| Vol XXXVII No. 125 |
Tuesday, April 8, 2003 |
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ND graduate awarded Purple Heart for service in Iraq
Helena Payne
Senior Staff Writer
 U.S. Marine and former Notre Dame graduate Dustin Ferrell was awarded a Purple Heart, the oldest military decoration, after sustaining injuries while on duty in Iraq. He will be released from a Maryland hospital today. Gen. William Nyland, second officer in ... [more]
2006-'07 minority admissions increase
Will Puckett
News Writer
Minority applications and admissions of minority students both dramatically increased at Notre Dame this year. Over 2,000 minority applicants were offered admission to the Class of 2007, a 41.5 percent increase from this year's freshman class. The admissions department has said ... [more]
Janet Reno to speak on service, politics
By NICOLA BUNICK
News Writer
Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno is scheduled to speak on campus tonight about the value of public service as well as discuss her career in politics and her work with the Clinton administration . Reno's talk, entitled "A Conversation with ... [more]
Group plans to improve campus visits
By MEGAN O'NEIL
News Writer
Board of Governance commissioners continued to settle into their new positions at Monday's meeting and heaped praise on Sunday's Accepted Student Day on Campus. "It was a really great turnout, and it went really well," board member Katie Harrison said. Accepted ... [more]
Irish dance program aids African women
Annie Basinski
News Writer
Members of the Saint Mary's, Notre Dame and local community will bring Irish music and dance alive tonight at Fiddler's Hearth in downtown South Bend. Mira, Eirforce and The Crossroads School of Irish Dance will perform "Kaleidoscope: An explosion of Irish ... [more]
Hallahan closes meetings to public
By MATT BRAMANTI
News Writer
Executive cabinet meetings under new student body president Pat Hallahan will be closed to students and the Observer, leaders revealed Monday night. Despite their campaign promise to "provide a means for constructive criticism" of student government, Hallahan and vice president Jeremy ... [more]
Multimedia yearbook makes debut
By JESSICA DALSING
News Writer
A new multimedia version of the Notre Dame Yearbook will make its debut this year. The 90-minute video yearbook covers events from the first day of classes through commencement during the 2002-03 school year. "If you've been on campus this year, ... [more]
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