Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Irish end slide in defeating Wildcats (By NOAH AMSTADTER Assistant Sports Editor)
      Ending a three-game losing streak, the Irish men's soccer team literally shut the lights out on the Wildcats of Northwestern during their 2-1 win Tuesday night. The Irish put 25 shots on goal during the game which was delayed for 40 minutes in the second half when the lights went out due to a power outage.
    • Belles, Irish share athletic community (Katie McVoy Inside Saint Mary's Sports)
      Proud fans sporting team apparel. The mascot riling up the crowd. Coaches and players promising wins.
    • Davie, team use bye week to advantage (By KERRY SMITH Sports Editor)
      Open dates on a football schedule can prove to be either a bane or a boon for teams trying to weigh in on the winning side of a score card.
    • Belles bolster for tough road game against Hope (By SARAH RYKOWSKI Sports Writer)
      The Belles hope to outgun the Flying Dutchmen in an away match today.

  • Inside
    • Smoking. (Kelly Hager Copy Editor)
      The word alone irritates me — but not nearly as much as it irritates me to see people partaking in such a nasty habit. My life has been greatly affected by smokers who died of smoking-related illnesses and also people who died of smoking-related diseases who were not smokers. My parents both know how opposed to smoking I am, and yet, the power of addiction still compelled them to smoke. Even my father, in spite of daily harassing from me, still continued to smoke at least a pack a day. Until one year ago.

  • Viewpoint
    • Money for all in the dancing and stripping business (Anna Barbour Get a Life)
      I believe it was the cool Marsellus Wallace from that crazy film "Pulp Fiction" who once said, "I am going to go medieval on your ass." He was about to get down to some especially violent business, business too inappropriate to be considered modern. People are more sophisticated than they used to be, you know? Moderns, unlike medievals, don't heave their trash out of their windows anymore. And most (although not all) wash up after using the lavatory. We moderns have laws against indecent exposure, which is important around finals time on the ND campus.
    • Quote of the Day (John F. Kennedy former President of the United States)
      "Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be President, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process."
    • Multicultural groups invite all to participate (MSPS What's Your Shade?)
      Recently, I have heard murmurs that Multicultural Student Programs and Services, and many of the ethnic organizations which fall under our direction, are an exclusive group or groups, that our programs and initiatives are separating us from the majority of Notre Dame students. Subtle as they might be, demands have surfaced in our staff meetings and student organization meetings asking us to reach out to the whole community and include the majority population in our activities. Segregation and exclusivity, they say, should not be perpetuated.
    • Campaign against excessive U.S. military spending (Ben Peters graduate student)
      In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus emphasized the loving care of God by comparing it to the care we give our own children. "Is there anyone among you, who if your child asks for bread, will give a stone?" (Matthew 7:9)
    • Give Clinton a break (Patrick Depew sophomore)
      I have had enough of Notre Dame students attacking every little thing that Bill Clinton has done in past months. The latest issue is the release of strategic oil reserves in an effort to lower prices. I was unimpressed by Sean Vinck's comments which seemed to mirror comments by other people in the news. He said it was "too little, too late" and that Clinton released the oil with the upcoming elections in mind and that his lack of an energy policy caused this sudden problem. Gee, I've heard Clinton critics on television saying that too.

  • News
    • Malloy foresees budget crunches (By JASON McFARLEY )
      Despite the recent success of fundraising efforts, Notre Dame could end up in a financial bind one to two years from now, University President Edward Malloy told faculty members Tuesday.
    • Mother recalls son's fatal 21st birthday celebration (By ANNE-MARIE MATTINGLY )
      American college students do not take the danger of alcohol abuse seriously enough and repeatedly put themselves at serious risk, said Cindy McCue Tuesday. McCue's son Bradley died on Nov. 5, 1998, after drinking 24 shots to celebrate his 21st birthday. After his death, she and other family members founded an organization called "Be Responsible About Drinking," also known as BRAD, which seeks to educate parents and students about the dangers of excessive drinking.
    • Faculty, students unite for research projects (By BECKY REGALADO )
      Saint Mary's College held the Student Independent Study and Reasearch (SISTAR) in conjunction with Saint Mary's Pride Week to incorporate academic pride into the week. The program provides student and faculty members with the opportunity to work with one another on research projects during the summer.
    • Founder's Day to feature rides (By LAURA ROMPF )
      Walking through the quad in front of Rolfs Recreation Center Thursday night, people might fear they have been transported to a county fair miles away. However the carnival rides, including the Gravitron, the Rock'n'Roll and the Sizzler, are all part of the Founder's Day festivities sponsored by the Student Union.
    • $5M grant to explore Latino life in Chicago (By LINDSAY FRANK )
      The Institute for Latino Studies will use a $5 million grant from MacNeal Health Foundation to fund a five-year research initiative that will study and aid Latino communities in the Chicago area.

  • Scene
    • 'Paid to surf' Web sites - too good to be true or too good to pass up? Learn the ups and downs of earning free money online from sites like Desktop Dollars, ClickDough and AllAdvantage (Merideth Pierce Scene Writer)
      If you are like most Saint Mary's and Notre Dame students, you spend at least 10 hours online a week. This online time counts the Internet, writing and receiving e-mails, or talking on the ever-addictive Instant Messenger.
    • Classes could bring smiles, reduce stress on campus (Scott Little Columnist)
      College is when we are really supposed to get to study about what we are most interested in in life. Hopefully we will like what we are studying more and more and then be able to make a living doing what we love to do. For me, I often feel too busy to enjoy what I am studying.