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Vol XXXIV No. 129

Friday, April 27, 2001

  Structural repairs close parts of Stadium
By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER
News Writer

The upper bowl and concourse of the Notre Dame Stadium will be off-limits to spectators at Saturday's Blue Gold Game as a result of repairs to the stadium the University begun in December. The repairs are addressing structural problems that appeared ... [more]


Recycling program grows
By MYRA McGRIFF
Saint Mary's News Editor

After a year of planning, the Saint Mary's Student Environmental Action Coalition [SEAC] has reached a pivotal stage in instituting a campus wide recycling program. Currently working with the administration, SEAC hopes to see action taken soon. The idea for a ... [more]


University plans for new, modern buildings
By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER
News Writer

In an effort to have facilities of a caliber equal to the faculty, the University plans to construct a new multidisciplinary engineering learning and research facility to open in four years. "We have a very distinguished faculty, but our current facilities ... [more]


Judge rules `Irish' offensive ethnic slur
By MIKE CONNOLLY
News Writer

Although 20,000 fans will scream "IRISH" this Saturday at the Blue-Gold Game, they cannot print "IRISH" on their license plates in Vermont, a judge has ruled. Superior Judge Matthew Katz upheld a decision by the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles to ... [more]


Students fight eating disorders
By ALYSON TOMME
News Writer

Anna had a dream. It was a dream of a haven for women, a place of support and understanding for eating disorders. Though Anna was forced to leave the University and return home because of her illness, her vision for a ... [more]