Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Pauly steps into spotlight (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
      There is a right that you have to earn on the Notre Dame defense. When you take the field, you don't do it before you've earned that right.
    • Vocal Jones thrives in supporting role (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
      At times in practice, Irish coach Mike Brey stops play to teach his protégés a lesson. But while the average coach might repeat his words to reinforce his point, Brey simply stops talking and walks away.
    • Brey's mentor Wootten retires (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
      When Mike Brey received a phone call from legendary DeMatha High coach Morgan Wootten Tuesday night, the Irish head coach wasn't surprised to hear his longtime mentor say he was hanging up his whistle.
    • Irish finish off season with Eck Classic this weekend (Special to The Observer )
      Notre Dame's womens tennis team will play host to the 15th-annual Eck Classic this weekend in the Eck Tennis Pavilion in the final event on the Irish fall schedule. Indiana, Louisville, Purdue and Syracuse round out the field for the tournament, which will run Friday-Sunday, getting underway at 9:00 a.m. each day. The Eck Classic will feature two 16-player singles flights, as well as a 16-team doubles tournament.

  • Inside
    • Where the ugly things are (JUSTIN KRIVICKAS Assistant News Editor)
      We're all familiar with the disturbing torso that stares at pedestrians as they walk by O'Shaughnessy Hall and that sinister rocking chair just a few feet away that for one reason or another gives me the creeps. I'm surprised these two "works of art" have not as of yet been publicly desecrated by an angry mob. All in all, this collection of metallic monstrosities is confined to the lawn in front of the art building.

  • Viewpoint
    • Students must join fight to make Notre Dame an ethical employer (Paul Graham Another Perspective)
      The rules and regulations set up by the administration can be changed. As members of the Notre Dame family, students, alumni and faculty can impact policies and procedures of the University's administration. If organized, the power and influence that we possess has the potential to be massive. Students at Notre Dame are able to support campus labor by organizing and demanding that the University respect workers' rights and make a statement of neutrality and a statement of voluntary recognition.
    • Work for and with the poor to improve their lives (Kathy Peterson freshman)
      As students at an institution that is committed to promoting social justice, many of us are involved in programs and service projects designed to help the poor and homeless. Notre Dame students are encouraged to work for poor people, but rarely do we have the opportunity to work with poor people.
    • Pasquerilla West residents question dismissal of Assistant Rector Cynthia Phillips Dorm administration must be held accountable (Jenny Theis Tiffany Festi)
      In response to the sudden dismissal of the Pasquerilla West assistant rector, Cynthia Phillips, we feel that some things need to be addressed. Having lived in Pasquerilla West for over three years, we feel that we have no voice in issues relating to the dorm that we call home, if we can even call it that.
    • Pasquerilla West residents question dismissal of Assistant Rector Cynthia Phillips Forced dismissal contradicts University's spirit (Jennifer Belliveau Madeleine Heck)
      Something is not right in Pasquerilla West. Upon our return from fall break, we found that our assistant rector, Cynthia Phillips, was being forced to leave our dorm suddenly and without explanation. Our first knowledge of her situation came to us in the form of an e-mail from our hall president, which stated that Cynthia would "no longer be continuing her ministry as assistant rectress." Today, one week later, we are left without an AR and with confusion regarding the method of her removal. Countless questions remain unanswered, and many dorm residents are afraid they may stay that way.

  • News
    • Hardest math problem cracked by ND researcher (JUSTIN KRIVICKAS Assistant News Editor)
      Christopher Monico, a post-doctoral researcher has solved arguably the hardest math problem in history.
    • Intercultural Studies offers new perspectives (EMILY FORD News Writer)
      The Intercultural Studies program at Saint Mary's has been offering new cultural perspectives to students; and the College has approved a general education course called an Introduction to Intercultural Studies. According to Vincente Berdayes, Intercultural Studies coordinator and associate professor of communication at Saint Mary's, the introductory course offers students valuable information that is often not found in their majors.
    • AR dismissal leaves RA's puzzled over job security (HELENA PAYNE News Editor)
      The six resident assistants of Pasquerilla West say they feel that their jobs are on the line after the dorm's rector asked former assistant rector Cynthia Phillips to leave the residence hall.
    • Faculty considers reading day proposal (SARAH NESTOR Saint Mary's Editor)
      In a push for campus approval for the reading day proposal Student Government President Kim Jensen and Vice President Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl gave a presentation to Saint Mary's faculty assembly yesterday.
    • Lawsuit to punish unruly students (LAUREN BECK News Writer)
      A lawsuit between the City of South Bend and Taripp Development Corporation may prove costly for students living in Lafayette Square Apartments.
    • SafeWalk promotes campus safety and security (JOE TROMBELLO News Writer)
      SafeWalk, Notre Dame's student-employed nighttime escort service, remains a visible presence on campus, according to SafeWalk supervisor and Notre Dame security officer Cappy Gagnon. Although Gagnon said that most students perceive the Notre Dame campus to be safe, the SafeWalk service still receives calls from Notre Dame students and employees to escort them across campus.
    • Intercultural Studies offers new perspectives (EMILY FORD News Writer)
      The Intercultural Studies program at Saint Mary's has been offering new cultural perspectives to students; and the College has approved a general education course called an Introduction to Intercultural Studies. According to Vincente Berdayes, Intercultural Studies coordinator and associate professor of communication at Saint Mary's, the introductory course offers students valuable information that is often not found in their majors.

  • Scene
    • Stay home rather than go to 'Alabama' (by C. Spencer Beggs Scene Editor)
      After sitting through "Sweet Home Alabama," audiences will probably remember the words to Lynard Skynard's famous rock anthem of the same name better than the plot of this film.
    • 'Jackass' cuts the plot, goes for stunts (Shawn Newburg Scene Movie Critic)
      Abbott and Costello, The Three Stooges and Buster Keaton are all rolling over in their graves after the recent release of "Jackass: The Movie." They are finally realizing that all that time they wasted on coming up with silly plots only took away from their time onscreen to perform their slapstick routines.
    • 'Punch-Drunk Love': A delightful knockout of a film (Anne Hamilton Scene Movie Critic)
      "Punch-Drunk Love" is an offbeat, unlikely knockout that sneaks up on you from behind and keeps you reeling for more.