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Cab companies: Over-charging is illegal

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Students may be powerless to stop the pain of rising tuition costs or the falling temperatures, but they can do something to prevent cab drivers from illegally increasing their fares on the weekends, according to Modern Cab Company manager Jean Ntakirutimana. 

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Library petition to be submitted

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

The petition for library reform that garnered more than 1,200 student signatures is expected to be ready for submission by next week, said graduate student David Morris, who began the petition.

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SMC Right to Life Club launches campaign

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

The five life-sized silhouettes of pregnant women around Saint Mary's campus are not part of a display sponsored by the art department; they are part of a month-long campaign by the College's Right to Life Club to advocate support on campus for pregnant women.

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Getting the 'ring by spring'

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

While some students might be debating who to take to their SYR, others are thinking of their relationships in terms of lifelong commitment.

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Bengal Bouts film highlights Missions

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

This weekend's premiere of "Strong Bodies Fight: Rough Cut" will reveal not only a few months' work of a dedicated few, but also nearly 80 years' work of a passionate many.

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Native American dancers will perform at SMC

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

The sounds of American Indian traditions will fill the air tonight in O'Laughlin Auditorium at Saint Mary's College, as The Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble will be performing on campus at 7:30 p.m.

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Symposium to take place tonight

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

The coordinators of the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium (FURS) hope to overcome the perception of Notre Dame students' inferiority at intellectual discussion when students, faculty and staff gather in the Jordan Hall of Science tonight for presentations of student research projects.

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Princeton prof. gives lecture to College

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

The chair of the history department at Princeton University delivered a lecture on Christian history "intended to rekindle a new generation with intellectual excitement" at Saint Mary's Tuesday.

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Obama visits lab of ND alum

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

After graduating from Notre Dame in May, Patrick Brown began graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His first semester is already proving interesting: his research laboratory recently played host to President Barack Obama.

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Bureau Chief addresses Middle East

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Political change in the Middle East has been a challenging and frustrating process over the years, especially for the people affected by its current state of affairs. New York Times United Nations Bureau Chief Neil MacFarquhar described six factors that have made such change difficult at a lecture Tuesday at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies.

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ND grad elected Governor of Virginia

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Notre Dame alumnus Bob McDonnell was elected the 71st governor of Virginia Tuesday, topping Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds with about 60 percent of the vote as of press time. With the win, McDonnell will become the fourth Notre Dame alumnus in history to be elected as a U.S. governor.

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Theology professor discusses immigration

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Father Daniel Groody, Professor of theology at Notre Dame, discussed the theological dimensions of immigration during a lecture on "Crossing the Divide: Foundations of a Theology of Migrations" Wednesday hosted by the Saint Mary's Department of Social Work.

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Contest to measure energy use in dorms

By The Observer · Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

As part of an ongoing effort to make the University of Notre Dame more eco-friendly, the Office of Sustainability and student government are hosting a Dorm Energy Competition, which kicked off yesterday and will continue through Nov. 30.

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Proposed Transpo route to run this month

By The Observer · Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

A new Transpo route that will drop students near common student bars and neighborhoods on weekend nights will tentatively start running this November, student body president Grant Schmidt said.

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Ex-employee settles with ND

By The Observer · Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

The University of Notre Dame settled their legal dispute with former Catering… by Design employee Sara Gaspar, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

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Grad. students raise money with mustaches

By The Observer · Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

Notre Dame graduate students will benefit a local charity, Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Joseph County, while growing mustaches in November, co-coordinator and Notre Dame graduate student in Biological Sciences Matt Barnes said.

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College professor discusses self-image

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009

"Bitchin' Bodies," written by Saint Mary's College professor Terri Russ and published in 2008, discusses the self-image issues women cope with in our society. Russ recently called to attention the enormous role that body image plays in the lives of women.

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