Today's Stories
  • Sports
    • Irish brace for Volunteer onslaught (By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN Assistant Sports Editor)
      The Irish football team is fired up as it braces for its greatest challenge of the year — upsetting the defending National Champion Tennessee Volunteers on the road.
    • Bryant overcomes adversity Fifth-year senior has emerged as dominant figure on defensive line (By BRIAN KESSLER Sports Editor)
      When it came time for Lamont Bryant to decide on a college, Tennessee was on top of his list.
    • Team effort needed for win (Observer Staff Report )
      When the Irish take the field Saturday against the Volunteers, the offense, defense and special teams must play a flawless game if the No. 24 Irish are to upset the No. 4 Volunteers. If Notre Dame doesn't cut out the penalties, turnovers and locked kicks, it could be a long night in Neyland Stadium.
    • Martin quarterbacks diverse Vols' offense (By TIM CASEY Sports Writer)
      When Notre Dame fans glance over at the Tennessee offensive huddle on Saturday, they'll swear they're seeing a familiar face.
    • No. 19 OSU looks for revenge against No. 20 MSU (Observer Staff Report )
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    • Streiffer sets sights on scoring plateau (By MIKE CONNOLLY Associate Sports Editor)
      Every little kid playing soccer in this country can tell you who Mia Hamm is.
    • Big wins are common under Davie (Anthony Bianco football columnist)
      This game has been circled on every Irish player's calendar since last spring.
    • Many Vols chose Knoxville over South Bend (By BRYAN MITCHELL Daily Beacon Sports Editor)
      Many of the current Vols were recruited by Notre Dame and some even took official recruiting visits, but fortunately for these Vols, they chose Rocky Top over South Bend.
    • ND looks to upset top-seed Rutgers (By KERRY SMITH Sports Writer)
      Despite a season of ups and downs, the Notre Dame men's soccer team gets it done when it counts.
    • Irish top No.1 Miami en route to '88 title (By MIKE CONNOLLY Associate Sports Editor)
      Editor's Note: Notre Dame's journey to achieve designation as the 20th century's greatest college football team is marked by 10 milestones, one in each decade since 1900. The Observer examines these moments in a 10-part series that appears on Fridays.
    • Ramblers threaten Otters' upset bid (By KEVIN BERCHOU Sports Writer)
      The road to Notre Dame stadium and interhall football's championship contest continues this weekend as the second seed Siegfried Ramblers take on the sixth-seed Sorin Otters in semifinal playoff action.
    • Experience, youth clash on field (By RACHEL BIBER Sports Writer)
      On Sunday afternoon an atmosphere of excitement will be sustained at McGlinn fields where Welsh and B.P. are set to battle in order to claim stake to play in the season finale of interhall football at Notre Dame stadium.
    • Fisher faces Knott in quarterfinals (By JASON KROMPINGER Sports Writer)
      In this Sunday's second round of the interhall playoffs, Fisher's matchup against Knott will feature a team coming off an impressive upset victory going against one that has been progressing as expected.
    • Pyro powerhouse takes on Chaos (By STEVE KEPPEL Sports Writer)
      As teams advance to the second round of the interhall playoffs, competition becomes more intense.
    • Newcomer Kesteloot makes big splash for diving team (By NOREEN GILLESPIE Saint Mary's Editor)
      Freshman Jani Kesteloot may be new to the sport of diving, but she's a fast learner.
    • Irish defend Big East crown against Pirates (By MIKE CONNOLLY Associate Sports Editor)
      The No. 6 Notre Dame women's soccer team continues its defense of its 1998 Big East championship today at 5 p.m. in the Big East semifinals in Piscataway, N.J. against the Pirates of Seton Hall.
    • ND earns Big East awards (Observer Staff Report )
      Just like it has dominated Big East competition en route to a perfect 6-0 conference record, the Notre Dame women's soccer team dominated the awards at last night's Big East soccer banquet.
    • Notre Dame defends No.1 ranking against Syracuse (By MATT OLIVA Sports Writer)
      On Saturday, the Notre Dame volleyball team will host Syracuse in the last home match of the season.

