| Vol XXXV No. 91 |
Thursday, February 14, 2002 |
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Hate crime legislation is hateful
Christine Niles
As I See It ...
 At least once last year I received an e-mail petition from the Multicultural Student Organization urging me, a "multicultural" student, to support hate crimes policies. For those not familiar, hate crimes laws punish criminals motivated by hatred for race, religion, gender, ... [more]
Differing views on effects of contraception
Others' use benefits Catholics
Randall Lannie
class of '99
I do not mean to argue against any of the points Professor Rice made in his column Tuesday about contraception and its serious demographic effects. I would, however, like to point out a potential silver lining in the cloud that is ... [more]
Differing views on effects of contraception
Population changes should not be feared
Dillon Mahoney
senior
This is in response to Professor Rice's article entitled, "Reconsidering contraception," which gives a summary analysis of Pat Buchanan's new book, "The Death of the West." Am I the only one who disagrees with Buchanan that a reduction in birth rate ... [more]
`The Vagina Monologues' violate Notre Dame
Sean Dudley
freshman
A few years ago, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art displayed a painting of the Blessed Virgin with elephant dung thrown and smeared all over it. When the art museum received widespread criticism for showing such a tasteless and horrifically ... [more]
Redefining the mission of today
Kerry Walsh
senior
Each day in the U.S., 960 women are raped. Nine hundred and sixty. That's one woman every 90 seconds — of each and every day. Valentine's Day probably doesn't seem to be the most likely day for discussing such disturbing facts, ... [more]
NDToday/Observer Poll Question
Vote at NDToday.com by today at 5 p.m.
What is the most important issue for the next student body president's administration to address? Vote at NDToday.com by today at 5 p.m. ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Christian
character in "Moulin Rouge"
"The greatest thing you'll ever know is just to love and be loved in return." Christian character in "Moulin Rouge" ... [more]
Here we go again
By Kelly Hager
Copy Editor
Here we go again Dorothy's romp through the poppies was nothing compared to walking past my hall's front desk this morning. As the flower trucks arrived, workers brought bouquets in by the truckload. I stood there motionless as I ... [more]
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