Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Irish win battle of unbeatens (By JEFF BALTRUZAK Assistant Sports Editor)
      Behind another big-game goal by senior midfielder Mia Sarkesian, the No. 4 Notre Dame women's soccer team used a combination of gritty determination on defense and physical upfield play to down the third-ranked Nebraska Huskers at Alumni Field Tuesday night.
    • Sarkesian soldifies herself as clutch performer with another big-game goal (Mike Connolly - Outside Looking In)
      You won't find Mia Sarkesian's name in any all-time scoring records. She probably won't earn all-conference or All-American honors. She's probably not even the best midfielder on the 2001 Irish team.
    • Belles take down Scots (By LINDSAY MOLLAN Sports Writer)
      The Belles followed up their first victory on Sunday against Rose-Hulman with a close 4-3 win against Alma College on Tuesday night. The win, however, did not come easily to the Belles, who trailed the Alma Scots for the majority of the first half.
    • Davie answers MSU pre-game criticism (By MIKE CONNOLLY Sports Writer)
      Bob Davie addressed the recent criticism of Notre Dame's decision to remain in the locker room during the pre-game ceremonies at Saturday's game in his weekly press conference Tuesday.
    • Davie faces crowd noise, closed restaurant in Texas (By MIKE CONNOLLY Sports Wirter)
      Bob Davie is not looking forward to the trip to College Station, Texas this Saturday.
    • Irish win thriller at Bradley (By CHRIS FEDERICO Sports Writer)
      The men's soccer team finally had a close game go their way as the Irish snuck away from Peoria, Ill., with a 3-2 victory against the No. 19 Bradley Braves (4-3-1).
    • Rogers needs to take responsibility (Peyton Berg - Inside College Football )
      Last Saturday, Irish offensive uncoordinator Kevin Rogers probably cost head coach Bob Davie his job. Two things are evident during Notre Dame's current three game losing streak: a lackluster, predictable, confused offensive attack, and two coaches with no idea how to fix it.

  • Inside
    • Irish Pride (Chad Silker Assistant Advertising Manager)
      I have been a die hard Notre Dame football fan for years. My fanaticism dates back to 1988 when coach Lou Holtz and the Irish battled against the odds (and one of the toughest schedules in history) to emerge as National Champions.

  • Viewpoint
    • Marketing masterminds manufacture music (Eric Long Fitter, Happier)
      Music means quite a bit to me.
    • Quote of the Day (Richard Hell musician)
      "Rock 'n' roll is trying to convince girls to pay money to be near you."
    • Two months in Africa: Living in a new reality (Maite Uranga Life in Africa)
      I woke up last night in my mosquito net sleeping on the roof when I realized how rapidly my definition of normal and daily reality changed in just two months.
    • Praising academic standard (Russ Stone class of '72)
      The football fortunes of the Fighting Irish have plummeted, like in the days when Gerry Faust coached a barely 500 team, or like in those dark days before Ara Parseghian. Oregon State and Nebraska were strong, nationally-ranked opponents, but Michigan State is not a national power and will not likely finish near the top of the Big Ten, which makes Saturday's outcome all the more embarrassing. Notre Dame received not one vote in this week's AP Poll, and only nine votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll.
    • Davie was disrespectful (Tom Desmond class of '78)
      Ever the optimist, I nonetheless believe Coach Davie must resign. I do not reach this conclusion lightly or because of what happened on the field last Saturday against Michigan State. My reasons stem from what did not happen on the field on Saturday.
    • Apologizing for misdirected blame (Matt Bleecher junior)
      Last Thursday, along with more than 4,000 other students, I waited for U2 tickets for what seemed like an eternity. I missed the Dillon Pep Rally and was pretty annoyed. Make no mistake about it, the ticket distribution system used by the JACC was just plain stupid.

  • News
    • Burglaries inspire precautions (By JASON McFARLEY News Editor)
      A safety presentation Tuesday by Notre Dame Security/Police and the South Bend Police Department highlighted security concerns in two South Bend neighborhoods traditionally populated by off-campus Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students.
    • Fans donate $270,981 at football game (By MARIBEL MOREY Assistant News Editor)
      The 80,795 fans in the Stadium Saturday for the Notre Dame-Michigan State game raised $270,981 for the families of the fire fighters and policemen who passed away after the World Trade Center's terrorist attacks.
    • Lecture explores meaning of prayer (By KATIE VINCER News Writer)
      The meaning of prayer can be found through our everyday experiences, according to the third lecture of Saint Mary's Center for Spirituality's series "Lord, teach us to pray."

  • Scene
    • Television gets back to business Networks unveil new season of television (By MELISSA RAUCH Scene Writer)
      In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks, network television decided wisely to postpone the debut of its fall season. Acting in the public interest, they broadcast national news instead, and pushed back all of the season premieres one week. They were also forced to make drastic changes in the plotlines of shows that hit too close to home with the tragedy. Some shows had to be rewritten and reshot, and some will never see the airwaves. One episode of New York-based "Friends" for instance, had to be reworked because it took place in an airport as Monica and Chandler prepared for their honeymoon. Obviously, airport humor is no longer funny.