  • Inside
    • No Way Out (Angela Campos Lab Tech)
      I'm sure everyone realizes what their situation is at some point, but the state I recently found myself in struck me as an interesting coincidence over break.

  • Viewpoint
    • We need not worry about Y2K (By JEFFREY LANGAN )
      As the millennium approaches, the ill effects of the Y2K virus are foremost on our minds. As presented in the media, the virus will shut down computers and computer chips that are essential to the running of factories, utilities, cars, businesses, machines and much, much more.
    • Rakowski presents helpful argument (By TODD DAVID WHITMORE )
      Professor James Rakowski's Sept. 30 letter put forward a thought experiment that involved six situations of income distribution and prioritized among the situations using the philosopher John Rawls. He concluded by asking how Catholic teaching might prioritize.
    • WVFI policy change will take time (LETTER TO THE EDITOR )
      I am writing this letter in response to one of our "fans" that was writing to criticize the Administration for "pulling the plug" on WVFI. After broadcasting on 640 AM, not 660 AM, for over 20 years the station along with the transmitters that were necessary to broadcast our signal over carrier current became completely run down. Carrier current is a form of AM broadcasting that sends a broadcasting signal through cables and transmitters that would run from LaFortune to the dorms and through their electrical outlets. While this system worked 15 years ago, once students began bringing TV's, VCR's, computers or anything else that needed an outlet, the signal became distorted and the quality of the broadcast deteriorated.

  • News
    • ND volunteers staff local no-kill animal shelter (By LIZ ZANONI News Writer)
      When Kmart employees found five puppies deserted next to a leaky, 30-foot dumpster, they phoned Sebrina Tingley, a staff member in the psychology department, at the Pet Refuge in Mishawaka.
    • Grad students overshadowed (By CHRISTINE KRALY Associate News Editor)
      Ask graduate students what they love about Notre Dame and they respond with a multitude of answers.
    • Counselors grieve loss of Coleman (By JACKIE OSTROWSKI News Writer)
      After a two-year battle with cancer, Sally Coleman, a substance abuse counselor at the University Counseling Center, died Oct. 21.
    • Students win gate design contest (By LAURA ROMPF News Writer)
      After a two-day competition, Holy Cross College selected designs from three Notre Dame students for the construction of its new millennium gate.
    • Weekend conference focuses on inequality (By ERIN LaRUFFA News Writer)
      Social scientists from around the country will explore the disparity in academic achievement between minority and white students at a conference in McKenna Hall on Saturday.
    • Local adoption organization will host meeting on campus (By KATE STEER News Writer)
      Adoption is often a lengthy, costly and frustrating process.
    • SMC Campus Ministry offers grieving services (Special to The Observer )
      Recognizing that grief is universal and occurs at various points during the calendar year, Saint Mary's Campus Ministry is offering a monthly prayer service for the grieving.
    • Montana governor to lead panel today (Special to The Observer )
      Montana Governor Marc Racicot will headline the panel for a Notre Dame Law School symposium, "States' Rights in the 21st Century," today at 4 p.m. in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium. The symposium is open to the public and all are welcome.

  • Scene
    • A little bit of Italy in Indiana Service with a smile (By AMANDA GRECO Assistant Scene Editor)
      So maybe some people are a bit spoiled, perhaps even biased, when it comes to Italian food. Good Italian grandmas make sure their grandkids have nothing but the tastiest traditional foods. With this in mind, some might be a bit skeptical about the quality of a supposed Italian restaurant in this area. However, Samuel Mancino's Italian Eatery, with its quaint title, exceeds expectations.
    • Cozy Italian hideaway (By AMBER AGUIAR Scene Writer)
      One bite of its signature stuffed pizza, a thick Chicago-style pie packed with mouth-watering mozzarella cheese and dripping with a homemade tomato sauce, and you'll be glad you made the drive.
    • Time for dining q & a (By MARY ANNE LEWIS Scene Writer)
      Q: What do you get when you mix a bit of little Italy with a diner?
    • Casual balanced with elegant (By JACKIE OSTROWSKI Scene Writer)
      Italian restaurants in the South Bend/Mishawaka area are plentiful, but few can boast a unique atmosphere paired with delicious food. Francesco's is one of a few restaurants that can make such a claim.