| Vol XXXIV No. 18 |
Friday, September 15, 2000 |
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A Golden Score: ND band director's music will open the Olympic Games
By Helena Payne
News Writer
 When the Olympic Games begin tonight in Sydney, Australia, Notre Dame band director Kenneth Dye will hold his breath. He will hear familiar sounds from the television as the Olympic Band plays his musical composition for the Parade of Athletes. "If ... [more]
Computer upgrades move ND closer to Web-registration
By Jason McFarley
News Writer
Following this week's preliminary round of testing, the University is now one step closer to having an Internet-based class registration system by November, officials said Thursday. Those closely connected with the project warned that implementing the new system by the Nov. ... [more]
ND priest, friend to Rudy passes away
By Kylie Carter
News Writer
A Notre Dame graduate, former student manager and an inspiration to Rudy, Father Leonard Kuberski, recently passed away, but will not be forgotten. Kuberski attended Notre Dame from 1960 to 1964, and later returned in 1976 to attain his master's degree ... [more]
Rodriguez explores traditions
Chicana 2000 speaker focuses on `Day of the Dead' headline
By KRISTIN WYNKOOP
News Writer
Illuminated by the soft light of a candle, the small altar in Saint Mary's Stapleton Lounge was cluttered with pictures of skeletons, a photograph of a deceased grandmother, an old prayer book and a skull. Father Arturo Perez Rodriguez, an administrator ... [more]
Visiting scholars discuss political unrest in Columbia
By Kiflin Turner
News Writer
Columbia is on the brink of an open war, said visiting scholar Eduardo Pizarro, a noted political scientist, writer, and public intellectual. He began Thursday's current affiars panel discussion — entitled "Guns, Drugs, and Money: The Politics of Foreign Aid and ... [more]
SMC freshman tickets
promote platforms
By AMY GREENE
News Writer
Just a month after meeting roommates and finding their classrooms, Saint Mary's freshmen are preparing for elections Monday. There are seven tickets running for presidential and vice presidential spots which is, "quite a response," said Stephanie Pace, elections commissioner. "The girls ... [more]
Scholarship dinner honors Andrews
By Kylie Carter
News Writer
The Notre Dame community came together Thursday night in McKenna Hall to celebrate the 20th anniversairy of the Andrews Scholarship. The Andrews scholarship was established in 1981 by Kathleen Andrews and John McMeel in honor of Jim Andrews, who passed away ... [more]
SMC students adjust to smoking ban
By Katie Miller
News Writer
Saint Mary's smokers have been banished from their dorms this year when they feel the need to light up. Although the 1999-2000 student handbook "permitted smoking in student rooms [with transoms and door closed], if it is agreed by all roommates" ... [more]
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