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Vol XXXIII No. 40

Wednesday, October 27, 1999

  Smith: `Operation Gate Keeper' responsible for deaths
Immigrants turn to more dangerous U.S. entry routes
By ERIN LaRUFFA
News Writer

The United States is abusing its right to control its borders, said Claudia Smith, a lawyer with the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, in a lecture Tuesday. Smith spoke about "Operation Gate Keeper," a program that the U.S. Border Patrol implemented ... [more]


Landscaper recovering after near arm loss
By TIM LOGAN
News Editor

Jane Nielson, a groundskeeper for the department of Landscape Services, nearly lost her right arm while working Oct. 15. Part of Nielson's arm was severed when it got caught in a leaf-blower while she was working that morning. Twelve days later, ... [more]


Delaney: Apocalypse intriguing because of `millennial year'
By MAUREEN SMITHE
News Writer

Perceptions of the end of the world, science, history and art depend on the definition used for apocalypse, according to Notre Dame philosophy professor Neal Delaney. Delaney said that he finds the topic of apocalypse intriguing because "it is the millennial ... [more]


Education, understanding increase breast cancer survival
Nurses share prevention
By ALISA SCHMITT
News Writer

Women have a greater chance of breast cancer survival through education and understanding of the disease, according to two nurses from the Memorial Regional Breast Care Center in South Bend. Kelly Mailloux and Lynn Sobecki, who both have been working with ... [more]


Panel shares eating disorder advice
By KATE STEER
News Writer

About 30 students sat captivated Tuesday night as a fellow student shared the story of her life-threatening experience with eating disorders. JoAnna Deeter, a Notre Dame senior, spoke during a panel discussion on the issue in Pangborn Hall. Eating disorders have ... [more]