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By Notre Dame Magazine staff
War and peace are major themes in this edition of Networthy ND, as the websites of CNN and NPR recently featured commentary by Notre Dame faculty members on the fighting in Libya and Afghanistan.
News » Archives » June 2011
NDAve: Woo Named Reliever-in-Chief
By John Nagy '00M.A.
Carolyn Y. Woo, dean of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, will leave ND at the end of 2011 to serve as president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services. CRS, fasten your seat belts.
Michael Baxter tribute
By Anna Nussbaum Keating' 06
In a pair of black jeans, work boots and a button-down flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up, Michael Baxter is right at home. Although for the casual observer it might be difficult to tell exactly where that home is.
The death of me
By Beth Apone Salamon ’90
“It is the job of the middle-school student to mentally murder the parents during these formative years,” the school counselor said at the “Welcome Parents” night.
Molarity Redux: P.E.O.C.A.
By Michael Molinelli '82
Welcome to Molarity Redux, the 19th strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends. Who’s in the doghouse?
The Playroom: The Good Lie
By Maraya Goyer Steadman ’89, ’90MBA
I recently read a quote by Albert Einstein, “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with the important matters.” Okay Albert, how about the tooth fairy?
The Playroom: In my room
By Maraya Goyer Steadman ’89, ’90MBA
Last night I was putting the world’s best pizza wheel away in the drawer full of all those kitchen utensils that don’t go anywhere else, and my son asked, “Hey, can I play with that?” He was reaching inside the drawer for a yellow plastic funnel.
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By Notre Dame Magazine staff
Today, the Notre Dame magazine staff has more blogs to recommend, from the sublime to the ridiculous . . .
The Playroom: 4 ever
By Maraya Goyer Steadman ’89, ’90MBA
I want to remember 4. Blond curls, blue eyes and the excitement of a lollipop. Princess dresses, tutus and bangs that are too long. I want to remember what you said in the car that was so perfect, just a few hours ago, but now I can’t remember.
Molarity Classic 73-76
By Michael Molinelli '82
Strips 73-76 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977. Who wants to be a campus Casanova?
The Playroom: Parents on deck
By Maraya Goyer Steadman ’89, ’90MBA
I have spent hours today on college savings accounts. I messed up the automatic deductions so they were coming from this account and they are supposed to be out of that account. With my oldest, somehow I messed up the portfolio allocations, and not in a good way.
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By Brian Doyle '78
Here’s a story. A boy is born in 1913, in Pittsburgh. His Irish father and German mother carry their first child up to a tiny white wooden house in the hills above the city. The boy proves to be an excellent student, quiet but thorough, and he itches to go to the University of Notre Dame.
The power of wiND
By John Monczunski
A mini wind farm is about to sprout in White Field on the north edge of the ND campus this spring — if it hasn’t already.
Transfer-mation: What it’s like to transfer to Notre Dame
By Amanda Gray ’12
Jack Heinrich has a legacy story at Notre Dame — a legacy of transfer students. “My aunt transferred in, and so did my grandfather,” the junior says. “All the members of my family who went here transferred.”