Sports
- Second season begins The Irish womens soccer team hosts the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament while the mens and womens cross country teams try to qualify for the NCAAs. (By JOE LICANDRO Sports Writer)
The time is now for the Notre Dame womens soccer team.
- Second season begins The Irish womens soccer team hosts the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament while the mens and womens cross country teams try to qualify for the NCAAs. (By JOE LINDSLEY Sports Writer)
For both the Notre Dame mens and womens cross country teams, Saturday's Great Lakes Regional is the race they have been preparing for all season.
- Courtney Watson named finalist for Dick Butkus award (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
Tyrone Willingham made it very clear that he believed Courtney Watson deserved to be a finalist for the Dick Butkus award.
- McGraw announces signings of top 20 recruiting class Guard and forward headline 2003 class (By KATIE McVOY Associate Sports Editor)
For the seventh consecutive year, the Irish announced a top 20 recruiting class. On Thursday, coach Muffet McGraw announced that Crystal Erwin and Susie Powers committed to the Irish program.
- Fourth straight conference title not enough for the Irish Two wins this weekend will give Irish perfect season in Big East (By MATT LOZAR Sports Writer)
The Big East regular season title is in their possession for the fourth straight year, but that isn't enough.
- Swimming ventures southwest for meet (By JOE HETTLER Associate Sports Editor)
Notre Dame's men swimming team lost to Air Force earlier this season. So did Texas Christian University, the Irish opponent this weekend.
- Irish anxious for first real game (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
Now it's for real.
Inside
- Dancing to the Death (Sheila Flynn Assistant News Editor)
When most people think about competitive childhood sports and activities, a few stand out. They see hockey dads fighting, cheerleading moms murdering the competition and Little League baseball coaches starting mud-slinging campaigns against opposing teams.
Viewpoint
- Saint Mary's security is problematic (Observer editorial )
Rampant staff turnover this year and a federal investigation last year into misreporting of crime statistics were bad enough for Saint Mary's Security Department. The College's controversial suspension this month of a female security officer now sounds the death knell for public trust in the embattled department.
- Defending same sex marriages (James Mangrum freshman)
Some people say that marriage is something sacred between men and women. Others may say that marriage is something anyone can enter into, just as long as they truly love each other. No person can argue over the moral merits of this topic, but when many things in society depend upon a person's marital status, this is something that must be considered. Homosexuals should be allowed to enter into marriage or some other type of civil union. This will allow them to have several rights bestowed on heterosexuals who marry.
- Quote of the Day (Ambrose Bierce writer)
"Quotation, n: The act of repeating
- Asking for stop to chalk amendments (Ed Cohen Notre Dame Peace Coalition)
Some confusion exists about the antiwar messages that began to be chalked on the sidewalks around campus earlier this semester and the more recent cases of pro-war or sarcastic counter-messages we've seen.
- Midterm election brings era of civility (Gary Caruso Capitol Comments)
Last week's midterm election finally ended the Clinton era for those who have obsessed over the former president to the degree that they misread this column and voice objections with nasty, personal e-mail messages. Now they can proudly point to President Bush who has led a successful election that was not tainted with voting snafus, one which returns Republican control to both houses of Congress.
- Republicans must stop global warming (Laura Fuderer Conservation Chair)
Regarding the letter, "What would Democrats do differently?" by Ty De Long in the Nov. 12 issue of The Observer, I am astonished Mr. De Long sees no difference between the Republicans and the Democrats on global warming. The voting records on environmental issues clearly show that Republicans by and large vote against environmental protection while Democrats vote for it. You can see for yourself their respective voting records on the League of Conservation Voters' website (http://www.lcv.org/scorecard/index.asp).
News
- NDTV hits the airwaves and gets in line for club status (By ANDREW THAGARD Assistant News Editor)
NDTV, Notre Dame students' latest media venture, continues to seek club status as it works to put out a biweekly variety show.
- NDTV hits the airwaves and gets in line for club status Clubs approved last year establish themselves (By NATASHA GRANT News Writer)
Although no new clubs have emerged this current semester, many have gained approval within the last year. For the most part, approved clubs have remained stable.
- ND international students (By TERESA FRALISH Assistant News Editor)
While over 1,000 international students are currently studying at Notre Dame, only 266 of these students are undergraduates, according to the International Student Services and Activities (ISSA) office, a number which is somewhat lower than other national universities like Notre Dame.
- Diversity board develops harassment proposal (By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD News Writer)
Saint Mary's Student Diversity Board is developing a proposal to incorporate a discrimination and harassment clause into campus policy.
- Female sports professionals discuss women in athletics (By JOE TROMBELLO News Writer)
A panel discussion held Thursday night in McKenna Hall, entitled "Women in Sports Through the Media's Eyes," featured four prominent females in the world of sports and their opinions on topics ranging from Title IX and gender equity in sports to media representation and coverage of women's athletics.
- Rickard appointed to interim position (By Laura Coristin News Writer)
Saint Mary's College president Marilou Eldred appointed Marcia Rickard as interim associate dean of faculty and director of the Center for Academic Innovation at the College late last month.
- Health, Cultural Competence seminar to be held (By EMILY FORD News Writer)
Saint Mary's College will host a Health and Cultural Competence Community Leader's Seminar Saturday, one of 11 workshops designed to explore contemporary health issues in terms of gender and culture.
Scene
- 'The Odd Couple (The Female Version)' (By C. Spencer Beggs Scene Editor)
Neil Simon's 1966 smash hit, "The Odd Couple," is one of the most recognized farces of the writer's career. In 1980, Simon reworked the show and recast the leads as women and updated a lot of the humor. The result: "The Odd Couple (The Female Version)."
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