Sports
- Thomas declares himself eligible for draft (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
With a broad grin on his face and his parents proudly looking on, Chris Thomas declared May 5 he would forego his final two years of college eligibility and enter the NBA Draft.
- Women surprise country with Tournament upsets (By JOE HETTLER Sports Editor)
All the trials and tribulations Irish faced during the 2002-03 season finally paid off when the games counted the most.
- Brey leads Irish to Sweet Sixteen (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
Mike Brey will have a hard time forgetting what transpired on his 44th birthday.
- Solomon leaves for Bonnies' post (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
When St. Bonaventure started looking for someone to clean up the mess of an ugly basketball scandal, it turned to a Notre Dame assistant coach.
- Outstanding Senior Athletes: Best of the Class Watson steps out of the shadows to be Notre Dame's top runner (BY CHRIS FEDERICO Sports Writer)
Ask people what they consider the greatest accomplishment in sports, and running a four-minute mile is likely to be high on that list.
- Outstanding Senior Athletes: Best of the Class Loman leads by example to get the job done (BY MATT LOZAR Associate Sports Editor)
Compare Andrea Loman, The Observer's 2002-03 Outstanding Notre Dame Senior Female Athlete of the Year, to last year's recipient Jarrah Myers, and the scorebook shows striking similarities.
- Outstanding Senior Athletes: Best of the Class Belles senior helps lead team to third MIAA conference crown (BY JOE HETTLER Sports Editor)
Elisa Ryan doesn't think she plays tennis like most of her competitors. That's probably because she thinks she plays the game like a guy.
- Fencing: Team attitude leads fencers to first title since 1994 Irish score 182 points to edge archrival Penn State by three (BY MATT LOZAR Associate Sports Editor)
First-year head coach Janusz Bednarski did something former coach Yves Auriol couldn't do in his seven years in leading the Notre Dame fencing team — win a national title.
- ND Womens Tennis: Season comes to an end in second round of the NCAAs No. 21 Irish drop match 4-0 to No. 16 Vanderbilt (BY JOE LINDSLEY Sports Writer)
A successful season came to a tough end for the No. 21 Irish as they fell 4-0 to No. 15 Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA Tournament May 10 in Nashville, Tenn.
- Womens Track and Field: Irish fall just short at Big East Championships, finish 2nd (BY HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN Sports Writer)
The Notre Dame womens track and field team could not overcome Miami's domination in the sprints, as the Irish placed second in the Big East Championships by scoring 126 points to Miami's 166. Miami won individual championships in the 100 meters, 100 meter hurdles, 200 and 400 meters.
- ND Softball: Big East Champs looking to qualify for first World Series Fourth-seeded Irish travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. for regional tourney (BY MATT LOZAR Associate Sports Editor)
In an eight-team regional featuring the fourth-ranked team in the country, the defending national champion and a host team seeded third, one would think Notre Dame coach Deanna Gumpf and the fourth-seeded Irish (36-15) would be most concerned about one of those top 15 teams.
- Rowing: Seniors have one last chance at qualifying for NCAAs Seniors have one last chance at qualifying for NCAAs (BY CHRISTINE ARMSTRONG Sports Writer)
A team qualification for the NCAA Championships would a perfect graduation gift for seniors Ashlee Warren, Casey Buckstaff, Andrea Amoni, Rebecca Campbell, Erica Drennen, Cassie Markstahler, Katie McCalden and Kerri Murphy.
- 2002 Year in Review (Observer Staff Report )
The rector of Sorin Hall, Father Sam Peters, was fired after University officials say he had an "inappropriate sexual relationship" with an adult female, a school spokesman said Wednesday.
- 2003 Year in review (Observer Staff Report )
Mens Lacrosse
- Irish squeak by Huskies for Big East crown (By HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN Sports Writer)
Since one Big East Championship was not enough for the mens track and field team, the Irish decided to repeat their indoor accomplishment — by winning the Big East Outdoor Championship.
- SMC Golf: Simmerman wins national championship (By JOE HETTLER Sports Editor)
Stefanie Simmerman's swing didn't feel quite right a few weeks before the Division III golf championships. But that feeling changed at just the right time for the Saint Mary's sophomore and her Belle teammates.
- Jones to play football this fall (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
Julius Jones has been academically cleared by the University and will return to play football for the Irish in the fall, his father said Tuesday.
- Thomas returns for junior year (By ANDREW SOUKUP Sports Writer)
Chris Thomas' 42-day flirtation with the NBA ended when no single NBA team could convince him he would be selected in the first round.
