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Vol XXXIV No. 68

Thursday, January 18, 2001

  Commentaries

Catholics vs. sport utilities
Todd David Whitmore
The Common Good

Yesterday I returned to my car, a Suburu Impreza, to find two gouged troughs — each about a foot long and denting in about three inches deep — on the hood. They are the tell-tale marks of the undercarriage of the ... [more]
Quote of the Day

Ken Kesey

"You are either on the bus or off the bus." ... [more]
Are we there yet?
Edward Benson
Duke University

DURHAM, N.C. I was reminded recently of the continuing struggle of African Americans to live in a just society, and of why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday observance is so important to each of us. During the sermon in our ... [more]
Iraqi conflict is not over
Letter to the Editor

January 16 marked the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the war against Iraq, a solemn day indeed. It is made even more solemn by the fact that that war has never ended. The U.S. has never stopped its military ... [more]
Freshman folly
Letter to the Editor

A few days ago I finally learned the true meaning of the phrase "freshman mistake." I guess after a successful first semester I thought I might be immune to such tragedies, but unfortunately I was caught when I least expected it. ... [more]


Inside Column
20 candles on the cake
Kelly Hager
Copy Editor

You guessed it, it's my birthday this Saturday. Actually, it's my golden birthday. Twenty on the twentieth. Yup, that's me. Many times during the past I have listened to older and wiser friends discuss the weirdness of being that age. The ... [more]


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