June 2005
A Source of Life and Death
By: Nina Welding
A Chinese proveb warns, "When drinking water, think of its source." That may have been an appropriate warning for cowpokes and travelers in the Old West, where the distance between water holes was vast and the water often stagnant or, worse, poisoned. But does it have any relevance to the water supply in technologically advanced countries like the United States? Incredibly, it does. >
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Individual Investors: Proceed with Caution
By: Mary Hamann
Finance Professors Robert Battalio and Rick Mendenhall recently published research showing that because small investors (those who trade fewer than 500 shares) rely on less sophisticated information when making stock decisions than investors making large trades, they are often less successful. >
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Keeping secrets not always harmful
By: Susan Guibert
The recent unmasking of Mark Felt as Watergate’s “Deep Throat” calls into question the conventional wisdom that says harboring secrets is harmful – and is likely the root of illness or emotional turmoil. >
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Editor finds spiritual solace in nature
By: Michael O. Garvey
“Back to Earth: A Backpacker’s Journey into Self and Soul,” by Kerry Temple, editor of Notre Dame Magazine, has recently been published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. >
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Music Industry Could Profit from Downloaders
By: Emily Paladino (’05)
For many young people, downloading music illegally is like driving five miles over the speed limit. Almost everyone does it, and almost nobody gets caught. With recent developments in mp3 technology, more and more people are sharing tunes illegally—a trend that has caused the recording industry to take the fight against music piracy to the courtroom. >
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Feeling the heat from a gamma-ray burst
By: William G. Gilroy
Heat generated from a gamma-ray burst has been detected for the first time by a team of astronomers led by University of Notre Dame physicist Peter Garnavich. >
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Italian professor publishes new book on Dante’s work
By: Susan Guibert
Christian Moevs, associate professor of Romance languages at the University of Notre Dame, has published a book in which he sheds new light on the interpretation of Dante’s “Divine Comedy.” >
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Supreme Court ruling against medical marijuana use “not surprising”
By: Michael O. Garvey
Gonzales v. Raich, the Supreme Court ruling that federal authorities may prosecute even sick people from states whose laws permit the use of “medical marijuana,” came as no surprise to John Robinson, associate dean of Notre Dame Law School. >
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