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Hackett speaks on CRS for Forum

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Dr. Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), explained the fundamental Catholic identity and history of the international charity organization Thursday night as part of the Notre Dame Forum.


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Lecture focuses on Christian unity

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Saint Mary's welcomed best-selling author Thomas Cahill as the speaker for the fifth anniversary of the revival of the Christian Culture Lecture Wednesday.


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Set your own path'

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Editor's note: This is the third and final installment of a three-part series about Terrance Rogers, a 1979 Notre Dame graduate who has returned as a graduate student with the goal of winning Bengal Bouts.

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ND adds Ph.D. program

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A push from students helped bring about a new Ph.D. program in theology and peace studies that will begin in the fall, said Robert Johansen, director of doctoral studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.


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Jenkins runs with ROTC

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Some students on campus take the call to "wake up the echoes" very seriously — or at least that's how it seemed Wednesday when the sound of the ROTC cadets could be heard outside Rolfs Sports Recreation Center at 7 a.m.


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Saint Mary's holds memorial service

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The College held a memorial service for Bruno Schlesinger, professor at Saint Mary's College for nearly 60 years and founder of the Humanistic Studies Department Wednesday.



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President meets with students

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University President Fr. John Jenkins held his first office hours of the year Wednesday, which gave students the opportunity to discuss issues on campus or in their personal lives with the president.



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Bookstore offers 'Race to New York'

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How can you get free Hacienda chips and salsa, a free T-shirt and backpack, and the chance to win roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations and tickets to the Notre Dame vs. Army game at Yankee Stadium?   




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Ready for round two

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Editor's note: This is the second installment of a three-part series about Terrence Rogers, a 1979 Notre Dame graduate who has returned as a graduate student with the goal of winning Bengal Bouts.


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Forum: market, morals discussed

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Notre Dame staff attempted to answer difficult questions about moral development at the panel discussion "Morals and Markets: Being Catholic in a Global Economy," one of the first large events for this year's Notre Dame Forum. 


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Officials discuss campus water supply

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Notre Dame students might wonder why the water from different campus drinking fountains may differ in taste. A drink of water from a drinking fountain in the Rock might taste quite differently than that from a fountain in DeBartolo or a residence hall.




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SMC bookstore signs contract with Follett

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Saint Mary's College recently contracted Follett Higher Education Group to assume operations of the Shaheen Bookstore, Richard Speller, vice president for finance and administration at the College said.


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ND invests in conservation

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Notre Dame will invest $6.5 million in campus energy conservation measures over the next two years, University president Fr. John Jenkins and Executive Vice President John Affleck-Graves announced last week.