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Vol XXXIII No. 35

Tuesday, October 12, 1999

Hesburgh: Latin American relationship a 'special passion'

      The week before Christmas in 1954, University president emeritus Father Theodore Hesburgh traveled to a small village in Mexico. He was the first priest the villagers had seen in the nearly 40 years, since all Catholic clergy were killed in the Mexican Revolution. They asked him to say a Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. Hesburgh obliged, and wound up returning to the village to say Mass for the next 14 Christmases. ... [more]
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Respect Life Week a time of worship
      Maybe you haven't heard that this is Respect Life Week on campus. Or maybe you dismiss it as a knee-jerk attack on abortion from the fever swamps of the Radical Right. The reality is different. Let me try to explain. Since ... [more]
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Knott ties for division lead with 28-6 win over St. Ed's
      Knott Hall took advantage of every opportunity Sunday, blowing away St. Ed's 28-6. Along the way, Knott secured a position atop the division along with Sorin by improving its record to 3-1. The scoring fiasco began with the Juggernaught's first possession ... [more]
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Tom Petty treats crowd to his greatest hits
      Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were formed in Los Angeles in 1976, and since then the band has released nine studio albums. Most recently, the band released this year's Echo, which is hailed as some of the band's best work. The ... [more]
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