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Vol XXXIV No. 13

Friday, September 8, 2000

  Commentaries

Captured by preseason optimism
Scott Blaszak
The Early Essays

Five-straight losses to close a football season at Notre Dame and the off-season assumes an ominous posture. Rumors of an imminent coaching change, player transfers, less than flattering media attention. ("What has happened to Notre Dame football?" read a story in ... [more]
Cheering responsibly is the key
Observer Editorial

The most lasting image of the 2000 NCAA men's basketball championship was not Mateen Cleaves hoisting the trophy above his head after the Spartans' victory, but instead it was Michigan State students rioting in the streets of East Lansing. The lasting ... [more]
Quote of the Day

Lucille Ball

"I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else; hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't." ... [more]
Challenging students to support volleyball
Calling the students to
Debbie Brown
head volleyball coach

It's the start of my 10th season as the head coach for the Irish women's volleyball team and I've had some absolutely great times with the team over the years. I've also enjoyed many great times as a spectator and fan ... [more]
Challenging students to support volleyball
Rally behind both teams this weekend
John Micek
student body liaison to the athletic department

Billed as the "Battle before the War," two of Notre Dame's top teams are in action this weekend. The Notre Dame women's volleyball team hosts nationally-ranked Nebraska today at 4 p.m. in the Joyce Center followed by the Notre Dame women's ... [more]
Continue to encourage debt relief
Ken Seifert
sophomore, Stanford Hall

The year 2000 is half over, three million more innocent children have died and the debt continues to mount. Jubilee 2000's powerful mission to get the G-7 nations to forgive debt to the world's poorest countries has engulfed people from all ... [more]
Correction
Viewpoint Department

The College Republican column that appeared in Viewpoint on Sept. 6, 2000 was written by Greg Kelly and Andrew Harms. The Viewpoint staff apologizes for the error. ... [more]


Inside Column
Guillotine Gates
Christine Kraly
Assistant Managing Editor

$31,600. That's how much I paid for a bookstore parking space last Sunday. Why, you're wondering, would I pay so much to park among all the T-shirt-hunting, Rudy-idolizing campus visitors? Well, because, the gate man made me. My friends and I ... [more]


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