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Vol XXXVII No. 99

Friday, February 21, 2003

  Commentaries

Defending U.S. actions and intentions
Matthew Klobucher
junior

I would like to respond to Tom Seabaugh's Thursday letter, "Speak out against coming war." In it, he claims that United States action in Iraq is nothing more than "open colonial brutality" against an "already desperate and war-ravaged nation for strategic ... [more]
Questioning reasons for war
Kristin Shrader-Frechette
Viewpoint: Iraq

President George Bush wants to go to war. Many U.S. generals, such as Scowcroft and Schwartzkopf, do not. As Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni, former head of the U.S. Central Command in the Middle East put it: "It's pretty interesting that all ... [more]
Notre Dame should not support Michigan policy
Don't stand for ND's hypocrisy
Matthew Davey
sophomore

There will be no large demonstrations and probably not even any debates in response to Father Edward Malloy's latest decision to join 38 other private colleges and universities in a brief supporting the University of Michigan's affirmative action admissions policies, but ... [more]
Notre Dame should not support Michigan policy
Policy is inherently discriminatory
Paul Allegre
class of '00

As an alumnus, I would like to express my profound dismay over the brief submitted by Notre Dame on behalf of the discriminatory admissions policies at the University of Michigan. For one thing, Notre Dame should never stick up for that ... [more]
ND should be free to pursue diversity
The Observer Editorial

Notre Dame and 37 other private academic institutions took a strong stance Tuesday in supporting the University of Michigan's affirmative action policy in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the interest of obtaining a student body that is ... [more]


Inside Column
Ranking life from 1 to ten
JUSTIN KRIVICKAS
Assistant News Editor

Top 10 lists are everywhere these days from video countdowns to Letterman. Just like reality television, America can't get enough of this sensation and has used such lists to rank every conceivable thing known to man. People can develop an obsession ... [more]


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