Sports
- Injuries turn out to be blessing in disguise for Irish (By BRIAN KESSLER Assistant Sports Editor)
Last season, an astounding nine offensive linemen made starts in the trenches for the 5-7 Notre Dame football team. But the decision to start nine lineman wasn't one head coach Bob Davie made casually. Instead, it was out of necessity.
- Forces of Evil defeat Five Cardinal Virtues in first-round (By BRIAN BURKE Sports Writer)
The sights and sounds of early round Bookstore Basketball — crazy outfits, errant passes, numerous air-balls, scores of 21-2 — were all present Wednesday as the next group of teams took to the Stepan courts for their opening round games.
- Rose's wrestling antics hurt chances for Hall (Brian Churney On the Hot Corner)
Would Joe DiMaggio allow a 400-some-odd pound professional wrestler dressed in a thong-like diaper rub his derriere in his face in front of millions of fans?
- Irish strength tested in recent games with top teams (By RACHEL BIBER Sports Writer)
If adversity builds strength, than the Irish should be as strong as steel. After facing five Top-25 teams in their last seven matches and three Top-10 teams in their last five matches, the 29th-ranked Irish men's tennis team is set to take on another national powerhouse when they travel to Ann Arbor on Thursday to take on the 26th-ranked Michigan Wolverines.
- St. Mary's ends winning streak with 5-4 defeat (By KATIE MCVOY Assistant Sports Editor)
The Saint Mary's tennis team snapped its five-match winning streak with a close 5-4 loss to Calvin College Wednesday night. The Belles expected tough competition from the Knights on their home courts, but the Belles were not expecting to lose.
- Irish shutout Butler in doubleheader (By RACHAEL PROTZMAN Sports Writer)
The Notre Dame softball team, after moving up to No. 18 in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll, shutdown Butler, 7-0 and 8-0. in a Wednesday doubleheader.
Inside
- No more excuses (Pat Peters Ad Manager)
Too often in our society, we are faced with people who refuse to accept the consequences for their own actions, people who have an excuse for everything. Examples range from the smallest children all the way up to the President of the United States. No, Mr. President. It was not a "vast right wing conspiracy". You chose to mess around with "that woman, Miss Lewinsky", face the music.
Viewpoint
- Creating baseball's version of "Rudy" (Cappy Gagnon Cappy's Corner)
During the 80s, I worked in Hollywood, in the entertainment field. Well, technically, I guess you could say that I provided protective services for people who actually worked in the entertainment field. Anyway, I was reviewing scripts one day. Well, technically, I guess you could say that I picked up a script which was lying on a desk near me. The script was "Rudy." Because "Rudy" showed there is a market for heart-tugging, Horatio Alger-type stories, it has surprised me that Hollywood has not yet found a script to replicate this success. I decided to try my hand at writing one. It's too late for "Rudy II", so I looked for a new angle for the "walk-on" player.
- Realizing the importance of volunteerism (Chloe Hutchinson Senior, Off-Campus)
The importance of community seems particularly notable as the country celebrates National Volunteer Week, April 9-15, 2000. While this serves as a time to recognize the efforts of volunteers in bettering their communities, it also provides an opportunity to encourage volunteerism. At a place like Notre Dame, where the student body is overwhelmingly committed to service, these efforts seem misplaced. It is always important, however, to recognize the positive impact we can and do have on the South Bend community. In addition, National Volunteer Week reminds us to consider how we will incorporate volunteerism into our lives after Notre Dame.
- Men on campus respond to rape letters Rehashing issue won't help (Joshua Warner Sophomore, Zahm Hall)
I feel compelled, after Mr. Reyes' article, ("Men's Silence" April 9, 2000) to say a few things. I am not concerned about the lack of men's voices regarding the rape issue. I don't think rehashing the issue of rape in the next two months of Observers will do anything to either eliminate rape or help heal the people actually involved. At this point, it may hinder that healing process. It is a hard call to make.
