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

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■ Httl |Bl|Bn ■% Cj ' uMPAt OF TUt Past Ilhris Nickele and his cousin kephanie Nickele look at an lid yearhook from when their athers attended Notre Dame. JVhile alums enjoy looking at ild pictures and reminiscing ibout their college days, their :hildren often find amusement n those same old photos. (Photo • Robyii Mandolini) Laely Campua N iait Vlany children begin a love of :he Fighting Irish at a young ige. These two boys pose with i-ather Conley, CSC as they get die true Notre Dame experience if being on campus during a ootball weekend. (Photo by Dan Robineae) ■ ' 3 ' ' ua L-e a , Ah Lxjjv LvcmiNc; Lisa Pomarico joins her parents for dinner during Junior Parents Weekend. Many parents who are alums were overjoyed to come back and spend time on campus with their children who are now carrvTng on the tamily tradition of attending Notre Dame. (PhotP b kate DiNardo) Katie Ciwle ' and her f adier take a break for a picture while they walk around Notre Dame ' s cam- pus. Many ND alums enjoyed e. ploring campus and seeing the new buildings that have gone up and die changes that have been made since they were students here. (Plioto by Sally Hoseyj •W

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PayiNc; TiJE. uH(; A ctfLLtct- ATUPt rr can 6c. a c HiTAfJr 6alaNc:iNc; act : TRYirJc Ti? jucc lc. cLASAti. acU l wcirk, cxtracurriculars, aiul friends can sccin like a nearly impossible task. So why is it that nearly 40% of Notre Dame students choose to add one more thing to dieir plate by taking a job on campus. ' Qi-Oimpus employment is a ailahle to Notre Diune students who are enrolled on at least a part-time basis. Tlic-se students work in are;is such iis atliletic offices, clerical posiriems, computer relatcxl ;uil1 tcclmical fields, fcxxl serxices, tutoring, and many more. An on-campus pb offers die conveiiience and flexible hours that off -campus jobs arc unable to prcnide. In addition to being a great way to meet people, on ampus 2 jol offer the opportunity to explore different career options and interests, and this is helpful in choosing a major, mimir, (.)r just finding a new hobby. It ' s a great way to become more independent, more organized, get handson experience, and just yet involved with the university, said Qaudia Ramirez of her ixisition as a student assistant at the Lisritute for Latino Studies. Tlierc are a great variety ' of jobs on iunpus to chixwe from. SilAmmlSM Sime o( them arc ' er ' demandiny, while others allow students time to multi-task Mid work on cla.ss assigrunaits wliile on the ckxk. Chtxxjing the right jt h dei-Tends on the time and level of commitnimt one is willing to put in. Working at a computer cluster is a great job because I get to meet new people, help students, and do my homework iill at the same time, said QJeman-Morse computer consultant, Mark Rossi. On the opposite end of the spectnim, there are jobs that, while rewarding, can also be rather time consuming. It ' s amazing how being an RA. has affected almost every aspect of my life, especially my fiiith, friaidships, and general outkxik on life. Each of these has become stronger and more stJidified, commentcxi Lyons H; ll R.A. Mary Swaykus. Overall, having a ph on-campus is a great opjx rt unity that helps to enhance the college experience 1t - allouinj students to earn some extra iiione - while ct ntriburing to the Notre L ame C(Miiinunir ' in a unique way. by veronica rivero PlaHMiMc Aucap A M iimH KlMn . v nl. l discusses lus aiiipany «nh iin interested student at an ND jiih fair. Many students used tiie job fair, which was held in the JAOC, ;vs a chance to meet pnispectiw cmpkiycrs and learn aKxit future jiit« of interest to them. (Phulo in Sarcdx Sdmader) Brad Lx-nuin yets some work done dunn}; down tiine i«i the job. Whether it is in Ixtwccn answeririK phone calls or in the midsT of signing out spons equipment, extra time to do « rk is a wdcome incentiw: for iJl student emploNxxs. (Photo fry Dun Rolvtette) C yy fK Uf

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All IN TTJtf5 V TlJCJR Al urJC UVCX IN TUt P EM-S TUtJR FRItUPA N V RtilPt IN. T JCJE. PAROfTi ATt IN TlJC. PlNlNC hall with Condoleezza Rice and Rudy. Their relatives played football for Coach Parseghian. Tlieir moms or aunts were some of the first women ever admitted to the university. While these cliildren and family members of past Notre Dame aluins, or legacies as they are often referred to, may 1 ; playfully mocked, they arc truh ' a ' cr ' special and luck ' group of Notre Dcunc students. Tliroughout fixitball season, the alumni presaice is largely felt on campus. Oil Saturdays of home games, Notre D;ime is taken o er by fans and fomier students. Many ot tiie alumiii are able to isit their sons and daughters since over twenty-five percent of the undergraduate student h has at least one parent who attended the uni -ersit Legacies ha c had to endure years of teasing by those students who have no family history ' at Notre Dame. Studaits often joke that legacies only got in because their fathers and or mothers wont here, thus implying that legacies did not have to rightfully cam their place here, niile this is not often the case, it is just one ot many ways in which legacies get tease l by their [xxts. 1 once askal a dumb question about why onl ' certain airports are called international, sail.! sophonuTc Bridget ' eihme er. friends just sighed and said it was ok because I ' m a legacy. While some students may demean the idea of being a legacy, it is actually an enN-iable position. Most legacies were lucky enough to grow up surrounded by Notre Dame history ' as their parents told stories of the university ' s rich traditions. And as they became students themselves, it was fin;illy their turn to cheer on the Irish. Their parents may have laid a foundation, but it was not simply an in to the uni ersin . It was the beginning of their fanily ' s own Notre Dame tradition and a ccmtriburion to the university ' s histor It is this honor that is reserved stricdy for legacies, and that cim cause mi nv other students to get a little jeiilous. Tliough legacies ma - Iv jokal alxuit around c;impus, the ' represent a er im Mrtant Iv tre Dame tradition. At a uni ersirs ' that const;intl ' stresses the im Mrtance fit the Ncttre Dame family, legacies eml xl ' tliis tradiriiMi in a umque wa ' that most other students will ne er get lo experience. by clairc fadel It RijriA M Tiic. P ' amily Current student y-hn Kc;uth.t is the perfect axamplc nf a legac ' . Vi ' ith k ' th parents, line grandpa, three uncles, and three ctxisins Jl graduiiting (nvn Nixre Dame, he has learned first hand the tradition and ideals that make this such a great universit ' . (Phoio h Dan Rohineae) 6tae.tiN ; Ai4t V .As Freshman Orientation weekend «Taps up. Qiristian Gihnel takes a nxmioit to pose outside the J.AOC with his father Rohen Csibnel , a nxaiibw of the class of 1 977. Nearly 2 5 percent of the freshman class have a parent who graduated from ND. (Photo camesy of Omsoon Gabiid) C , KA£ Ufe