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Vol XXXIIII No. 67

Friday, January 21, 2000

  Commentaries

Bush should topple Bradley in the end
Bridget O'Connor

Even at this early stage, it is clear that the real race for the 2000 presidential election is between GOP standout George W. Bush and the surprise Democratic contender Bill Bradley. Despite the presence of numerous other hopefuls, including the Vice ... [more]
`Black Like Me' represents heritage
Letter to the Editor

Forget walking a mile in a man's shoes, how about becoming him? John Griffin faced a similar question in October 1959. He was then a middle-aged white man with a wife and children, and a burning desire to experience life as ... [more]
Millionaire game shows take love of money to extremes
Kelly Hendricks California Poly State

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — By now, we've all probably seen "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." Then came FOX's "Greed" and NBC's "Twenty-One." If enough wasn't enough, FOX is now pushing the limit by presenting a new millionaire game show ... [more]
Mars failure echoes Mt. Graham fiasco
Letter to the Editor

Many at Notre Dame who are perplexed at the NASA/Mars failure and the Mt. Graham telescope controversy, which their school is involved in, may have wondered whether these events resulted from mismanagement at the agency or the congressional level. History shows ... [more]


Inside Column
Let Elian Go
Kathleen O'Brien
Assistant Sports Editor

Six-year-old Elian Gonzalez became the center of a storm of debate when he was found floating on an inner tube Nov. 25 off the coast of Florida. Elian's mother died in the journey from Cuba to the United States, leaving the ... [more]


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