Sports
Inside
- Can you keep promise? (Sarah Nestor Saint Mary's Editor)
The end of the semester is approaching and with it the shock for seniors, like me, that pretty soon decisions are going to have to be made about what life beyond South Bend will be. With these decisions many commitments are being made, and others broken.
Viewpoint
- Holidays should be a time for action and change (By PAUL GRAHAM )
The "Holiday Season" is a time full of joy in which we are thankful for family and friends. We show this love by visiting our favorite shopping centers, whether it is the local mall or the local bookstore, and buying gifts for our loved ones. We start off this season by giving thanks for everything and everybody.
- Notre Dame should decline a BCS invitation (By STEVEN LEACH Phoenix, Ariz.)
The Notre Dame Mission Statement claims, "The University is dedicated to the pursuit and sharing of truth for its own sake." A noble ideal by a noble institution. But is Notre Dame willing to put life to those words when the issue is football?
- Registration system frustrates freshmen (By PATRICK DUNN freshman)
Throughout this last summer, I worried about what classes I should take during my first year at Notre Dame. But now that I am here, I am left to worry whether or not I even have a choice. The freshman class registration system is seriously flawed in many respects. (I exclude other classes' registrations because I am not familiar with them; that does not mean they are not as equally insane.)
- Best man duties give new perspective (By PETER WICKS )
This summer I was a best man at the wedding of a close friend. I say "a" best man because, by a somewhat unorthodox arrangement, I was sharing the honor with two other friends. But while we were three in number, we were one in purpose: We all wanted to make sure the wedding was the best day of our friend's life, while at the same time accepting the least possible amount of responsibility.
News
- Senate criticizes First Year of Studies (By MEGHANNE DOWNES Assistant News Editor)
The Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution that urged the First Year of Studies to review its evaluation processes because it feels that student needs were not being addressed.
- Notre Dame No. 1 in students overseas (Special to The Observer )
Notre Dame has the highest percentage of students participating in study abroad programs among American research universities, according to a new report from the Institute of International Education (IIE).
- Turnitin.com detects student plagiarism (By CAITLIN EARLY News Writer)
In a recent e-mail sent to the entire student body, the Honor Code Committee addressed several points of concern surrounding the University's use of Turnitin.com, an online plagiarism-detection company.
- SMC sponsors religion forum (By MELANIE BECKER News Writer)
In order to increase religious awareness on campus during the holiday season, the Student Diversity Board (SDB) hosted a forum on major world religions in the Haggar College Center last night.
Scene
- `Solaris' shines as an art flick (By C. SPENCER BEGGS Scene Editor)
In the near future, NASA discovers a planet deep in space called Solaris. The planet is a glowing soft purple orb with vivid solar flare-like bands emanating from it. But when a team of scientists sent to analyze whether it Solaris can be harnessed as an energy source send cryptic and disturbing messages back to Earth requesting that a psychiatrist be sent to help the crew, Chris Kelvin (George Clooney) is selected to make the journey to Solaris.
- Bond returns for `Another Day' (By C. SPENCER BEGGS Scene Editor)
While "Die Another Day" is the 20th installment in the James Bond franchise, this film pounds the final nail into Bond creator Ian Flemming's coffin. The series has long since forgotten the heydays of Sean Connery's dashing secret agent. The recent slew of Bond films seem to have dropped the secret part: Bond is more likely to pull out his Berretta and blast his way through 200 goons Rambo-style than, God forbid, make up a cover story. But even though the new movies have become glorified action flick, they're still fun to watch and there's still plenty of classic Bond elements that show through.
- Moore bowls a strike in `Columbine' (By ANNE HAMILTON The Arbiter of Taste)
Michael Moore's latest documentary is a curious case of slovenly brilliance. The unanimous winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival this spring, "Bowling for Columbine" became the first documentary to compete in the competition in 46 years. Ever since 1989's "Roger and Me," Michael Moore has offered us a candid and satirical look at the absurd in American culture.
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