University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Time. It crawls during the school week, flies by on weekends, and, suddenly, finds us packing to leave each May. Given all that Notre Dame has to offer, time spent here is sometimes shorter than we would like. As students, we find ourselves dividing our hours between the regimen of study and free time. Gradually, we learn to ration our time between lectures, meetings, happy hours, masses, and jogs around the lakes. Although we realize that a few extra hours of studying would probably improve our academic performance, we also sense the importance of experiencing a little of everything Notre Dame encompasses. The hype of a football weekend, the Keenan Revue, and AnTostai provide needed breaks from late nights at the library and endless computer projects. Participating in campus organizations gives us an opportunity to meet more people and add our personal touch to the University. Yet, as we glance around at the multitude of booths at Activities Night, we realize there isn ' t time to do everything. In what we choose to be a part of here, we establish our priorities we strike a balance. 6 Opemr.g

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istorically. the blue and gold colors represent the image of Mary on the Dome against a . deep blue sky. Caught up in the fever of a football weekend, however, we sometimes forget what these colors symbolize. Yet when we meet people outside of Notre Dame and the first question they ask is How ' s the football team doing? , we desperately want them to understand that Notre Dame is much more than athletics - - that blue and gold don ' t merely represent a team but a conglomeration of values. While we may most openly express our enthuasiam for Notre Dame within the confines of the stadium, the blue and gold values we incorporate into our lives extend much deeper.