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Vol XXXIV No. 2

Wednesday, August 23, 2000

  Clinton, Hastert, others pay tribute to ND icon
By ANNE MARIE MATTINGLY
News Editor

WASHINGTON University officials, Congressmen and President Bill Clinton gathered in the U.S. capitol rotunda July 13 to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Father Theodore Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, for a lifetime of public service. The ... [more]


Hesburgh's legacy includes service program
By HELENA PAYNE
News Writer

WASHINGTON President Clinton is the latest addition to the list of people who have given praise to Father Theodore Hesburgh, University president emeritus. "We hope now that you got one more award, you can still be nice to all your friends ... [more]


Students slam Kickoff 2000 as confusing, time consuming
By ANNE MARIE MATTINGLY
News Editor

This year's football ticket distribution procedure proved complicated and cumbersome, students said Tuesday after senior class ticket sales. The system featured a student picnic at Stepan Center Monday where University ushers handed out lottery stickers on students' ticket applications. At the ... [more]


Beauchamp out, Scully in for executive vp post
By ERIN PIROUTEK
Associate News Editor

For 13 years, Father William Beauchamp guided Notre Dame through a period of unprecedented financial growth and great athletic successes as executive vice president. But in May the Board of Trustees voted to replace him with former associate provost Father Timothy ... [more]


Jenkins moves up in shift
Special to The Observer

The Board of Trustees elected Father John Jenkins as vice president and associate provost of the University. He will fill the vacancy created when Father Tim Scully was named executive vice president. Jenkins is an associate professor of philosophy and ... [more]


Renovations fill rooms at newly-popular Regina
SARAH RYKOWSKI
Saint Mary's News Editor

Regina Hall is making a new name for itself this year. After a summer of major interior renovation and exterior updating, the hall is open and filled nearly to capacity for the first time in more than a decade. "Regina used ... [more]


Dalloway's, Welcome Center will open soon
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Saint Mary's News Editor

There is something new about Saint Mary's campus. The Welcome Center and new Dalloway's coffeehouse, both poised at the entrance of the campus, are near completion. Keith Dennis, director of Finance and Administration, said construction was progressing speedily. "We're on punch ... [more]


Domer Fest, not Graffiti Dance, packs Stepan at Frosh O
By ERIN LaRUFFA
Assistant News Editor

About 2,300 first-year students and residence hall volunteers crowded into Stepan Center Saturday night for the newly created Domer Fest, the event replacing the Graffiti Dance on the freshman orientation schedule. Student Activities created the new activity with the help of ... [more]