| Vol XXXIV No. 134 |
Friday, May 18, 2001 |
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Hall director, 4 rectors to leave Saint Mary's, Notre Dame
By Scott Brodfuehrer
News Writer
 By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER News Writer Students who return to Howard, Keough, LeMans, Lyons and Sorin halls next fall will find a new face greeting them in their dorms as four rectors and one residence hall director will leave campus for new ... [more]
Farewell to graduating seniors
By KIFLIN TURNER
Assistant News Editor
In a few days, nearly 3,000 students will receive their diplomas and become alumni, no longer students of their respective schools. There will be more football games, basketball championships and sub-zero temperatures for future classes, but for 2001 graduates this weekend's ... [more]
Weir, Scheib to be honored as valedictorians
- Weir credits faith, curiosity for success at ND
By KATE NAGENGAST
Associate News Editor
Carolyn Weir said she doesn't pay much attention to grades — but her curiosity, faith and fascination with her majors helped her to achieve a 3.95 grade point average and the position as Notre Dame's 2001 valedictorian. Gradua-ting with a double ... [more]
Weir, Scheib to be honored as valedictorians
- Scheib has no regrets about SMC career
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
News Writer
As a high school senior, Julia Scheib thought her college path would lead her straight down Notre Dame Avenue to the Golden Dome. With a rich family legacy tied to the University, she filled out an application to the college she ... [more]
ND, SMC Valedictorian selection process
By KATE NAGENGAST
Associate News Editor
1. The registrar's office provides a list of the students with the highest grade point averages in each college — approximately three students from each college. 2. These candidates submit recommendations from the dean of their college, a peer and a ... [more]
The Year in Review 2000 - 2001
Irish lose to 'Huskers. SMC "Girl of Choice." Assault policy changes. Lieberman visits. Bar busts. `Monologues' cancelled. ND loses Clary, Murphy. ND joins WRC. Women, champs change history.
By KATE NAGENGAST
Associate News Editor
Sea of Red The joys and frustrations of this Notre Dame football season began long before the team's crushing defeat at the Fiesta Bowl. The season's most anticipated game, when the Fighting Irish took on No. 1-ranked Nebraska Sept. 9, was ... [more]
Construction winds down on Hayes-Healy-Hurley, Malloy Hall
by Scott Brodfuehrer
News Writer
When this year's graduating seniors first stepped on campus, they bought their books in a small cramped bookstore at the site of the Coleman-Morse center, were the first freshmen to live in McGlinn and Welsh Family Halls and the first male ... [more]
Malloy dedicates Coleman-Morse Center
By Scott Brodfuehrer
News Writer
By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER News Writer In a spirit of thanksgiving for the generosity of donors and celebration for the diverse activities of Notre Dame students, University officials dedicated the new Coleman-Morse center May 5. The day's activities began with a dedication ... [more]
Madison, Bush to deliver Commencement speeches
LA TV president speaks at SMC
Observer Staff Report
Paula Madison, president and general manager of KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, will deliver the Commencement address at Saint Mary's graduation ceremony. In addition to her duties at KNBC-TV, Madison also serves as the vice president of diversity for NBC, making her ... [more]
Madison, Bush to deliver Commencement speeches
Bush is fifth
By SAM DERHEIMER
News Writer
President George W. Bush will join the ranks of Dwight Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and his father, George Bush Sr., as he becomes the fifth American president to speak at a Notre Dame Commencement ceremony. Several Notre Dame alumni ... [more]
Protesters object to decision to honor Bush
By KERRY SMITH
News Writer
The administration's decision to invite President Bush to give the Commencement address and award him an honorary doctor of laws at Commence-ment has sparked controversy from within the University community. Many groups and individuals affiliated with Notre Dame have expressed concern ... [more]
Higgins wins Laetare Medal
By ALYSON TOMME
News Writer
Monsignor George Higgins can now include himself in the company of former President John F. Kennedy, social activist Sister Helen Prejean and Catholic Worker founder Dorothy Day. As the recipient of the University's Laetare Medal for the year 2001, Higgins has ... [more]
ND, SMC award honorary degrees
Observer Staff Report
Notre Dame and Saint Mary's will award honorary degrees to distinguished figures in a variety of fields this weekend. Notre Dame recipients include: President Bush; John Bahcall, distinguished astrophysicist; Father Cyprian Davis, professor of church history at Saint Meinrad School of ... [more]
Graduating seniors leave behind lasting contributions
Koelsch instills pride at SMC
By MYRA McGRIFF
Saint Mary's Editor
You see her painted face at almost all of Saint Mary's home athletic games. Behind the face paint and large bell adorning her head, though, lays a much larger message, the message of Belles Pride. Her name is Emily Koelsch and ... [more]
Graduating seniors leave behind lasting contributions
NDToday.com offers students valuable services
By SAM DERHEIMER
News Writer
What began humbly as www.nd.edu/~fhelgese has become one of the most vital resources Notre Dame students have to keep up to date on campus events. Originally created by graduating seniors Frank Helgesen and Andy Warzon, who were later joined by Nick ... [more]
SMC student alleges rape, files suit against football player
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor
A 19-year-old Saint Mary's student recently filed a lawsuit against Notre Dame football player Clifford Jefferson Jr., claiming he sexually assaulted her in March. The freshman alleges Jefferson raped her on March 21 at Saint Mary's. No criminal charges are pending ... [more]
ND grad Poirier remains missing in Bolivia
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor
An FBI team has left Bolivia after investigating the disappearance of a 1999 Notre Dame graduate and Peace Corps volunteer who has been missing for seven weeks. Peace Corps officials remain concerned about the disappearance of University alumnus Walter Poirier and ... [more]
ND trustees grant Hatch another 5-year provost term
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor
Notre Dame's Board of Trustees has elected University Provost Nathan Hatch to a second five-year term in his current post. "I'm honored and humbled and look forward to working with my colleagues to make this the greatest Catholic university in the ... [more]
ND officials likely to extend parietals
Committee to consider other suggested revisions to du Lac this summer
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor
At the urging of students, rectors and campus government representatives, University officials this summer will likely approve a Campus Life Council resolution to extend parietal hours in Notre Dame residence halls. The CLC proposal, which was approved 13-3 on April 23, ... [more]
SMC student to make presentation at Cambridge
By MYRA McGRIFF
Saint Mary's Editor
As seniors prepare for graduation day, one question Alyson Leatherman will not have to answer is what she is doing after graduation. She will spend her summer not only preparing for the working world, but also preparing a presentation for the ... [more]
Group files complaint against College
Organization charges that Saint Mary's failed to report rapes
By MYRA McGRIFF
Saint Mary's Editor
Security on Campus, Inc. (SOC), a non-profit watchdog organization, filed a complaint of with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), accusing the College of violating federal laws pertaining to the reporting and disclosure of sexual assaults on campus. In the complaint ... [more]
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