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December 2009
Hockey scores a happier home
BYThe downside to the Notre Dame hockey team’s sudden popularity is that not all fans have the chance to catch a game because of limited seating inside the lackluster arena.
Read full articleAcross the blue line
BYAfter almost a decade away from the college game, Notre Dame hockey coach Jeff Jackson returned in 2005 to guide a floundering Notre Dame program to new levels of success.
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BYKevin Ford, class of 1982, is one of three Notre Dame alumni who have traveled in space.
Read full articleRocket Launched
BYAs the clock creeps past 1 a.m., Kevin Ford ’82 is lying on his back on the flight deck of the space shuttle Discovery.
Read full articleHappiness Is
BYMore than a century ago, an Irish economist named Francis Edgeworth imagined a futuristic device that would measure happiness.
Read full articleUnbalanced: The (gluten-free) staff of life
BYOur stepdaughter, who is allergic to soy, is bringing her new boyfriend for the Christmas meal. He’s a vegetarian.
Read full articleFinding the Christmas Star
BYAt this time in the Christian year, we are often reminded that the Gospel of Matthew records a peculiar astronomical event that occurred at the birth of Christ.
Read full articleThe Playroom: A Christmas yarn, slightly tangled
BYThis advent season I was struggling with how to incorporate Christ into our Christmas traditions.
Read full articleThe lily in winter
BYThe peace lillies were sympathy gifts, and for some reason they have survived in my house.
Read full articleAnother email: Another new era
BYThis afternoon I watched the press conference introducing Brian Kelly as Notre Dame’s next new football coach. I’m on board
Read full articleUnbalanced: The inside scoop
BYBefore ND hired Brian Kelly, the campus played the guessing game.
Read full articleA foremost Catholic scientist, remembered
BYThomas P. Carney, the second chair (1982-86) of Notre Dame’s lay board of trustees who died December 7 at age 94, led by intellect.
Read full articleTime as a teacher
BYEducation has a rhythm, a seasonality that naturally occurs as pupils flow from anxious beginners to stretched, tested performers who are ready to begin a new chapter in their lives.
Read full articleSummer poster
BYThe “Summer: Filled with Grace” poster is the last in our series of the four seasons at Notre Dame.
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