A total of 89 violations of Notre Dame's honor code were reported and resolved during the 2006-2007 academic year, said Dennis Jacobs, the associate provost and faculty co-chair of the Notre Dame Code of Honor Committee. Notre Dame students and faculty are expected to adhere to the simple code - "as a member of the Notre Dame community, I will not participate in or tolerate academic dishonesty" - that lays the foundation for the University's high standards of academic integrity.
Blogging has become a popular means of mass communication, and some Notre Dame students are joining the millions of Internet users who maintain personal Web sites. Seniors Rob Arseniadis and Chris Wilson write a blog about Notre Dame football and basketball.
Student environmental activists and University administrators say they want to improve and expand recycling at Notre Dame by implementing new initiatives and organizing educational campaigns this year. Many departments and individuals at the University expend great effort to recycle, said Amy Amoni, director of Project Management for University Business Operations.
Congregation of Holy Cross founder Father Basil Moreau praised God by living his life in unity with the Holy Spirit, said John Haughey, a senior fellow with the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University. "The primary act of his life was the life of the Eucharist," Haughey said Thursday at Saint Mary's.
Notre Dame's struggling start in football has dissuaded some Notre Dame fans, like junior Ron Kerelegon, from making the trip to West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday to see the Irish take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Kerelegon said he will watch the game on television from campus and get some homework done.
Award-winning filmmaker Stephanie Black presented her first film on Jamaican immigration, "H-2 worker," a documentary about the migration of Jamaican men to southern Florida sugar cane plantations, at the Hesburgh Center Thursday. The only two people to attend were an Observer reporter and an Observer photographer.