Nearly 91, Hesburgh finds time for visitorsFormer University president fills his days with prayer, appointments and by keeping up with current events
Sitting in his office on the 13th floor of the library named for him, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh has a busy schedule of meetings and appointments every day.
He sits with students, alumni and trustees - anyone who is willing to schedule time to meet with him. He reads - actually listens to books on tape or has students read to him due to his failing eyesight - and tries to stay up to date on current events.…
Male Senior Athlete: Lapira wins Notre Dame's first Hermann Trophy in 2006
Energy and goals. No two words could better describe Notre Dame's dynamo forward Joseph Lapira who became an irresistible force during his four years in South Bend under coach Bobby Clark.
By the time he hung up his Irish cleats, Lapira had terrorized opposing defenses to the tune of 41 career goals and 105 career points - both fifth-best in Notre Dame program history.…
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FeaturedOIT begins switch to Google mailCurrent students, alumni will get e-mail to migrate their accounts over summer, receive bigger quotasNotre Dame's Office of Information Technologies has teamed up with Student Government to provide current students with a new e-mail system though Google Apps. "We are hoping the system will be up and ready for students to migrate in the middle of the summer, so we can e-mail students and get them to migrate their accounts before they get back this fall," said Katie Rose, project manager of the OIT's latest initiative.Female Senior Athlete: Allen saves best for last in NCAA TournamentCharel Allen saved the biggest game of her career until her time at Notre Dame was almost over. The senior shooting guard dropped a career-high 35 points along with six rebounds and three assists against Oklahoma during Notre Dame's 79-75 overtime win in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament.It's still Notre Dame to meNotre Dame is a great place. It's a place where mentally and/or athletically and/or parentally gifted high school grads can learn and grow a lot in four short years. Less interestingly, it's a place where I learned and grew a lot in four short years. One of the important lessons was not to come across as such a ba**ard, so maybe my second sentence was a little much. |