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Vol XXXIIII No. 54

Wednesday, November 17, 1999

  New software system
aids in academic advising
By LIZ ZANONI
News Writer

Notre Dame is finalizing new software that will enable faculty and students to have access to information on degree requirements for graduation, said Charles Hurley, the University's assistant registrar. The new software is designed to make professors experts on the requirements ... [more]


BOG sponsors gift
giving service project
By COURTNEY BOYLE
News Writer

Miracle on the Avenue, also known as Operation Christmas Child, is well on its way to helping underprivileged children in poverty-stricken countries. Volunteers are asked to fill a shoebox with hygiene items, toys, school supplies and $5 for shipping. These boxes ... [more]


Lightbulb causes fire in Lyons
By TIM LOGAN
News Editor

A small fire caused by a light bulb prompted an evacuation of Lyons Hall Tuesday evening. No one was hurt by the fire. It caused minimal damage, mostly to the clothes in the closet where it started. The fire was reported ... [more]


SMC implements new software
By NICOLE HADDAD
News Writer

Imagine your life in one purple box in the basement of Le Mans Hall. That's where it will be once Saint Mary's implements Banner 2000, a computer managing system that contains all the administrative information at Saint Mary's College. This includes ... [more]


Lecturer discusses sources of disputes
By MIKE DELAROSA
News Writer

Cultural and civilizational differences will replace political and ideological ones as a source of conflict in the coming century, said Stephanie Lawson, a professor of international relations at the University of East Anglia. Lawson discussed the consequences of local culture compared ... [more]