| Vol XXXIV No. 52 |
Thursday, November 9, 2000 |
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Officials say results may come by 5 p.m. today
Associated Press
 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida officials began recounting nearly 6 million ballots Wednesday to determine the next president, while Democrats and some voters complained of election irregularities. Partial results showed Al Gore cutting into George W. Bush's lead. The recount in all 67 ... [more]
Students blast hasty predictions by TV networks
By Helena Payne
News Writer
Several Notre Dame students compared the 2000 presidential elections to a prolonged spectator sport and said the media made hasty predictions about the winner of Florida's electoral votes. "I went to sleep crying because I thought [Republican candidate Governor George] Bush ... [more]
Bush-Gore race prompts electoral college concerns
By Anne Marie Mattingly
News Editor
The inaguration of a President who did not win the greatest number of popular votes is a distinct possibility this January, according to some Notre Dame and Saint Mary's government professors. If Texas Governor George W. Bush, who will most likely ... [more]
Trustees to discuss
Saint Mary's future
By Molly McVoy
Saint Mary's Editor
The future plans of Saint Mary's will be the main topic of discussion as the Board of Trustees meet today and Friday at the College. According to Marilou Eldred, the College's president, there will be two major topics discussed in the ... [more]
Proposal may ban studying abroad
Amendment could ground SUB reps, senators
By Laura Rompf
Assistant News Editor
Although Stanford Hall resident Curt Roberts will go to Australia in approximately two months, he has spent this semester as an active member of the student senate. An amendment brought to the floor in Wednesday night's senate meeting could prevent future ... [more]
Students discuss role of diversity on SMC campus
By Amy Greene
News Writer
Saint Mary's is steadily making campus diversity a major priority for the future. Diversity Committee member Mana Derakhshani approached the Board of Governance Wednesday for the board's input and plans on campus diversity. "So often people think of diversity as being ... [more]
McDonnell earns SMC Aquinas chair in philosophy
By Sarah Rykowski
Saint Mary's News Editor
While the nation waits with baited breath to discover its new leader, Saint Mary's has inaugurated a new philosophical leader, professor Kevin McDonnell, as the Edna and George McMahon Aquinas Chair in Philosophy. "You may know him as a teacher, a ... [more]
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