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News from November 2005
ND ReSource: Holiday spending outlook on the upswing
Though the Consumer Confidence Index fell in October to a two-year low, falling gas prices and an unseasonably warm autumn have relieved consumers' concerns about soaring energy costs...
Published November 30, 2005 by Susan Guibert
Study documents ethical problems in youth sports
There are some glaring ethical problems in American youth sports - from cheating to taunting to disrespect - but the news isn't all bad, according to a new study co-authored by University of Notre Dame researcher F. Clark Power.
Published November 29, 2005 by Dennis Brown
Panelists to explore myths, realities of Social Security
Does Social Security really need to be "fixed?" Should people be allowed to invest some of their own Social Security funds? What happens if people invest unwisely? These and other questions will be the focus of a panel discussion...
Published November 28, 2005 by Susan Guibert
Political scholars to discuss role of religion in 2004 election
The extent to which religion and "moral values" actually affected the 2004 presidential election will be the focus of a roundtable discussion at 2 p.m. Dec. 2 (Friday) in McKenna Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Published November 23, 2005 by Susan Guibert
Infant co-sleeping expert sheds light on controversial practice
If sleepless nights and stretch marks aren't enough, new mothers also can expect a litany of unsolicited and often uncompromising opinions and judgments on the best way to care for their babies.
Published November 23, 2005 by Susan Guibert
Final Saturday Scholar Series presentation available on Web
Maria Tomasula, Michael P. Grace Associate Professor of Art, Art History and Design, delivered the most recent lecture in the University of Notre Dame's Saturday Scholar Series...
Published November 22, 2005 by Susan Guibert
Historian Jay Dolan to receive Catholic Library Association award
Jay P. Dolan, professor emeritus of history at the University of Notre Dame, will receive the Catholic Library Association's Jerome Award for outstanding contributions to Catholic scholarship.
Published November 22, 2005 by Michael O. Garvey
Ibsen among those at Notre Dame to receive Fulbright grants
University of Notre Dame faculty members Michael J. Etzel, Kristine Ibsen, and Gordon L. Hug have received Fulbright Scholar grants for study abroad, and Korean scholar Myung-Joo has earned a Fulbright to conduct research at Notre Dame this year.
Published November 21, 2005 by Shannon Chapla
Setting His Own Course
For Notre Dame senior John Paul Lichon, who will graduate in May with a self-designed major in Asian studies, picking a major became about creating his own course of study.
Published November 18, 2005 by Ted Fox
Most recent Saturday Scholar Series presentation available on the Web
Cathleen Kaveny, professor of theology and John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law; Lawrence Cunningham, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology; and Rev. Richard McBrien, Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology, delivered the most recent lecture in the Saturday Scholar Series...
Published November 17, 2005 by Susan Guibert
Former Gov. Kernan to teach political science course
Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan will return to his alma mater as an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science...
Published November 15, 2005 by Susan Guibert
Stanford scholar to deliver Latino History Lecture Nov. 17
Albert Camarillo, Miriam and Peter Haas Centennial Professor in Public Service at Stanford University, will give a lecture on "The New Racial Frontier in Majority-Minority Cities: African-Americans and Latinos in Compton, California, 1950-2000" at 5 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 17)...
Published November 15, 2005 by Shannon Chapla
Presentations to explore significance of 1960s literary art
An examination of the various aspects of literary art in the 1960s will be the focus of a two-day lecture series, Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 14 and 15), in McKenna Hall...
Published November 10, 2005 by Sara Woolf
Daughter's film on bomb survivor, ND professor Gil Loescher, to be shown
Two screenings of a new film about retired Notre Dame faculty member Gilburt D. Loescher's survival, suffering and courageous recovery from an Iraqi suicide bombing will be presented this weekend...
Published November 8, 2005 by Michael O. Garvey &
Meghan Winger
Clark Power to participate in Vatican seminar on sports
F. Clark Power, associate director of the Center for Ethical Education at the University of Notre Dame, has been invited to participate Friday and Saturday (Nov. 11 and 12) in a seminar at the Vatican...
Published November 8, 2005 by Dennis Brown
Conference to explore role of Catholicism in college athletics
An examination of how Catholicism is played out in collegiate sports will be the focus of a three-day conference Nov. 10 to 12 (Thursday to Saturday) in McKenna Hall...
Published November 3, 2005 by Susan Guibert
ND ReSource: New retirement option has pros and cons
Starting next year, workers will have another retirement savings option - the Roth 401(k), which allows tax-free withdrawal of savings upon retirement.
Published November 2, 2005 by Susan Guibert
FTT to present "Design for Living" Nov. 8 to 20
The University of Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) will present Noel Coward's "Design for Living" Nov. 8 to 20...
Published November 1, 2005 by Meghan Winger
NotreDame ReSource: UN decision on Syria right for now
The U.N. Security Council's decision Monday to hold off on highly punitive sanctions against Syria was a wise one, according to George Lopez, a University of Notre Dame professor and expert on U.N. sanctions.
Published November 1, 2005 by Dennis Brown
Latinos choosing suburbs over city
This story appeared in the Chicago Tribune and discusses a report released by Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies.
Published November 1, 2005 by Antonio Olivo & Oscar Avila (Chicago Tribune)