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Vol XXXIV No. 122

Thursday, April 12, 2001

  Basilica prepares for tridium celebration
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor

When it comes to the Lenten season and Notre Dame, the past 40 days perhaps have little on the next three. That's because when Lent, the traditional Catholic season of sacrifice, ends, the production at the University begins. "A lot of ... [more]


Eldred speaks on faith and prayer
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
News Writer

Speaking about the role faith and prayer play in her life as president of Saint Mary's, Marilou Eldred delivered the keynote address at the 30th annual Michiana Area Community Prayer Breakfast Wednesday. The breakfast, designed to bring community leaders together to ... [more]


Pilon: Vietnam war had `terrible effects' on Americans
By MYRA McGRIFF
Saint Mary's Editor

University of Northern Arizona professor Charles Pilon, who served as a consultant for the Vietnamese Ministry of Education, gave the Vietnam war a human face Wednesday during his lecture, "The Vietnam War: What happened and what is Happening." Relaying stories ... [more]


Group approves FMB budget for 2001-02
By ERIN LaRUFFA
News Writer

The Student Senate unanimously approved the Financial Management Board's $600,000 budget Wednesday night, a figure $5,000 less than last year's FMB budget. FMB is responsible for allocating funds to the Office of the Student Body President, the Student Union Board (SUB) ... [more]


BOT report to look at social space
By ERIN LaRUFFA
News Writer

When the Coleman-Morse Center opened recently, many University students and staff expected the lounge to be used as social space. Instead, students are using the building as study space. That is just one observation on social space members of Student Government's ... [more]


Oufkir speaks of life as princess, imprisonment
By ALLY JAY
News Writer

Malika Oufkir described her experience the daughter of a high ranking Moroccan general and the changes in her life after her father's failed coup in a lecture Wednesday. "My life is an upside down fairy tale," said author Malika Oufkir last ... [more]