference, "Educating Women for a New Millennium: From Childhood to Adulthood," explored different ways of assessing learning styles and ... [more]
Prof to head U.S. alien species committee
By ALLY JAY
News Writer
The introduction of a few alien species into the U.S. has caused massive economic and ecological damage on a variety of fronts including agriculture, industry and public health. That's according to David Lodge, professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame, ... [more]
Archbishop calls for debt relief
Rodriguez says Catholics should encourage, follow pope's request
By CHRISTINE McINTYRE
News Writer
As they sat in the Snite Annenberg auditorium Saturday, students, faculty, administrators and members of the South Bend community were called to join the Catholic campaign to curb international debt. It marked the last in a series of week-long Jubilee Debt ... [more]
A-bomb scientist criticizes nuke race
By MARIBEL MOREY
News Writer
If nuclear war were to occur, students' dreams and hard work would vanish. "The young lives, the young dreams would be gone ... We would be wiped out in a millisecond," said Father Theodore Hesburgh, university president emeritus. He then introduced ... [more]
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