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...university itself, the Roman Catholic administration, would prefer not to be defined by a leather bag full of wind. Allowing Faust to complete his term spoke to this perspective as eloquently as the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh when Notre Dame's president said, "The players are first and foremost students. A coach's position should not be at the mercy of last week's score or the vagaries of a single season." All the same, the essence of the place is signaled by the outstretched arms on a campus mural known to the students as "Touchdown Jesus." The statue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Shaking Free of the Thunder | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...your item on who has the most honorary degrees [NOTEBOOK, May 22], you erroneously reported that "nobody beats Bill Cosby, who has (his spokesman thinks) more than 100." In fact, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, has received 144 honorary degrees for his more than 50 years of contributions and service to higher education, the Catholic Church and the nation. Father Hesburgh, now 83, served as Notre Dame's president from 1952 to 1987. DENNIS K. BROWN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Public Relations and Information University of Notre Dame Notre Dame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 31, 2000 | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

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