- Men on campus respond to rape letters Silence doesn't condone rape (Benjamin Schack Freshman, Keenan Hall)
"Who is worse, the man who rapes or the man who condones it with his silence?" This is the question posed by Christopher Reyes in his April 9 letter to The Observer. Personally, I find the question nothing less than offensive.
- Quote of the Day (Herbert Hoover American President)
"Next to religion, baseball has furnished a greater impact on American life than any other institution."
News
- Campus, local community `take back the night' Group marches to sites where sexual assults have occurred (By ALYSSA SCHMITT News Writer)
The streets of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's echoed with the sounds of drumming and chanting as 50 members of South Bend and campus communities marched in "Take Back The Night."
- Mendozas visit Notre Dame u University's largest donors tour business (By ERIN LaRUFFA Assistant News Editor)
The strong American economy will now help Notre Dame students beyond increasing their post-graduation job prospects.
- OUTreachND denied official recognition (By TIM LOGAN News Writer)
When OUTreachND applied for official club status from the University in March, many people predicted that application would be rejected.
- Students help local art program (By LIZ LANG News Writer)
Late in January, St. John the Baptist Elementary School approached Robert Sedlack's graphic design class and his special studies graphics design class with the task of helping a struggling fine arts program.
- Student Activities puts PSA on probation (Student Activities puts PSA on probation)
One of Notre Dame's loudest voices for change, the Progressive Student Alliance (PSA), may be quieter for the next eight months after the Office of Student Activities placed the group on probation for holding an unregistered demonstration.
- Cerneka describes life of Brazil's poor (By TESSIE HOWLAND News Writer)
The current rate of unemployment in Brazil is comparable to that in the United States during the Great Depression, said Saint Mary's alumna Heidi Cerneka, who spoke Wednesday about her ministry work with the street women of Brazil. Cerneka ministers to poor women of the street and their children in Sao Paulo.
- Journalist Tabe shares story of life in Camaroon Journalist Tabe shares story of life in Camaroon (By COLLEEN McCARTHY Associate News Editor)
Africans have held tightly to marriage, birth and funeral rituals unique to their culture, said Angel Tabe, Cameroonian journalist and Humphrey fellow at the University of Maryland in a lecture Wednesday at Saint Mary's.
- Journalist Tabe shares story of life in Camaroon u Writer struggles for free press (By SARAH RYKOWSKI Saint Mary's News Editor)
Angel Tabe's visit to Saint Mary's campus served as a grim reminder that democracy has not spread to the entire world. Tabe, a former journalist and news anchor in her native Camaroon, visits Saint Mary's this week as part of an effort to educate American students about African customs and the tenuous political situation in the country.
Scene
- Bad writing, missed opportunities plague `Rules' (By MIKE McMORROW Scene Movie Critic)
"Rules of Engagement" is an example of good lead acting hindered by a screenplay that seems to want to be unintelligent. William Friedkin's latest extravaganza, which deals with the atrocities of war and the supposed "rules" of combat, hints at thoughtful issues but is trapped inside a story that is so poorly thought-out that the audience is left feeling manipulated and cheated.
- Wrestling comedy `Ready to Rumble' a waste of film (By JEFFREY Q. IRISH Scene Movie Critic)
"One time, my 32 year-old cousin Walter got a cat stuck in his butt. True story. It was embarrassing for my relatives and all, but the next week he did it again! A week later I run into him at the mall and he's buying another cat. So I says to him, `Walter, what are you doing buying another cat? You're just going to get it stuck in your butt again.' And he says to me, `Brodie, How the heck else am I gonna get the gerbil out?' My cousin was a weird guy — he also liked wrestling."
- In `The Big Lebowski,' the Dude abides (GUNDER KEHOE Scene Movie Critic)
It is not often that a film transcends its medium to become more than a fictional tale. "The Big Lebowski" is one such feature; its realm is so rich with character that it becomes a universe unto itself. "Lebowski's" aesthetic value is of little importance because the inhabitants of this universe are not merely played by actors — they do not stop breathing when the final credits role.
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