Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Notre Dame opens conference with two victories (By MATT OLIVA Sports Writer)
      The Notre Dame volleyball team opened its conference season this past weekend with two convincing victories.
    • Women face first ranked opponent in three weeks (By KEVIN BERCHOU Sports Writer)
      The sixth-ranked women's soccer team enters today's match with the 15th-ranked Michigan Wolverines playing arguably its best ball of the season.
    • Men look to stretch winning streak to three (By KERRY SMITH Sports Writer)
      The Irish men's soccer team is looking to capture its third straight win tonight when it hosts the IUPUI Jaguars.
    • Otters drop first game of the season to Juggernaughts (By RACHEL BIBER Sports Writer)
      During an afternoon dominated by rainy weather, the Sorin Otters' finely-tuned offensive machine, led by quarterback Luke Beuerlein, began to show signs of rust, as the Knott Hall Juggernaughts ran away with a 14-7 victory.
    • SMC picks up 7th win over Goshen (By SARAH RYKOWSKI Sports Writer)
      In pouring rain and 48 degree temperatures, the Saint Mary's soccer team defeated Goshen College 3-0 on the road Sunday.
    • Knights continue winning ways (By KEVIN BERCHOU Sports Writer)
      The Keenan Knights had little trouble extending their winning streak to 17 games Sunday, as they jumped all over the O'Neill Angry Mob early and proceeded to cruise to a 13-0 victory.
    • Whirlwind, Chicks fight for playoff berths tonight (By STEVE KEPPEL Sports Writer)
      When Welsh (2-2) takes on Lewis tonight the Whirlwind could be fighting for a playoff berth.
    • DePaul's second-half TD leads Phoxes over Finest, 7-0 (By JASON KROMPINGER Sports Writer)
      Utilizing a big play on offense and some very tenacious defense, Pangborn pulled out a 7-0 victory over Farley on a rainy Sunday on McGlinn fields.
    • Lyons routs Welsh 20-6 to clinch playoff berth (By STEVE DILLENBURGER Sports Writer)
      Lyons comeback effort on Sunday gave it a 20-6 victory over Welsh and — more importantly — a return to the playoffs.

  • Inside
    • What really matters (Laura Petelle )
      Since high school, I've gotten about six hours of sleep a night.

  • Viewpoint
    • Military Influence Letter to the Editor (Sarah Kaczka Sophomore, Welsh Hall)
      Yesterday was the first time I have ever felt compelled to write The Observer, and it happened after reading about a lecture given by Father Frank Cordaro featured on the front page of the Sept. 30 issue of The Observer. I realize that Father Cordaro is probably a much more knowledgeable and experienced person than I, but, it doesn't seem that he knows about the military he preaches against.
    • Switching our focus to the elderly (John Linn )
      This Sunday marked the beginning of Respect Life Week, the time of year in which the Church calls us to pay special attention to promoting the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. Within the scope of the pro-life movement, our focus often falls on these two events: the very beginning of life and its development during pregnancy, and the final rite of passage in the last hours before death. No one will deny that these are extremely important events in the course of life. However, they account for such a short time in the grand scheme. There are so many other opportunities to uphold and celebrate the beauty of life through the simple daily process of interacting with others, treating the least of Christ's brothers as we would treat Him.
    • Soldiers did it all for you Letter to editor (Katie McCalden Freshman, McGlinn Hall)
      I went off to war, a young man with high ideals,
    • Hypocrit Administrators lie again PSA (Jay Johnson Government grad student)
      Have you heard? The administration lies, and lies big time. And yes, about important issues; Sweatshops, gays ... all the oldies but goodies ... And they're a bunch of hypocrites (did I mention they lie?).

  • News
    • In the shadow of the stadium The Snite Museum, which offers numerous resources to students and professors, is a hidden jewel on campus (By ERIN LaRUFFA News Writer)
      It is not easy to sit in the shadows of the Notre Dame Stadium.
    • Union works on report to Trustees (By ALISON HEINZ News Writer)
      In its fall 1999 report, the Student Union poses several questions to the Board of Trustees.
    • Sweatshop activist tells students to push for reform (By TIM LOGAN News Editor)
      For 20 years, Michael Posner has battled for human rights around the world.
    • SMC honors athletes at Pride Week pep rally (By KAREN FINK News Writer)
      The Saint Mary's Pride Week celebration began last night with a pep rally in the Noble Family Dining Hall.
    • Security, rectors advise students to be careful, lock doors (By HELENA RAYAM News Writer)
      Recent residence hall break-ins alerted both security and students that campus safety precautions are being neglected.
    • Architecture gives sense of space (By NICOLE HADDAD News Writer)
      Through the concepts of space and peace, the architecture of Saint Mary's and Notre Dame give each campus its own distinct sense of community and place, said Dennis Doordan, an architectural historian and professor at Notre Dame.
    • Holocaust survivor calls for education, understanding (By ERIN PIROUTEK News Writer)
      Yaffa Eliach emphasized the role of education in preventing a recurrence of the horrors of the Holocaust during her lecture Monday entitled "Crossing the Bridge between the 20th and 21st Century." Eliach, a Holocaust survivor, also focused on the need for accurate documentation of the humanity — the rich and varied lives — destroyed by the Holocaust.

  • Scene
    • WVFI: No Ordinary Radio Station (By BRIAN McLAUGHLIN Scene Writer)
    • Nine Inch Nail continue 'downward spiral' with Fragile (By TODD CALLAIS Scene Movie Critic)
      Trent Reznor, the front-runner and arguably only real member of the group Nine Inch Nails, is a very talented and disturbed individual.
    • Guster's unique talent found on third release (By LISA BRUNO Scene Movie Critic)
      Run — don't walk — to the nearest music store and purchase Guster's latest offering, Lost and Gone Forever.