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Molarity Classic 116-119

Strips 116-119 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977, continue to follow the protest over the housing lottery. The double strip takes a look at the excitement of a close football bowl game.

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Pirates and the Protestant Reformation, anti-matter and crying babies. Those are some of the topics covered in this edition of Networthy. One thing is certain: No one can ever accuse Notre Dame people of having narrow interests.

Magazine job opening

Molarity Redux: Lassie Goes to Hollywood

Welcome to Molarity Redux, the 27th strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends.

Molarity Classic 111-115

Strips 111-115 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977, follow the protest over the housing lottery, a little publication called “the dog book,” and the agony of finals.

Molarity Redux: The Flirt

Welcome to Molarity Redux, the 26th strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends.

Molarity Classic 106-110

Strips 106-110 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977, follow the ever-present changes to the ND alcohol policy and the heartbreak of football losses.

Molarity Redux: Uniforms

Welcome to Molarity Redux, the 25th strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends. It’s time to go bowling.

Hank Aaron still chasing the dream

For Hank Aaron, who spoke at Notre Dame on Dec. 7, it was never about the records. It was about playing and working to his full potential — and helping others do the same.

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UFOs, dragons and wizards, oh my! What has gotten into Networthy ND? There’s actually much more than “news of the weird” and fantasy. But today that is where we begin. . .

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This edition of Networthy leads off with some thoughts related to the child abuse scandal involving former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Molarity Classic 101-105

Strips 101-105 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977, follow the tune-in,drop-out philosophy of Timothy Leary, as well as the importance of laundry.

Molarity Redux: Liturgy committee

Welcome to Molarity Redux, the 24th strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends, where a liturgical rap gets approval from on high.

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You can’t say ND people don’t have wide interests. The fate of Western capitalism, the specter of a drone world war, how to predict stock prices by using Google, and what happens if we meet an unfriendly E.T. are among the issues ND folk weighed in on recently.

Molarity Classic 96-100

Strips 96-100 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977, wander around campus, taking in some campus news stories and infamous pop quizzes.

The magic of Notre Dame football

Yes, it’s only a game, but one fan discovers that a Notre Dame football win can help lighten dark times.

Molarity Redux: Feedback

Welcome to Molarity Redux, the 23rd strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends. Can Professor Mole make the grade?

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Notre Dame bloggers offer a wealth of items from the informative to fun. Find out what ND research Jay Leno talked about in his monologue.

Molarity Classic 91-95

Strips 91-95 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977, take a trip on the mass transit side.

Molarity Redux: Bar banter

Welcome to Molarity Redux, the 22nd strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends. Time for a trip to the Linebacker.

Molarity Classic 87-90

Strips 87-90 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977, celebrate a new pope.

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Nice men apparently do finish last, at least when it comes to salaries. Faculty commentary in this edition of Networthy ND runs the gamut from a study of why it may pay to be a jerk to why Republican presidential candidates should be leery of the Tea Party.

Molarity Redux: Underground Project

Welcome to Molarity Redux, the 21st strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends. Who’s watching over Notre Dame football?

Molarity Classic 82-86

Strips 82-86 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977, take us a little west of Yasgur’s farm.

@nd.edu: The Notre Dame love story

It starts with a home-town honey, but the Notre Dame love story is only beginning.

Fire Up the Box

I have a gun. A battle rifle to be specific. My right forefinger controls the trigger. My left forefinger throws grenades. Wait . . . do I have any grenades? My left thumb controls my head . . . or was it my body? Why do my head and my body have different controls? I can’t play Halo; this is obvious.

Molarity Redux: Holiday Road

Welcome to Molarity Redux, the 20th strip in the updated, continuing adventures of Jim Mole and friends. “Road trip!” takes on a whole new meaning.

@nd.edu: Tradition sometimes graduates

I am a proud Notre Dame student who tries to embrace every bit of ND culture: I have slapped the “Play like a Champion” sign. I have done hundreds of Irish pushups. I haven’t yet walked up the steps of the Main Building. But I can’t help but be wounded by the disappointment of alums as they bemoan traditions that have faded away.

Molarity Classic 77-81

Strips 77-81 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977. Notre Dame football takes a hit.

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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.