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Vol XXXIII No. 49

Wednesday, November 10, 1999

Countdown to Ex Corde Ecclesiae enters final week

      A landmark moment in the future of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's and the rest of American Catholic higher education is one week away. Next Wednesday, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops will likely vote on the implementation of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution on the role of Catholic universities in the Church. This vote will be the culmination of a decade-long debate over a proposal which many ... [more]
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Making secure investments is important
      Merely a few years ago the Dow Jones Industrial Average (a measure of the New York stock market) broke its incredible record of 4,000. Champagne and ink were poured in gallons. Today it dances around 10,700. Are stock prices for real? ... [more]
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Injuries plague Notre Dame before Pitt game
      Notre Dame went to war with Tennessee in Knoxville last Saturday and it returned to South Bend with a lengthly list of wounded. The offense was hit the hardest, losing two players for the remainder of the season. Offensive tackle Jordan ... [more]
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SMC women welcome dads to campus
      Janelle Dombrow felt awfully upset when she ruined her father's 40th birthday. Admittedly non-athletic, Dombrow entered a bike race. While speeding with all her might toward the finish line, a brake malfunction sent the 11-year-old soaring on to the asphalt, landing ... [more]
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