December 2005
Professor Matovina publishes book on Guadalupe devotion
By: Michael O. Garvey
“Guadalupe and Her Faithful: Latino Catholics in San Antonio, from Colonial Origins to the Present,” by University of Notre Dame theologian Timothy Matovina, has been published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. >
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Cassel’s commitment to human rights forged in student protest problems
By: Gail Hinchion Mancini
In spring 2002, Douglass Cassel came to Notre Dame as a visiting associate professor of the Law School, working in its LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law. >
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Holiday spending outlook on the upswing
By: Susan Guibert
Though the Consumer Confidence Index fell in October to a two-year low, falling gas prices and an unseasonably warm autumn have relieved consumers’ concerns about soaring energy costs, giving them some unexpected wiggle room in their holiday budgets, according to University of Notre Dame economist Kasey Buckles. > Read the Full Article
Fall of Canadian government not unexpected
By: Shannon Chapla
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin launched an election campaign after his minority government was toppled in parliament Monday night over a corruption scandal. >
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Snite Museum notes 25th anniversary, focuses on future
By: Catherine McCormick
If you have visited the Snite Museum of Art during the past few years, you might have seen exhibits on capital punishment, the environment and gender issues, along with 2,000-year-old stone figures from Mexico, photographs of Tennessee, and Rembrandt etchings. >
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U.S. must not dilute prisoner treatment policies
By: Dennis Brown
Efforts by Congress and the administration to diminish laws designed to protect the rights of people detained in the war on terror are a “nail in America’s coffin” as the world’s moral authority, according to Mary Ellen O’Connell, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. >
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Infant co-sleeping expert sheds light on controversial practice
By: Susan Guibert
If sleepless nights and stretch marks aren’t enough, new mothers also can expect a litany of unsolicited and often uncompromising opinions and judgments on the best way to care for their babies. >
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