Two weeks ago the Saint Mary's Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board voted to approve the 2008-2009 SGA budget during a meeting that left student body president Mickey Gruscinski feeling "disillusioned" and caused her to "strongly consider resignation.
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Irish sophomore Will Yeatman has suited up for the Irish football team for the final time in 2008.
According to the South Bend Tribune, which verified the story Tuesday with Yeatman's father, Dennis, Yeatman was told by the Office of Residence Life and Housing that he would not be allowed to play or practice with his team for at least the remainder of this season.
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Football pep rallies will become more student-friendly, Hall Presidents Council (HPC) athletic committee co-chairs Laura Burdick and Derek Sanchez announced at the Council of Representatives (COR) meeting Tuesday.
The change follows growing student dissatisfaction with the football Friday events, highlighted by Sorin College's boycott of the Stanford pep rally.
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Cycling-enthusiasts around campus may want to be more careful about how they lock their bikes because according to assistant director of Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) Dave Chapman, bike thefts are on the rise.
"From Aug. 2006 to Aug. 2007 we had quite a drop in the number of bikes being stolen, and now we see an increase [in bikes being stolen].
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Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, winner of the 2007 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award, said it is possible to help out poor communities while at the same time making a profit in a lecture hosted by the Entrepreneurship Society Tuesday.
Ayala spoke to students about how he has developed business solutions that engage impoverished areas while still moving forward with economic growth.
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Monday morning Saint Mary's students living on campus woke up to find small fliers that had been slid under their doors the night before. There were no names or groups identified as being responsible for the fliers.
The fliers called for students to take action against the Noble Family Dining Hall by boycotting dinner Tuesday night.
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Coach Mike Brey said over and over how excited he was about this year's team, but it seemed as though he was chomping at the bit, waiting for someone to ask this one question during his 40-minute chat with the media Monday.
It finally came about 35 minutes into the press conference.
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Last season, the Irish won 26 games, including 14 in Big East play. Their reward?
Try one of the most grueling schedules in college basketball. In addition to the always-formidable Big East gauntlet, Notre Dame's slate includes an early-season trip to the prestigious Maui Invitational and non-conference tilts against Ohio State and UCLA.
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Last season, Notre Dame ranked sixth in the 16-team Big East in team defense, surrendering only 61.6 points per game. But the defense could have been even stronger if not for giving up the third worst 3-point percentage in the conference, allowing opponents to shoot 35.
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Notre Dame's 3-point shooting fell short last season. This season, the Irish have plans to make sure the long-range game comes back on line.
The Irish shot okay from behind the arc in the regular season - they hit 29.2 percent of their threes. In the postseason, however, that number dropped to 23.
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