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Vol XXXIII No. 126

Thursday, April 20, 2000

  Pictures of the Past
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
News Writer

Packed away in Jake Cram's high school scrapbook are pictures of smiling graduates, freezing the culmination of a four-year journey in a flash of film. Yellow tassels and shimmering royal blue caps and gowns robe post-adolescent scholars, beaming with the pride ... [more]


Rape survivors: ResLife system proves ineffective
By ANNE MARIE MATTINGLY
News Editor

Systems currently in place for addressing rape and sexual assault through the Office of Residence Life are inappropriate and inadequate, said rape survivors Kori Pienovi and Kelly McGeever at a panel discussion Wednesday. Pienovi, who was raped in 1997 and pursued ... [more]


Lecturers question ROTC program's place at University
By KIFLIN TURNER
News Writer

There are numerous reasons why Notre Dame should not host the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC), according to Father Michael Baxter, who lectured with professor Todd Whitmore about Catholic Perspectives on ROTC Wednesday night. The relationship between the University and ROTC ... [more]


Student Senate
Financial board presents budget with one appeal
By LAURA ROMPF
Assistant News Editor

The Financial Management Board presented the 2000-2001 Student Union Budget to the Student Senate last night. Although only one appeal was filed, there were several areas questioned by various senators. "The financial board is made up of nine members and the ... [more]