| Vol XXXIII No. 33 |
Thursday, October 7, 1999 |
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Eliach creates `Tower of Life' memorial
Exhibit commorates daily shtetl life before the Holocaust
By ERIN LaRUFFA
News Writer
 Flying from Poland to Kiev as part of President Jimmy Carter's Holocaust Commission, Yaffa Eliach had an inspiration. "I suddenly realized that somewhere beneath the clouds was the town my family had lived in for 900 years," Eliach said Wednesday night ... [more]
Library to undergo renovations
By LINDSAY FRANK
News Writer
Plans to renovate the Hesburgh Library are close to being finalized. "The renovation could start as early as summer of 2000," said Jennifer Younger, director of University Libraries. According to Younger, a master planning study document should be ready for the ... [more]
Controversy surrounds report to Board of Trustees
By FINN PRESSLY
Assistant News Editor
The Senate, the representative body of the Student Union, voted unanimously to expel members of the public, including representatives from campus media, from a portion of its meeting last night to discuss the Board of Trustees report. The motion to close ... [more]
Resolution requests 150 more professors
By JOSH BOURGEOIS
Assistant News Editor
The Faculty Senate requested an additional 150 faculty be hired over the next 10 years, at Wednesday night's meeting. The senate's resolution stated, "the Faculty Senate requests that the President, Academic Council and The Board of Trustees set a target of ... [more]
Advertising ban attracts continued attention
By JOSH BOURGEOIS
Assistant News Editor
The administration's ban of ads submitted to The Observer by Gay and Lesbian Alumni of Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College (GALA-ND/SMC) was discussed by a Faculty Senate sub-committee Wednes-day. Ava Preacher, chair of the committee on Student Affairs, announced that the committee ... [more]
Frank: Jefferson
influences UVA campus
By HELENA RAYAM
News Writer
Thomas Jefferson's 19th century layout of the University of Virginia was profiled by Marie Frank, an architectural historian, during a lecture in Bond Hall Wednesday. "It's considered a masterpiece of American architecture," said Frank. A graduate of Notre Dame, Frank discussed ... [more]
Author captures plight of Irish
By ELLEN FITZGERALD
News Writer
Chronicling stories of Irish who were sent to Australia in famine times, Australian novelist Thomas Keneally discussed his new book, "The Great Shame and the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World," Wednesday night in the Hesburgh Library Auditorium. "I ... [more]
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