Sports
- ND football cancels practice for second time in 3 days (By ANDREW SOUKUP Associate Sports Editor)
Notre Dame's football team cancelled practice Thursday afternoon for the second time in three days.
- To play or not to play In wake of terrosist attacks, sports quickly become insignificant (By JEFF BALTRUZAK Assistant Sports Editor)
Rarely does Robert Mueller, director of the FBI, the man in charge of investigating all the country's federal crimes including Tuesday's terrorist attacks, get on national television.
- To play or not to play Saint Mary's-Hope soccer game still keeps respectful tone (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
Tuesday morning I woke up to the news that two of America's most influential cities had been attacked by terrorists. By 10 o'clock Tuesday morning both World Trade Center towers had crumbled under their own weight. By Tuesday afternoon I knew that four hijacked planes full of American citizens had been the cause of the destruction. Wednesday morning rescue workers were trying to salvage what lives they could from the wreckage. Wednesday afternoon Saint Mary's decided that its soccer team would play a game on Thursday.
Inside
Viewpoint
- Quote of the day (Max Weber German philosopher)
"Charisma knows only inner determination and inner restraint ... The charismatic leader gains and maintains authority solely by proving his strength in life."
- What action should America take? Economic measures are viable alternative to perpetuating the cycle of warfare (Christopher C. Cordes Edward T. Prusiecki)
First off, we would like to express our deepest sympathy and prayers for all those killed, injured, emotionally harmed and struggling with the inhumanity that occurred earlier this week.
- What action should America take? Solutions other than (Jeff Sepeta class of '91)
Our best weapons against terrorism are not guns, planes and bombs. It is instead our devotion to the pursuit of liberty and the creative means with which we pursue it.
News
- Taxi company offers free rides to blood donors: (Observer Staff Report )
- Bush promises victory (Associated Press )
WASHINGTON
- Students hope for good news from home (By ALLY JAY News Writer)
Tuesday's tragedies left Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students with many questions about missing family members and friends. For some, the questions were answered within hours, while for others, definite answers will most likely take a long time.
- Officials plan library prayer vigil for Sunday (By ERIN LARUFFA Associate News Editor)
In honor of the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks, several campus organizations are joining together to plan a memorial candlelight procession on Sunday.
- Attacks force change in ROTC uniforms (By ANDREW THAGARD News Writer)
Tuesday's terrorist attacks prompted Notre Dame Navy and Air Force ROTC commanders to temporarily suspend students from wearing their uniforms. The Army ROTC's uniform policy, however, remained unchanged.
- Panelists address terrrorism (By ERIN LARUFFA Associate News Editor)
Students and faculty crowded into a DeBartolo classroom Thursday to participate in a panel discussion entitled "After September 11: Rethinking Terrorism, War and Security."
- Parasitic computing threatens Web ethics (By EMILY HOWALD News Writer)
Four Notre Dame professors recently discovered a new Internet vulnerability that is commonly known as "parasitic computing."
- Shirt promotes unity, raises funds (By ELIZABETH LEE News Writer)
For the 12th straight year, Notre Dame students, alumni, faculty, staff and football fans nationwide will don what has come to be known simply as "The Shirt."
- Concert to raise funds for families (Observer Staff Report )
The Irish Law Society has planned a concert for Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Alumni/Senior Club to benefit victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. Musical guests include Kennedy's Kitchen and the Notre Dame Pipe Band. A recommended donation of $10 will be taken at the door. Money raised through the event will benefit the FDNY & NYPD Fallen Officers Fund.
Scene
- Bring It On! Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony vie for time in front of your television. (By GORDON STRICKLAND Assistant Scene Editor)
We have definitely come a long way since Willy Higinbotham, hero to all children and enemy to all parents hoping to spend quality time with their children, created the first video game ever in 1958. We were amazing with such amazed graphics as those of Pong when the Atari gaming system was released, one of the first of its kind. We were introduced to Colecovision in 1976 and ever since then the war between gaming systems for time in front of the television has been waged in the living rooms of every small child and game lover all over the world.
- 30 years of rotting your brain — a video game system retrospective. (By C. SPENCER BEGGS Associate Scene Editor)
In 1972, the earliest whispers of the technological revolution began to reach the home entertainment market when Magnavox released the first home video game system known as the Odyssey. Interestingly enough, the Odyssey was not even considered a computer by the industry of the time. The Odyssey came preprogrammed with 12 games, however, consumers generally found only two of them to be satisfactory entertainment.
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