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Vol XXXV No. 66

Tuesday, December 11, 2001

  Officials clear library of asbestos
By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER
Assistant News Editor

Removal of asbestos from the Hesburgh library basement is underway and a University official said the work poses no air quality threat, even though signs on equipment and trash bins adjacent to the library and sidewalks state that respirators and protective ... [more]


Hoadley case still lingers
Judge denies injunction request by student accused of sexual misconduct
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor

A St. Joseph County judge Friday upheld the University's suspension of Ryan Hoadley for an alleged sexual assault of a female Notre Dame student. Superior Court Judge Roland Chamblee denied Hoadley's motion for a preliminary injunction that would have lifted the ... [more]


Bush appoints philosophy prof to committee
By HELENA PAYNE
Assistant News Editor

Ralph McInerny, a Notre Dame philosophy professor, was recently appointed to President Bush's Arts and Humanities Committee. "Ralph McInerny, in his life and work, exemplifies the kind of Catholic humanism that is all too rare in the contemporary academy," said Paul ... [more]


University schedules exams for weekend
By ELIZABETH LEE
News Writer

Cramming for finals just got harder. While Notre Dame students normally have two study days to prepare for final exams, this year's academic calendar forced the University to eliminate one of them. The altered schedule was a result of a late ... [more]


Parents request help to find missing daughter
By MAUREEN SMITHE
Associate News Editor

Parents of a missing local teen are asking the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's communities for help finding their daughter. Michelle Tarnowski, a 17-year old Penn High School senior, has been missing since Nov. 15. She is presumed to be with ... [more]


Keenan, Lewis win holiday lights prize
By ERIN LaRUFFA
Associate News Editor

After touring campus on Monday night, judges from student government and the Student Activities Office picked Keenan and Lewis Halls as winner of this year's dorm holiday decorating contest. "In general, we were very impressed. Everyone showed a lot of spirit," ... [more]


Exam schedule leave students feeling rushed
SMC students say one study day is not enough
By COURTNEY BOYLE
News Writer

Saint Mary's students will only have one day to prepare for finals between the last class day and the start of exams, due to the fact the College's academic calendar does not have a built-in study day. The College, which normally ... [more]