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Vol XXXIV No. 65

Tuesday, December 5, 2000

College for nothing and books for free

      Forty years ago, students could attend Saint Mary's without paying a dime or taking out student loans. Staff students worked in the dining hall for 30 hours a week and worked off the cost of an education. "I did enjoy being a staff student," said Sister Bernice Hollenhorst, now director of Saint Mary's Cushwa-Leighton Library. "It was a way to go away to college for those of us who might not ... [more]
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'Tis the season to be shopping
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Graves guns for his old favorite team
      When the men's basketball team travels to Lexington, Kentucky, on Jan. 14, 2001 to take on the University of Kentucky, it will be an important match for the entire Notre Dame team. But for David Graves, who will be playing five ... [more]
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Brit bands expose true differences in new albums
      Blur and Oasis. Both rock bands, both British. Both have achieved a certain level of success in the U.S. Yet they remain unmistakably different. Despite their relatively similar backgrounds, there has never been much love lost between Oasis and Blur. Damien ... [more]
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