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Vol XXXIV No. 119

Monday, April 9, 2001

  Mosier leads Right to Life Conference discussion
By ERIN LaRUFFA
News Writer

Addressing a crowd of students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary's and other universities around the Midwest, Population Research Institute president Steve Mosier used his experiences in China as the backdrop for his keynote address at the Right to Life Confer-ence on ... [more]


Mosier leads Right to Life Conference discussion
Workshops focus on club involvement
By ANDREW THAGARD
News Writer

As part of this year's more interactive pro-life conference, Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Right to Life groups hosted six small-group workshop sessions. "Our Duty to Serve, Our Call to Lead" featured sessions dealing with issues in club operations, law and ... [more]


Students protest Taco Bell
By ERIN LaRUFFA
News Writer

With banners, flyers and even a bagpiper, about 30 students from the Notre Dame Student Farmworker Alliance protested Sunday afternoon at the Taco Bell on SR 23, across from University Park Mall. The students protested the chain restaurant because it purchases ... [more]


Government, public honor National Champs
Associated Press

The community hailed the champion Notre Dame women's basketball team Sunday at a public pep rally at the University's Joyce Center. The ceremony included remarks by athletic officials, Notre Dame administrators and senior members of the team. The presentation of the ... [more]


Students pitch in to clean up river
By JARED JODREY
News Writer

More than 40 Notre Dame students, primarily from the Students for Environmental Action (SEA) and Women's Rowing Team, worked among more than 100 local volunteers in cleaning up the banks of the St. Joseph River, Saturday. "Basically, this was a huge ... [more]


Last-minute changes don't tarnish conference's response
By ANDREW THAGARD
News Writer

Although two of the three keynote speakers cancelled and attendance was lower than expected, attendees of the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Right to Life clubs second annual pro-life conference expressed overall satisfaction. Twenty minutes into the start of the conference ... [more]


Human rights center sponsors conference
Special to The Observer

Notre Dame's Center for Civil and Human Rights is a principal sponsor of an international conference today through Wednesday in Santiago, Chile. The conference, entitled "Truth Commissions and New Challenges in the Promotion of Human Rights," marks the 10th anniversary of ... [more]


College opens new peace center
By AMY GREENE
News Writer

The Peace and Action Resource Center opens today in Haggar College Center at Saint Mary's. The office is opening to commemorate the anniversary of Saint Mary's joining the Workers' Rights Consortium. Members of the WRC Anti-Sweatshop Task Force and Peacemakers opened ... [more]