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Vol XXXIV No. 130

Monday, April 30, 2001

  Commentaries

Crash course in essay writing
Anna Barbour
Get a Life

It's one week post-MCAT and all I have to say is: "school's out for summer," heck, "school's out for eva." Oh wait, we have finals, even the seniors. Not to worry, though, as I say: Forego the usual walk into stress ... [more]
Students protest denied parietal extension
Kevin Berchou, Paul Graham, Mike Pfaff,
Mike Snow and Seth Whetzel

The Mission Statement of the University of Notre Dame states, "The University prides itself on being an environment of teaching and learning which fosters the development in students of those disciplined habits of mind, body and spirit which characterize educated, skilled ... [more]
Research good for education
Kevin Hennessy, Arun Rodrigues,
David Rink, Chris Sanabria,

Recently we have learned Notre Dame's administration is hesitant to promote research efforts in various University departments because they are concerned that it may degrade the quality of an undergraduate education. This is a common opinion due to the fact that ... [more]
No theater coverage
Babs Smith, Kathy Koch and Jeni Rinner
FTT Mainstage student representatives

It is an absolute disgrace that after eagerly combing the pages of our yearbook we did not come across a single picture of a theater production. Not a single picture. There wasn't any reference to the theater at all. Excuse ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Walter Lippmann
author and editor

"The writers who have nothing to say are the ones you can buy; the others have too high a price." Walter Lippmann author and editor ... [more]


Inside Column
Perpetual identity
Mike Connolly
Editor in chief

The other day when I walked through LaFortune, I passed by the wall of fame and glanced up at the plaques listing all the names of different student leaders from Notre Dame's past. On each plaque the little brass plate for ... [more]


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