Inside
- Nothing lasts forever (Kate Nagengast Managing Editor Emeritus)
Alarm clocks go off, kegs get kicked, curtains fall, shot clocks run out, closing hymns are sung, seemingly infallible bars get busted, even kids from a creek-side town eventually surrender their WB series and this weekend, college careers conclude.
Viewpoint
- Now, I realize (HELENA PAYNE Senior Staff Writer)
It was Freshmen Orientation 1999 and I was strolling on God Quad with my roommate. We stumbled upon an upperclassman that had inspired someone I knew in high school. After I told the student about his influence on my old acquaintance, the upperclassman asked, "Is she hot?"
- Finding my feministic side (SARAH NESTOR Senior Staff Writer)
Ah, graduation. How long have I been waiting for it to be my turn? Well, only four short years but sometimes it felt like it was never going to be my turn. So, I could write about how I'm going to miss my friends or how I've changed over the years or how I'm going to miss campus, dorm life and classes but instead I'm not. No sentimental-I-can't-believe-I'm-graduating-it's-gone-so-fast drivel that we've all heard before. No, instead, I'm going to tackle the issue of feminism.
- Well, we made it (JACQUELINE BROWDER Happliy Ever After)
With graduation upon us, the Class of 2003 has just about crossed that proverbial threshold. Our senior year has come to an end and we realize that on a seemingly ordinary Sunday in South Bend, our lives will change forever. We will graduate from the University we have learned to call home become a part of its alumni.
- Holding on to memories (KATIE McVOY Senior Staff Writer)
I didn't want this column to be just one more in a long list of columns about saying goodbye. Despite the fact that I have lots of wonderful memories here in South Bend, I didn't know how many of you would share similar ones. And, if you do understand them, you have plenty of your own. You probably don't want to read about mine.
- What our education can — and should — be (PAT McELWEE Senior Staff Writer)
A Notre Dame education, as with any reasonably complete education, encourages students to grow curious, to inquire, to test old adages and to confront the pressing moral issues of our time. I can say that Notre Dame continues to do this, despite the growth of a trade school mentality in some circles, because any student who sought out a real education here could have found it.
News
- Senator will deliver speech (By TERESA FRALISH Associate News Editor)
Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) will deliver the commencement address to the Notre Dame Class of 2003 this Sunday. Lugar currently serves as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and has been an Indiana senator since 1976.
- Author to address graduates (By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD Saint Mary's Editor)
Traveling from New York to Saint Mary's Saturday afternoon will seem like second nature to Adriana Trigiani. However, instead of returning to the campus for a visit or book signing, the author, screenwriter and director will speak to hundreds of graduating seniors, a position she faced not long ago herself.
- Robinson No. 1 at Saint Mary's (By EMILY BRAMMER News Writer)
Meghann Robinson said that she is not the type of student who spent all of her time studying in the library, but her love for her studies helped her to achieve a 4.0 grade point average and the title of Saint Mary's 2003 valedictorian.
- Laracy named 2003 valedictorian (By ANDREW THAGARD Assistant News Editor)
Her commitment to academics may have earned her the honor of valedictorian, but classes are just one aspect of Margaret Laracy's experience at Notre Dame. The psychology major from Jersey City, N.J. has been active in community service and campus life.
- Diversity in Saint Mary's seniors (By NATALIE BAILEY News Writer)
Approximately 350 women will make the transition from students to alumnae Saturday, May 17.
- Saint Mary's has plan to replace Eldred (By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD Saint Mary's Editor)
The Saint Mary's College Board of Trustees outlined its plan April 25 for selecting a replacement for Marilou Eldred, who announced her retirement March 5 but said she would remain as college president until her successor was hired.
- Student finishes degree in 3 years Computer (By ANDREW THAGARD Assistant News Editor)
Students often remark that their time under the Dome goes by quickly, but for Dan Brunner the college years have passed by even faster. The computer science major will graduate with the class of 2003 after just three years at Notre Dame.
- Two rectors leaving residence halls Rectors of Zahm Hall and St. Edward's Hall (By MELISSA LOU News Writer)
The Notre Dame community is bidding farewell to two residence hall rectors who will not return in the fall, John Mojzisek of St. Edward's Hall and Father Tom Bednar of Zahm Hall.
- University cuts force colleges to look at budgets Admissions increases and construction project cuts among options for colleges (By KATE NAGENGAST Senior Staff Writer)
Since the University Board of Trustees called for budget cuts in March as a result of losses to the endowment and a down economy, each college is now working to finalize its 2003-04 budget and determine the effects of a 5 percent cut to academic and student life expenditures mandated by the Board.
