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The University of Notre Dame is refusing to release results from a recent sexual assault policy survey that was taken by students. Some of the survey details were given to the university-owned, student-ran newspaper - The Observer. But when WSBT requested a copy of the survey and interviews about it, we were denied. The university said the only interview they would be doing on this survey and its results was with The Observer. They declined our request for more details.

NOTRE DAME - Add another pair of primetime games for Notre Dame this fall.  ESPN announced that the Sep. 7 game at Michigan and the Sep. 14 game the following week at Purdue will be played at 8:00 at night. That gives the Irish four night games on the schedule for 2013 so far, with a likely fifth at Stanford in late November. Notre Dame will host USC at 7:30 on Oct. 19. In addition, Notre Dame will play in primetime against Arizona State at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  The Irish wil "host" The Sun Devils in their annual off-site home game, which will start at 6:30 p.m. Central time.

WSBT has learned Captain Reid Nishizuka - a 2005 Notre Dame graduate - was one of four airmen who died in a plane crash near Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan Saturday. The 30 year old is from Hawaii. KGMB, the CBS affiliate there, reports the crash is under investigation, but there was no enemy activity in the area at the time. The University's Facebook page says it's prayers are with his family. More here: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22101653/kailua-airman-one-of-four-killed-in-afghanistan-plane-crash

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have selected Notre Dame safety Zeke Motta with their second of three seventh-round picks. Motta was the second straight safety selected by Atlanta in the seventh round, following Central Florida's Kemal Ishmael one pick earlier. Each was a compensatory pick. It marked the second time in the draft the Falcons took players at the same position in consecutive picks. They opened the draft by picking cornerbacks Desmond Trufant and Robert Alford.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Indiana's five Roman Catholic bishops are scheduled to attend a daylong conference at the University of Notre Dame that will seek to find ways to reduce poverty and ease the suffering it causes. Organizers say the Indiana Catholic Poverty Summit on Friday - hosted by Notre Dame's Center for Social Concerns - has been inspired by Catholic Charities USA's campaign to reduce poverty in America. Others expected to participate in the summit include the Rev. Larry Snyder, who's president of Catholic Charities USA, and Society of St. Vincent de Paul President Sheila Gilbert.

On Saturday victims of the Boston Marathon bombings were remembered at the Blue-Gold game.  Players wore decals with the Boston Red Sox "B" over a three leaf clover on their helmets. This weekend the Indiana Department of Homeland Security was urging people at the game and other events going on throughout the state to be extra aware of anything suspicious. A facilities official with Notre Dame Stadium earlier Saturday posted to Facebook that security was tightened for the day's game.

Dozens of tents popped up outside Notre Dame Stadium Saturday morning despite the cold temperatures. The game, which pits the offense and defense against each other, allows fans to see players battle for some open positions. Fans drove from thousands of miles away to enjoy the game and get a taste for what the 2013 team will look like. "We bring a lot of extra people, family for the spring game because it's cheap," explains Brandon Hartzell, an Irish fan from St. Louis.  "It is and you don't have all the people here.

Tomorrow's Notre Dame Blue-Gold game will feature helmets saluting Boston and the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The helmets will feature a Blue B over a green three-leaf clover. WSBT's coverage of this year's Blue-Gold game kicks off at 12:30 tomorrow on News and Sports 960 AM and 96-1 FM WSBT. And make sure to tune in to WSBT News Saturday Morning starting at 6:30 for pre-game coverage.

SOUTH BEND - A former University of Notre Dame employee caught planting a video camera in a campus women's restroom will have to spend time behind bars after violating his probation. In February 2012, Don Steinke, 60, pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism and one count of attempted voyeurism, each a class D felony. The St. Joseph County prosecutor's office says video recordings were found on four separate dates between January 9, 2009 and March 7, 2011. Superior Judge Jerome J. Frese decided to treat all four counts of class A misdemeanors instead of felonies.

NEW ORLEANS   - Breanna Stewart scored 29 points to help UConn beat Notre Dame 83-65 on Sunday night to advance to the NCAA championship game. The Huskies will face Louisville in the title game Tuesday night in an all-Big East final. The Cardinals rallied to beat California 64-57 in the earlier semifinal. UConn will be going for its eighth national championship to match Tennessee for the most in women's basketball history. The Huskies (34-4) and Irish had played three thrilling games this season, with Notre Dame coming out on top by margins of one point, two points and in triple overtime.