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Vol XXXIV No. 50

Tuesday, November 7, 2000

  Students `abroad' in D.C. experience elections first-hand
By CHRISTINE KRALY
Assistant Managing Editor

Cathleen Jordan spends her Sunday mornings in a cold television studio. As a participant in Notre Dame's Semester in Washington, D.C., she interns three days a week. When her fellow classmates back in Indiana are sleeping in Sunday morning, Jordan is ... [more]


Bishops release statement about role of Church in politics
By ANNE MARIE MATTINGLY
News Editor

In an effort to clarify the responsibilities of Catholics in modern American politics, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement entitled "Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millenium" last September. This statement does not represent a new step ... [more]


Voter turnout low among 18 to 24-year olds
By ERIN LaRUFFA
Associate News Editor

Every November, Americans get to decide who their leaders will be on local, state and national levels. But most 18 to 24-year olds don't seem to care. In fact, 68 percent of Americans in that age bracket chose not to cast ... [more]


ND design class encourages young voters with posters
By ERIN LaRUFFA
Associate News Editor

Concerned about the low voter turnout among 18 to 24 year olds, a Notre Dame graphic design class recently launched a non-partisan campaign to encourage students to vote. "Arguably, [voting] is one of the most important things you do in your ... [more]


New 24-hour space guidelines
By HELENA PAYNE
News Writer

Eleven senators attended the Campus Life Council (CLC) meeting to support the approval of a resolution to post a policy about 24-hour space in all residence halls Monday. "We concluded that although a definition of 24-hour space does exist, it still ... [more]


Internet outage frustrates ND community
By TIM LOGAN
Senior News Writer

The Internet outage that lasted from Sunday morning to Monday evening prevented users from viewing Web pages outside of the nd.edu domain and sending e-mail to persons outside of the Notre Dame community, and caused frustration among students. The way ... [more]