Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Irish outpace Bulldogs behind Ratay, Riley (By KEVIN BERCHOU Sports Writer)
      The Notre Dame women's basketball team is clearly ecstatic to be home.
    • The Lesson We Learned (Brian Churney On the Hot Corner)
      My mother always told me it didn't mater if I won or lost, but rather only that I learned something from my mistakes. So as a senior, I'd like to look back on the last four football seasons not in terms of wins and losses, but in terms of the lessons learned in the process.
    • Hildebrandt works double-time for Belles (By MOLLY McVOY Assitant Sports Editor)
      Balance is the key to Gretchen Hildebrandt's coaching style and career.
    • Irish aim for double victory in Notre Dame Invitational (By NOREEN GILLESPIE Saint Mary's Editor)
      Fall semester work will culminate next week in the classroom, but the men's swimming and diving team will face its true test this weekend in the water.

  • Inside
    • Retreating to euphoria (A.J. Boyd Assistant Viewpoint Editor)
      Like so much of what we experience here at Notre Dame, the NDE retreat is gold-encrusted and touted as one of the best of its kind, not only here, but anywhere. Unlike many of the other aspects of Notre Dame — dining hall food, financial aid policies, diversity — this one actually lives up to expectations.

  • Viewpoint
    • Be aware of the signs you send to men (Gabriel Martinez )
      This article is not for men. It's for women, to tell them how we misinterpret some of your signs.
    • Doppler 16: not just a promotional gimmick, really! (Nakasha Ahmad So, What's My Point?)
      As you all learned in high school English and journalism classes, part of the media's job is "to inform and educate," the public. And since those folks at The Observer are crazy enough to GIVE me 10 inches of white space in which to rant every two weeks, I am a member (albeit a somewhat dubious one) of the media. So, this week I thought I would actually take my job seriously and try to "inform and educate" you, the public, about an exciting new development on the South Bend news scene.
    • University employees deserve our appreciation (Letter to the Editor )
      I know we all have our gripes and complaints about this university, but I think, when it comes right down to it, a lot of us (admit it) LOVE Notre Dame. I, for one, am happy to be here, and I think others feel the same way.
    • `Sense of family' not felt in SMC financial aid office (Letter to the Editor )
      On May 15, 1999, I sat in the LeMans courtyard with 300 of my fellow classmates as we made the progression from Saint Mary's students Alumnae. As with many college graduations, there were several speeches given that day, and each of these people spoke of the sense of community at Saint Mary's that makes it such a special college to attend. They spoke of the commitment Saint Mary's has to each student. That day, as I sat among the women I had been privileged to know, I felt two things. First, I felt that none of this really needed to be said at commencement; after all, we had gone to Saint Mary's for four years and we already had a profound knowledge and respect for the special character and sense of community cultivated at Saint Mary's. Second, I entered the ranks of its alumnae with an unparalleled sense of pride.

  • News
    • 'Access Denied': Disabled students discuss challenges (By KATE STEER Assistant News Editor)
      It takes a lot of courage to be different.
    • SMC announces new parking lot, policy (By NELLIE WILLIAMS News Writer)
      After four months of confusion with parking options, Saint Mary's has a new parking lot and a new parking policy.
    • Senate elections date changed (By FINN PRESSLY Assistant News Editor)
      Student Senate passed a flurry of amendments in a desperate race to keep quorum before adjourning for semester break.
    • Prof receives lifetime achievement award (By JESSICA DAUES News Writer)
      Raimo Vayrynen, a senior fellow at the Kroc Institute for Peace Studies and professor of government and international relations, received the 1999 Urho Kekkonen Prize Oct. 18.
    • Power lectures on the importance of extracurriculars (By KATE STEER Assistant News Editor)
      In a study based on her dissertation research, Ann Power found that not only are extracurricular activities a necessary part of attaining post-secondary education, but they are also determinants of desire to do so.
    • Eldred discusses issues with BOG (By KATIE MILLER News Writer)
      College president Marilou Eldred discussed the Master Plan and the smoking policy with Board of Governance members Wednesday night.

  • Scene
    • Here's another dead-end millennium movie (By MIKE McMORROW Scene Movie Critic)
      Amidst all the media and cultural hype surrounding the entrance to the new millennium, it is not a surprise to see a slew of apocalyptic, religiously-charged movies that deal with "the end of the world."
    • Disney sequel toys with life lessons (By CHRISTINE KRALY Scene Movie Critic)
      Very rarely do movies come along that both parents and children can enjoy. Too often, children's movies have humor and storylines lost on adults. Disney movies, however, aim to bridge the gap between the age groups. And with "Toy Story 2," they have done it again.
    • Don't swim past 'Rumble Fish' at video store (By JOHN CRAWFORD Scene Movie Critic)
      Francis Ford Coppola hasn't been the same since the making of "Apocalypse Now."