| Vol XXXIV No. 56 |
Thursday, November 16, 2000 |
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Hunger Banquet encourages awareness during national week
By KIFLIN TURNER
News Writer
 Notre Dame leprechaun, Mike Brown, co-hosted "a meal with a message" Wednesday night in South Dining Hall. The Notre Dame Hunger Banquet marks one of the many projects scheduled during the National Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness. The event was ... [more]
ND survivors share rape stories
By LAURA UBERTI
News Writer
Raising rape awareness by sharing their stories was the goal of two Notre Dame sexual assault survivors, during Wednesday's Survivor Panel Discussion arranged by Campus Alliance for Rape Elimination (CARE). Lindsay, a junior, and Kori, a senior, both presented the stories ... [more]
Senate to request 4 study days for next fall
By LAURA ROMPF
Assistant News Editor
Student Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night to request four consecutive study days prior to the Fall 2001 exam schedule. McGlinn senator Melissa Rauch said the Academic Council first gave students four consecutive study days because other top-notch universities had week-long ... [more]
Professors wonder whether technology helps or hinders
By NATE PHILLIPS
News Writer
Controversies have arisen over the use of computers in the classroom. Some professors at the University of Illinois claim that an overemphasis on technology in the classroom has harmed substance of the class. This controversy can be seen on Notre Dame's ... [more]
SMC alumna starts Learn.fun program
Community Learning Center opened Nov. 7 as an after-school program for over 50 local kids
By MYRA McGRIFF
News Writer
A grant proposal drafted by five schools in South Bend kicked off the start of Learn.fun 21st Century Community Learning Centers on Nov. 7. The program came together with the help of Saint Mary's graduate Stacy Davis, the program coordinator. Learn.fun ... [more]
BOG discusses Saint Mary's future
By AMY GREENE
News Writer
Board of Governance member and student trustee, Molly Kahn, met with the Board of Trustees recently to discuss the future of Saint Mary's. "The discussion went extremely well," said Kahn to the BOG at its meeting Wednesday night. "Student life, athletics, ... [more]
SMC discusses Native American mascots in sports
By KATIE MILLER
News Writer
The use of Native American mascots in high schools and colleges across the country perpetuates a stereotype of Native Americans that keeps them marginalized within society, said Susan Alexander and Karen Ristau Wednesday. Ristau, vice president and dean of faculty, spoke ... [more]
Professor named influential Hispanic
By HELENA PAYNE
News Writer
Hispanic Business Magazine awarded director of the Institute for Latino Studies Gilberto Cardenas one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States for the third consecutive time in October. "It's especially nice after my first year at Notre Dame," ... [more]
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