Spring Break
Leaders of the South Bend Police Department believe the Common Council's proposed ordinance to require permits for some off-campus parties is not the best way to address out-of-control gatherings - and might not even be enforceable. "The question is, how far is everybody willing to stretch or fund the city's resources to necessarily enforce this," said Capt.
Notre Dame students, alumni and sports fans are asking questions regarding the punishment by the Office of Residence Life and Housing of junior football player Derrell Hand, who was arrested for allegedly soliciting a prostitute on South Bend's south side Aug.
US News and World Report recently placed Notre Dame in a tie for 19th in its 2008 rankings of the country's best colleges - one spot up from a No. 20 ranking last year. The rankings, published annually by US News and World Report, put Notre Dame in a tie with Vanderbilt.
The long, agonizing wait for many students will end Saturday at 3:43 p.m. when the Notre Dame football season kicks off in Notre Dame Stadium against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Because of the graduation of quarterback Brady Quinn and wide receivers Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight - and running back Darius Walker's early departure for the NFL Draft - Notre Dame is not ranked in the top 25 for the first time since Charlie Weis' first game as coach, against Pittsburgh to start the 2005 season.
The most recent product of University President Father John Jenkins and Provost Thomas Burish's public commitment to research is the appointment of former Assistant Dean of the Graduate School Cecilia Lucero to be the new director of undergraduate research.
Notre Dame's on-campus housing crunch hasn't gotten any better. For students in dorms like Farley, study lounges have been converted into extra bedrooms due to overcrowding. According to the Office of Residential Life and Housing, the University's 27 residence halls are at 104.