Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • MEN'S TENNIS: Smith, Taborga take different paths to the top (By JOE LINDSLEY Sports Writer)
      They come from two very different backgrounds, one from Bolivia, and the other from Kansas City, Mo., but they enjoy numerous commonalities — and tennis pervades them all.
    • BASEBALL: Irish crush Cardinals (By BRYAN KRONK Sports Writer)
      Call it an all-around good performance.
    • FOOTBALL: Coaches bring new practice attitude (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
      The major differences at Notre Dame's practices are easily discernible to any bystander – the absence of the option, the emphasis on pass plays, the number of quarterbacks taking snaps. But there is another difference at practice, a more subtle difference that may, ultimately, have a great impact.
    • ND Softball: Irish look to start new set of streaks today (By MATT LOZAR Sports Writer)
      Most teams are satisfied with winning three of four games in a weekend. For the Notre Dame softball team, satisfaction comes from perfection.
    • BOOKSTORE BASKETBALL XXXI: First round ends with stripping, pubic hair (By MIKE CONNOLLY Senior Staff Writer)
      Five strippers, a bottle of pubic hair and a finance professor made the end of the first round of Bookstore Basketball XXXI very memorable.
    • SMC SOFTBALL: Belles searching for win MIAA win (By SARAH RYKOWSKI Sports Writer)
      The Belles travel to Olivet today to face the Lady Comets in a race to climb out of the basement of the MIAA.

  • Inside
    • Yay for T.A.'s (Katie Hughes Sports Copy Editor)
      Here's to you, pretentious, low grade-giving TA.

  • Viewpoint
    • Tanks and violence will not solve Palestinian conflict (Daniel Tyszka sophomore)
      I am writing in response to John Litle's April 16 column. I am far from an enraged liberal, but I am not about to sit back and let someone say that Palestinians should be happy with what they have. Indeed the efforts at Camp David failed; Arafat was not about to give that much ground both figuratively and literally. He is the leader of a people and he is their representative.
    • Guarantee equal opportunities to succeed (Mark Wolnitzek class of '00)
      I am writing in response to the April 16 letter from from members of the Women, Work and Economics Group, "Support Equal Pay for Women and Minorities." I have a question regarding the call to action stated by the authors about "contacting your state representative and letting him or her know you support legislation that works to guarantee pay equity." What exactly is my state representative going to be able to do? Not vote for the next bill entitled "Pay Disparity Renewal Act of 2002?"
    • Quote of the Day (David Borenstein writer)
      "One cannot subdue a man
    • Rethinking student unity (Benjamin Schack junior)
      In his April 16 letter, Nathaniel Hannan uses what he calls "mathematics" to prove that the majority of students actually support the proposed alcohol and SYR changes. Using some common sense and some more mathematics, it becomes obvious that Mr. Hannan's logic is poor, and his conclusion incorrect.
    • Support Palestinian cause, not terrorism (Michael Macaulay sophomore)
      In his April 16 column, John Litle claims that to support the Palestinian cause "is necessarily a promotion of terrorism because that is the only method the Palestinians have used to promote their political ends." This is ridiculous. Our president, the United Nations and most of the world support the idea of an independent Palestine made up of pre-1967 war borders. In other words, they support the Palestinian cause. Does this make our president a supporter of terrorism? No. Thus it is possible to support the cause of a people without supporting terrorism.
    • Students respond to rape concerns Withhold judgment until the facts are known (Memo Tijerina senior)
      Someone needs to remind Sarah Edwards that — as of right now — both the University and police are investigating the sexual assault which has taken us all by surprise. Nobody here at Notre Dame condones rape, nor those who commit such irreprehensible actions. It seems, fortunately, that the students are doing exactly what needs to be done: wait. How can anyone have an opinion without knowing the facts behind that fateful evening?
    • Students respond to rape concerns Giving strength and courage to the victims (Erin Kennedy junior)
      I hope this letter will give a voice to the voiceless. I am a silent supporter of every sexual assault and rape victim. I am speaking so that every victim of sexual assault can find some semblance of comfort knowing that there are countless silent supporters who know that you are not lying and who know that you have made a very difficult and courageous decision by coming forward.

  • News
    • Professor elected head of human rights group (By KIFLIN TURNER News Writer)
      Once a political prisoner in his native country and now a progressive leader working to preserve universal human rights, Juan Mendez, professor of law and director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights at Notre Dame, was elected president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) marking a new chapter of Mendez's life-long commitment as an advocate of human rights.
    • ND and SMC students plan D.C. demonstration (By LIZ KAHLING News Writer)
      Fifty students will converge on the nation's capital this weekend with thousands of other activists as part of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's National Mobilization for Global Justice. Organized through student organizations Peace Coalition, Pax Christi, Progressive Student Alliance and Amnesty, the students will be focusing on peace and policy alternatives.
    • Advisors question double majors (By LAUREN BECK News Writer)
      As more students choose to double major within the College of Arts and Letters, advisers have begun to question students' motives in an attempt to curb the trend and to ensure students receive a well-rounded liberal arts education.

  • Scene
    • A restaurant with soul The infamous Fat Shirley's is a South Bend icon because it offers hearty food, black coffee and strange company (By BOB MASTERS Scene Writer)
      You can tell a lot about a place by the cars parked in its lot. An abundance of BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes makes an establishment look snobbish; a place like that is as inviting to a broke college student as Cuba is to democracy. A fleet of Harley-Davidsons and beat up Ford trucks with Confederate Flag mud-flaps in a tavern's parking lot warns a potential patron to expect plenty of whisky, shotguns and barroom brawls. The lot at Fat Shirley's 24 Hour Coffee Shoppe is an enigma.
    • Fine dining: service without a smile (By C. SPENCER BEGGS Scene Editor)
      An honest meal is hard to find, sometimes.