The priest scolded the student for not knowing the schedule and refused to let him. I let him in and then went and got a sandwich for him. I found out that when he went home for Christmas he was met by a strange man at the door. His parents had split up. I still get watery eyes because I remember how sad it was.
Some students still do think of rectors as little more than overcautious baby sitters.
Like real parents, though, Notre Dame rectors insist they have only the best interests of students at heart. That's what makes us different from other places. Sister Sue Bruno, OSF, rector of Pasquerilla West, recalls the time her staff discovered evidence suggesting one of the women in their dorm had bulimia. Binge-purge eating sometimes afflicts women at Notre Dame and other universities because of the pressure they feel to look perfect as well as achieve perfection in their studies and other campus activities. Unsure how the woman might react if confronted, Bruno reluctantly called a suspect to her apartment to broach the subject.