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Vol XXXVII No. 125

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

ND graduate awarded Purple Heart for service in Iraq

      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 command of the U.S. Marines Corps, presented Ferrell with the award March 31, one day after his arrival at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. The award is ... [more]
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People, not place, matter most
      A student recently admitted to this University, e-mailed me this weekend. A non-Catholic, he asked me how I thought he would fit in at Notre Dame and what I believed were the best and worst aspects of attending college here. These ... [more]
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Players drink, dunk and wear diapers
      Drinking and music was the theme of something other than Saturday night entertainment at Notre Dame. The pastime inspired diapers, halftime refreshments and the crew of Gilligan's Island as the participants of the 32nd annual Bookstore Basketball Tournament shunned the cold ... [more]
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Album covers both studio and stage
      Fast, slow, light, hard, rock, gospel — it is all explored and well found in Jars of Clay's newest album Furthermore: From the Studio From the Stage. In this, essentially a greatest hits album with a twist, Jars of Clay shows ... [more]
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