- Scully resigns as executive vice president (By ANDREW SOUKUP News Writer)
The University's third-ranking official announced May 2 he would resign his position as executive vice president but remain a member of the faculty.
- Senator will deliver speech (TERESA FRALISH Associate News Editor)
Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) will deliver the commencement address to the Notre Dame Class of 2003 this Sunday. Lugar currently serves as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and has been an Indiana senator since 1976.
- Author to address graduates (ANNELIESE WOOLFORD Saint Mary's Editor)
Traveling from New York to Saint Mary's Saturday afternoon will seem like second nature to Adriana Trigiani. However, instead of returning to the campus for a visit or book signing, the author, screenwriter and director will speak to hundreds of graduating seniors, a position she faced not long ago herself.
- Laracy named 2003 valedictorian (ANDREW THAGARD Assistant News Editor)
Her commitment to academics may have earned her the honor of valedictorian, but classes are just one aspect of Margaret Laracy's experience at Notre Dame. The psychology major from Jersey City, N.J. has been active in community service and campus life.
- Robinson No. 1 at Saint Mary's (By EMILY BRAMMER News Writer)
Meghann Robinson said that she is not the type of student who spent all of her time studying in the library, but her love for her studies helped her to achieve a 4.0 grade point average and the title of Saint Mary's 2003 valedictorian.
- Diversity in Saint Mary's seniors (NATALIE BAILEY News Writer)
Approximately 350 women will make the transition from students to alumnae Saturday, May 17.
- Saint Mary's has plan to replace Eldred (ANNELIESE WOOLFORD Saint Mary's Editor)
The Saint Mary's College Board of Trustees outlined its plan April 25 for selecting a replacement for Marilou Eldred, who announced her retirement March 5 but said she would remain as college president until her successor was hired.
- Two rectors leaving residence halls Rectors of Zahm Hall and St. Edward's Hall (By MELISSA LOU News Writer)
The Notre Dame community is bidding farewell to two residence hall rectors who will not return in the fall, John Mojzisek of St. Edward's Hall and Father Tom Bednar of Zahm Hall.
- Student finishes degree in 3 years Computer (ANDREW THAGARD Assistant News Editor)
Students often remark that their time under the Dome goes by quickly, but for Dan Brunner the college years have passed by even faster. The computer science major will graduate with the class of 2003 after just three years at Notre Dame.
- Two rectors leaving residence hallsUniversity cuts force colleges to look at budgets Admissions increases and construction project cuts among options for colleges (KATE NAGENGAST Senior Staff Writer)
Since the University Board of Trustees called for budget cuts in March as a result of losses to the endowment and a down economy, each college is now working to finalize its 2003-04 budget and determine the effects of a 5 percent cut to academic and student life expenditures mandated by the Board.
- Scully resigns as executive vice president (ANDREW SOUKUP News Writer)
The University's third-ranking official announced May 2 he would resign his position as executive vice president but remain a member of the faculty.
- Sorin Hall rector fired for `sexual relationship' Father Sam Peters dismissed (MEGHANNE DOWNES News Editor)
The rector of Sorin Hall, Father Sam Peters, was fired after University officials say he had an "inappropriate sexual relationship" with an adult female, a school spokesman said Wednesday.
- Saint Mary's grads continue legacies Several seniors are following in the footsteps of their mothers and grandmothers (EMILY BRAMMER News Writer)
By graduating Saturday, 24 Saint Mary's graduates will continue the legacies of their Alumnae mothers and in some instances, their grandmothers as well.
- ND, SMC students add world view International (TERESA FRALISH Associate News Editor)
For all students, college represents a journey marked by learning and growth, but it seems even greater when they start on the other side of the world. This year's seniors hail from locales across the world — as far away as China and Argentina.
- Senator outlines foreign policy at Commencement (By TERESA FRALISH Associate News Editor)
America must maintain a leading role in international affairs while working to forge coalitions with other countries to fight terrorism and nuclear weapons proliferation, said Senator Richard Lugar, R-IN, the keynote speaker at Sunday's commencement ceremony.
- DeBolt to sue sheriff's office (By ANDREW SOUKUP News Writer)
Chad DeBolt, the Notre Dame football player arrested in Florida in December, has notified officials that he intends to sue for injuries he claims were sustained when officers beat him at the Duval County Jail.
- Firm selected for SMC President search (Anneliese Woolford Saint Mary's Editor)
Saint Mary's Board of Trustees has enlisted the help of Korn/Ferry International to conduct its search for a successor to standing President Marilou Eldred. Eldred announced her intent to retire from the position March 5, but agreed to stay until a successor is named.
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