Sports
- High-scoring Irish stress improved defense before break (By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN Associate Sports Editor)
The Notre Dame men's basketball team knows it can score following its 104-point output against Sacred Heart. In this week's games with Loyola (Chicago) Wednesday and No. 17 Cincinnati Saturday, it wants to prove it can play its new man-to-man defense as well.
- Irish do it again, take ninth at NCAAs (By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN Associate Sports Editor)
- Notre Dame dominates Arizona inside, outside (By NOAH AMSTADTER Assistant Sports Editor)
This time, they made both halves count.
- Irish face quality competition in holiday tourney (By TIM CASEY Assistant Sports Editor)
While most of their classmates rest, the No. 5 women's basketball team faces its first test this weekend in the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament in Madison, Wisc. Notre Dame opens against No. 19 Wisconsin in the second half of a doubleheader on Wednesday night. The other contest pits No. 6 Georgia against No. 12 Oklahoma.
- Women's water polo finishes 2-0-1 in preseason tuneup (Special to The Observer )
Determined to improve upon its seventh place national ranking of a year ago, the women's water polo club hosted a preseason round robin in Rolfs Aquatics Center this past weekend. Notre Dame defeated Bowling Green in the opener 9-4, tied Purdue 10-10 in the second round and throttled Northwestern in the weekend finale 17-4.
- Shoulder injury puts season on hold for Nixon (By NOREEN GILLESPIE Sports Writer)
Senior Carrie Nixon watched her teammates board the bus to Bloomington, Ind., Thursday as the women's swimming and diving team left on a weekend trip to the Indiana Invitational. Loaded down with heavy swim bags slung over their shoulders and high expectations for the competition, the squad left eager to compete in one of the biggest invitationals they would compete in during the regular season.
- Belles split weekend games at Wellesley College tourney Invitational (By KATIE McVOY Assistant Sports Editor)
This weekend provided the Saint Mary's basketball team with the springboard it needed to get this season off to a good start.
- Irish dive into second place (By NOREEN GILLESPIE Sports Writer)
Powered by the breakout performances of Marie Labosky, the Irish women's swimming and diving team churned to a second place finish at the Indiana Invitational this weekend. The freshman, who won three events on the weekend, combined to be the Irish women's top point-scorer.
- Notre Dame travels to California, dreaming of BCS bowl (By MIKE CONNOLLY Sports Writer)
A possible Bowl Champ-ionship Series bowl hangs in the balance as the Irish travel to Los Angeles to battle the USC Trojans Saturday. But a chance to win in the Coliseum for the first time since 1992 and lock up that BCS bid isn't the only reason the Irish are anxious to hop on a plane to the West Coast.
Inside
- Holiday Blues (Sarah Rykowski Saint Mary's News Editor)
Two years ago this Thanksgiving eve was my family's day from hell. My big brother was gone visiting friends. My mom had taken our truck to work and then to help her friend pack for a move. My dad had gotten a ride to work because his car was in the shop.
Viewpoint
- I think therefore I am ... what? (Molly Strzelecki Growing Up to Be a Kid)
Does anyone else realize we are all insane? I'm talking loopy-loo-put-me-in-a straightjacket nuts. And finally, I've found the reason why. I'm a college student. This mental state comes with the territory.
- Princes of Babylon rock Senior Bar (Letter to the Editor )
On behalf of Student Union Board (SUB) and the Princes of Babylon, we would like to extend our deepest thanks to all those who attended the band's show last Saturday at Senior Bar. Being the third installment of our monthly Loft Show series, the Philadelphia band treated the enthusiastic crowd with over two hours of its unique blend of rock, blues and hip-hop. The Princes of Babylon were very grateful and impressed by the support of the ND community.
- Quote of the Day (Robert E. Lee Civil War general)
"The education of a man is never complete until he dies."
- Women's soccer enjoys support (Letter to the Editor )
I just wanted to take a minute to thank the Notre Dame student body for their unbelievable support at our NCAA playoff game Friday night. On a night when temperatures dropped to about 20 degrees and snow was all around, our team witnessed what was probably the best student support and turnout in my two years as a coach of the women's team.
- Combating obscene phone calls (Letter to the Editor )
I'm writing to all the women at Notre Dame, Saint Mary's and anywhere they may reside, whether they own a telephone or not. The Bell Telephone Company has on request a brochure that instructs all of us and especially women, how to react to obscene phone calls and the like.
- Progress at our `rape-prone' school (Brittany Morehouse It's All About Anthropology)
Let's talk about rape. I take that back. Let's talk about why we don't talk about rape.
News
- 33 students participate in vigil (By TIM LOGAN Senior Staff Writer)
"Romana Nicholas. Age two. Guatemala," a voice cried out when the drum roll stopped.
- In memory of Brionne (By JASON McFARLEY Assistant News Editor)
Two months to the day of her death, Brionne Clary's friends, family and neighbors gathered to celebrate the life of the former Welsh Family Hall resident at a well-attended memorial Mass Tuesday.
- Prof leads environment conference (By KATIE MILLER News Writer)
The scientific committee on problems of the environment (SCOPE) discussed the effects of tourism on the local culture and environment of island nations at a conference in late September. Saint Mary's economics professor Jerry McElroy is a member of the committee that serves as a network of international environmental researchers.
Scene
- Ben Folds Five bids fond farewell to music scene (Geoffrey Rahie Scene Music Writer)
A couple weeks ago, Ben Folds Five, arguably the most underrated band of the 90s, decided to call it quits.
- Reflection embodies next step for hip-hop (By ADRIENNE THOMPSON Scene Music Critic)
Mas·ter·piece \`mas-ter-pes\ n: an outstanding work of art or craft; something superlative of its kind.
- Forever abandons `girl power' for lame imitation (By TIM BODONY Scene Music Critic)
A picture is worth a thousand words, or in this case a thousand notes. True to that rule, the cover of the new Spice Girls album, Forever, says more about the state of affairs in Spiceworld than the actual music does. No color. No more Village People-esque profiling giving each girl an identity. No marauding enthusiasm. No Geri. Nope, nothing but bland black attire and forced smiles (no teeth from Posh, as per usual).
- Blink 182 finds success with mix of new and old (By BRIAN KORNMANN Scene Music Critic)
Blink 182 has traveled an unusual road to success within the music industry, and its latest album, The Mark, Tom and Travis show stands as a live collaboration of its musical and comedic efforts along the way.
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