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Vol XXXV No. 78

Monday, January 28, 2002

  Commentaries

Black and white issues
Mike Marchand
Undistinguished Alumnus

No matter where we as Americans go, even in the brave new world that's followed Sept. 11, we're always hounded by one issue: race relations. Don't believe me? The perfectly ordinary action of hiring a football coach nearly exploded into a ... [more]
Quote of the day
Frederick Douglass
abolitionist

"In all the relations of life and death, we are met by the color line." Frederick Douglass abolitionist ... [more]
Detainees are being treated humanely
Staff editorial
The Tiger

CLEMSON, S.C. In the past week, talk has been heard from overseas and our own country about the possibility of unfair treatment and inhumane conditions at Camp X-Ray, the detainment camp in Cuba where 158 Afghan detainees are being held. These ... [more]
Leadership, not abstention, will solve BOG problems
Mel Burke
junior

Abstension, are you nuts? Politics are not accomplished by abstention. Voices are not heard by people dissatisfied with the choice of candidates or the number. Isn't that the big question? Are the Saint Mary's voices being heard? Some would like to ... [more]
Let it snow
Joe Guintu
freshman

From that glorious moment when I received my acceptance letter to Notre Dame, people have frequently told me, "Wow, it's going to be cold there." Coming from Southern California, the cold winter was something I was really looking forward to. Each ... [more]
Show us the money
James L. Rockney, co-president
Alan M. Robinson, treasurer

The Club Coordination Council distributes more than $200,000 of our money to different clubs around campus. It seems only natural that we, as students, would be able to find out where all our money is going. As officers in a club ... [more]


Inside Column
Fake no more
Kelly Hager
Copy Editor

I always look forward to starting the spring semester. Long lines at the bookstore, reintroducing my body to dining hall food and most importantly, my birthday. Lucky for me, my birthday always falls on the first weekend after the first ... [more]


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