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Vol XXXIV No. 81

Tuesday, February 6, 2001

  Friends fondly remember Murphy
By FINN PRESSLY
Senior Staff Writer

Leading a freshman retreat in the fall of 1999, Conor Murphy had three words of advice: Do a puzzle. "During finals week, Conor was totally insistent that the best thing to do was a puzzle. He bought a 1000 piece and ... [more]


Nagle, Matha take office
By AMY GREENE
News Writer

Michelle Nagle and Kristen Matha are the newly elected Saint Mary's student body president and vice president, concluding an uncontested campaign. "It feels really good to have won," said Nagle. "We're really excited to get started and we're happy with the ... [more]


Women emerge as viable candidates
By LAURA ROMPF
Assistant News Editor

Editor's note: This is the second of a five-part series examining different issues in this year's student body election. When Brooke Norton walked into an informational meeting for student body president and vice president candidates last spring, she was surprised. Of ... [more]


CARE addresses members about `Monologues' controversy
By COLLEEN McCARTHY
Associate News Editor

Board members of the Campus Alliance for Rape Elimination (CARE) briefed members of the Board of Governance on their meeting with Saint Mary's administrators last week and fielded questions from Board members regarding the play, "The Vagina Monologues." The administration has ... [more]


SMC students vote to keep Keenan Revue
By AMY GREENE
News Writer

The students want the Revue to stay. Results from Monday's ballot initiative attached to the student body elections show that 62.2 percent of the student body approves of the Keenan Revue on campus, and would like it to stay. In addition, ... [more]


Morel discusses Chilean culture
By ERIN BRADY
News Writer

Social solidarity is the key to bringing the Chilean Catholic Church together, said Father Felipe Morel during his lecture on Monday night. Morel spoke to a small group in the La Fortune student center about the efforts being made to establish ... [more]


Members discuss social space
By JASON McFARLEY
Assistant News Editor

On the heels of a contentious meeting that called into question the group's purpose, the Campus Life Council (CLC) on Monday looked to further its work by forming a new task force. Throughout the 30-minute meeting, members were cooperative with each ... [more]


Class of '02 sponsors auction for leukemia
By ALYSON TOMME
News Writer

Leukemia has taken the lives of several members of the Notre Dame family. Miranda Thomas, Brionne Clary and, most recently, Conor Murphy were lost to the disease. In their memory, the Class of 2002 is sponsoring Bid Bash 2001, an auction ... [more]