Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Notre Dame splits matches with Wyoming, Colorado St. (By MATT OLIVA Sports Writer)
      The Notre Dame volleyball team managed a split in this weekend's matches against Wyoming and Colorado State.
    • Cavanaugh defeats Farley, 8-6 (By STEVE KEPPEL Sports Writer)
      The game Sunday between Cavanaugh and Farley wasn't decided until a flurry of events in the game's last few minutes gave Cavanaugh an 8-6 victory.
    • Keenan routs Stanford, earns bragging rights (By KEVIN BERCHOU Sports Writer)
      When the Keenan Knights beat their arch-rival Stanford Griffins 20-0 on Sunday, they won much more than their 16th consecutive interhall football game. They garnered an entire year's worth of building bragging rights.
    • Lewis looks for first win of season against Lyons (By JASON KROMPINGER Sports Writer)
      There will be a lot of intense women's interhall football action this Tuesday night, and it will start off at 7 p.m. with Lyons Hall squaring off against Lewis.
    • Tradition losing its significance (By TED FOX Sports Columnist)
      As I write this, history is coming to a conclusion.
    • Taylor's score gives Belles tie (By MOLLY McVOY Assistant Sports Editor)
      Excitement continues to be the word of the day for Saint Mary's soccer.
    • Water polo team sweeps matches (Observer Staff Report )
      The men's water polo team hosted the first of two division tournaments this weekend at Rolfs Aquatics Center.
    • St. Ed's failed conversion gives Sorin 7-6 victory (By RACHEL BIBER Sports Writer)
      Sorin's duo of Luke Beuerlein and Greg Carney started right where they left off last week.

  • Inside
    • An ode to `Saved by the Bell' (Laura Rompf Copy Editor)
      Bayside was the high school that we all wanted to attend.

  • Viewpoint
    • Deciding about life after college (Mary Beth Ellis Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes)
      Most likely, if you're a liberal arts major, you'll make the commitment to attend graduate school somewhere around May of your senior year, and the decision-making process will cause the following reaction;"Oh, my God. I have no job. Or health insurance. Or life. And I'm out of Cheez-Its. Is it too late to change my major?"
    • Build another Reckers (Letter to the Editor )
      I realized this weekend is that Notre Dame definitely needs another 24-hour hangout. Reckers just doesn't cut it.
    • Limits of the free speech clause (Sean Vinck Not peace, but the sword)
      Does anyone actually believe in "freedom of speech" anymore?
    • Too many assumptions (Letter to the Editor )
      As a freshman here at Notre Dame, I was appalled to hear an alumnus speak in such a manner [commenting on how inconsiderate and inappropriate the student body behaved at the Notre Dame-Michigan State football game] about the current student body. Mr. Misch's comments in his Sept. 23 letter are not reflective of the entire student body. I was seated just three rows behind him and saw almost none of the behavior that he described.
    • Breaking the barrier of silence (Letter to the Editor )
      I am in complete support of and excited from the letter from the Sept. 27th issue, "ND needs to hear silent screams of eating disorders ..." but would like to add my own comments in order to, hopefully, provoke further discussion. Although today's letter was true in all its aspects, I think the emotional and scary message that eating disorders KILL needs to again be emphasized and provoked to start changing something.

  • News
    • Regina Hall first to undergo Master Plan renovations Madeleva, Regina slated for summer construction (By NOREEN GILLESPIE Saint Mary's Editor)
      A timeline of the Campus Master Plan for renovation and expansion of Saint Mary's is in place, and construction is set to begin as soon as May.
    • Academic Committee adds three members (By KATE WALTERS News Writer)
      Campus Life Council voted 15-2 Monday to approve a resolution asking Father Mark Poorman to add three new members to an Academic Council ad-hoc committee.
    • Man breaks into Walsh (By CHRISTINE KRALY Associate News Editor)
      Notre Dame Security/Police arrested a man suspected of trying to break into rooms on the fourth floor of Walsh Hall Monday.
    • Ireland identifies with America (By BRAD RAGER News Writer)
      There is an identification in Northern Ireland with the American civil rights movement, according to Brian Dooley, former head of press at Amnesty International.
    • Misiewicz takes on ombudsman role (By COLLEEN GAUGHEN Viewpoint Editor)
      Complaints of discriminatory harassment at Notre Dame now can be directed through Kevin Misiewicz, the University's new ombudsperson.
    • Philosophy, theology building planned (By MATTHEW SMITH News Writer)
      Construction on a new building to house the philosophy and theology departments will begin after the Nov. 19 home football game.
    • Keady: Nike 'just doesn't do it' in sweatshop debate (By SAM DERHEIMER )
      As assistant soccer coach at St. John's University, James Keady faced a tough decision. His team wore Nike uniforms, but Keady discovered severe human rights violations in Nike sweatshops through his masters research paper.

  • Scene
    • It's `moe.' than just a great show (By ANDREW JONES Scene Music Critic)
      Shortly past 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, anxious banter filled The Vic Theater in Chicago. Chants, clapping and the clink of bottles were highly audible, and the smoke in the theater was so thick one could have cut it with a knife. Tie-dyes, hemp, beads, dreads and bloodshot eyeballs were in high fashion for the buzzing crowd. The house lights dimmed, and the audience erupted as Al Schnier, Rob Derhak, Chuck Garvey, Vinnie Amico and guest percussionist Jim Loughlin, strolled out under the stage lights. moe.'s "Quest For Ray" tour had arrived in Chicago.
    • Campus radio stations provide alternative listening (By RICK SILVESTRINI Scene Music Critic)
      Searching the radio dial in South Bend can be a painful process for musiclovers, particularly for alternative fans. While there is more than enough country, classic rock and bad top 40, South Bend radio has almost no outlet for alternative music. This musical void can be frustrating for Notre Dame students accustomed to hearing exclusively alternative stations at home; some get to the point where they don't bother turning the radio on.
    • `Ring'-leader of emo pack debuts second album (By JOHN HUSTON Scene Music Critic)
      There's a word that should be creeping up on mass-consciousness soon: emo.