Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Formula works again Carroll ignites Irish, scores 26 points in victory (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
      Seconds after drawing an offensive foul two-thirds of the way through the first half Monday, Matt Carroll hopped to his feet, clapped his hands and yelled, "C'mon, let's go" so loud veins started bulging at his neck.
    • Injuries hamper Irish heading into exhibition Notre Dame faces OGBM All-Stars tonight (By JOE HETTLER Associate Sports Editor)
      It may only be the second exhibition game of the preseason for the Notre Dame womens basketball team, but coach Muffet McGraw is already concerned about injuries.
    • Irish continue to move up in poll (By Eric Chanowich and Eric Sendelbach )
      For the first time in three weeks, all of the unbeaten college football teams remained unbeaten.

  • Inside
    • Forecast: Cloudy and Cold (Bryan Kronk Senior Sports Writer)
      In case you haven't been glued to the Weather Channel like I have recently, here's a little weather update for you:

  • Viewpoint
    • America must provide moral clarity in a dangerous world (Mike Koprowski freshman)
      President George W. Bush recently stated, "The United States possesses unprecedented — and unequaled — strength and influence in the world. Sustained by faith in the principles of liberty and the value of a free society, this position comes with unparalleled responsibilities, obligations and opportunity. The great strength of this nation must be used to promote a balance of power that favors freedom."
    • Life is not black and white (Liz Fallon junior)
      Issues like chalking color on our sidewalks arise through Viewpoint articles. Laughter, offense, discussion and even silence result. How cool.
    • PSA works to solve problems, not polarize people (Brigitte Gynther junior)
      It frustrates me that people are engaging in ridiculous behavior such as waking people up at 4 a.m. to bother them about political views. Serious, what on earth are you doing? Not only is it rude, but I have only one thought: If you really care about social justice, stop waking people at 4 a.m. and instead use your time to actually address the issues that you like to spout about.
    • Comic insults Native Americans (Kelly C. Kingsbury visiting assistant professional specialist)
      I feel obliged to question the editorial decision to run the comic "School Daze" in the Nov. 18 issue of The Observer. The third frame of this comic strip depicted an SYR gift obviously intended to be repossessed and used by the giver and not the recipient and contained a racial slur which should not have been permitted to run.
    • Dance policy change challenges dorm finances (Andrew Warner junior)
      This past weekend, the men of Keenan Hall pre-partied, boarded buses and bowled the night away to the sounds of the Bee-Gees at our Disco Bowl dance. This dance was the second annual Disco Bowl, a tradition we look to continue. Both dances were great successes, but the costs for this year were significantly higher. Ticket prices increased more than $5 per couple from last year, yet we couldn't even afford to get a gift for the dance.
    • Question arbitrary rules and punishments (Maribel Morey senior)
      At Notre Dame, nobody has sex. Nobody does drugs, either. Nobody has fake IDs.

  • News
    • Speaker links race with environmental and health risks (Joe Trombello News Writer)
      By Joe Trombello
    • Alumna reflects on Chocola campaign (Natalie Bailey News Writer)
      One of the biggest lessons Erin Casey learned from her experience with the Chris Chocola's congressional run, she said, is to keep your eye on the prize.
    • CLC listens to The Parietals Question addresses CLC (Michael Chambliss News Writer)
      Two representatives from The Parietals Question spoke to the Campus Life Council Monday about last week's parietals discussion and the future goals of The Parietals Question.
    • BOG stresses open relations between students and faculty (Shannon Nelligan News Writer)
      Saint Mary's President Marilou Eldred met Monday night with the Board of Governance to create an open line of communication between the administration and students.

  • Scene
    • Nirvana releases a hit and miss (By David Hartwig Scene Music Critic)
      The recently released self-titled album by one of the `90s' greatest bands has its high points, but leaves one feeling empty and unsatisfied. The first track, "You Know You're Right," is the only new material on the 14-track album, and it truly is a stroke of genius. It was the only song recorded during an ill-fated session in January of 1994.
    • U2 proves their worth (By Liam Farrell Scene Music Critic)
      By the end of the 1980s, U2 was exhausted. The band members were bickering and were almost creatively tapped out. Their attempt to record in the middle of Berlin provided an obvious metaphor for the struggling process U2 was going through.
    • Mayer amazes Chicago fans Singer/Songwriter John Mayer has more than good looks when live (Emily Tumbrink Scene Music Critic)
      Numerous Notre Dame students made the trek to Chicago's UIC Pavilion Saturday night to see singer/songwriter/poster boy John Mayer in concert.