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Vol XXXIV No. 10

Tuesday, September 5, 2000

  U.S. News & World report ranks Notre Dame at no. 19
By JASON McFARLEY
News Writer

Notre Dame ranked 19th in U.S. News & World Report's "2001 America's Best Colleges" guide, which was released to newsstands Monday. This is the second consecutive year Notre Dame earned the 19th spot on the list. "Certainly if there's going to ... [more]


SMC renews Eldred's contract for five-year term
By SARAH RYKOWSKI and ALICIA ORTIZ
News Writers

saint Mary's Board of Trustees renewed Marilou Eldred's contract as president of the College June 30 for a five-year term. Eldred has held the office since 1997. "She has brought a sense of energy and direction to the college," said ... [more]


Grads shoot for the stars with NASA
By MARIBEL MOREY
News Writer

He grew up watching shuttle launches on television in the 1960s. When he was 12, Michael Good drove with his family to Cape Canaveral to watch the space shuttles in person. But that was just the beginning. "I feel like I'm ... [more]


Striving to build bridges
Multicultural office tries to reach out, unite campus
TIM LOGAN
In Focus Editor

It was a sunny Friday afternoon. Notre Dame was sliding into the first weekend of the school year and students were talking about what to do and where to go on their first Friday night back on campus. At Fieldhouse Mall, ... [more]


Diversity workshops aim to foster discussion
By KATE NAGENGAST
News Writer

To encourage dialogue on the issue of diversity at Notre Dame, the psychology department and Multicultural Student Programs and Services (MSPS) created a Practicum in Diversity Education. The focus of this year's program — based on a pilot program from last ... [more]


Outside looking in
By Christine Kraly
Assistant Managing Editor

Outside looking in When I was a freshman, one of my professors called me a racist. Actually, she called all of us racists. We all stared at the white French woman with wonder, then at each other, searching for answers. I, ... [more]


Will multicultural students have a place of their own?
Intercultural Center building may be in future
By TIM LOGAN
In Focus Editor

It may not happen for a long time, but some day, minority students at Notre Dame could have a student center of their own. Currently, Multicultural Student Programs and Services and International Student Affairs have offices on the second floor of ... [more]


Trying to break down barriers
Student diversity leaders are encouraging their peers to fight
By KATE STEER
Associate News Editor

Have you ever looked around campus and thought you were seeing clones? This phenomenon seems to be common at Notre Dame, but amazingly, some people here do defy the stereotypes. "Not everyone wears Abercrombie and Fitch or comes from the same ... [more]