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Vol XXXV No. 100

Wednesday, February 27, 2002

  Commentaries

Unilateralism handicaps U. S. foreign policy
Daniel Byrne
class of '92

In his Monday column, Mike Marchand assaults Europeans for their concern over President Bush's "axis of evil" statement during his State of the Union address. The statement resonated with the American public because of the obviousness of the repressive regimes that ... [more]
Homosexuality a categorical good
Paul Ranogajec
senior

What a sterile exercise it has become to trot out the tired, nonsensical arguments against the alleged "intrinsic moral evil" of homosexuality. It is something of a religious ritual for Professor Emeritus Charles Rice in his biweekly column, evidenced again Tuesday ... [more]
The price of my dream, and yours
Sebastian Abraham
What's My Shade?

Carl Brashear had to wait outside the gate of Navy Diving School quite a while. The sentry had refused him an entry. An African-American by birth, Brashear had grown up in a very poor background in the rural South. But right ... [more]
Seek a truly open mind
Kathryn Ball
junior

Have you ever had the feeling that you're being discriminated against by a person who is proclaiming his or her open-mindedness? Jesse Daniel Schomer in his letter Friday entitled, "Agree to disagree," implies that all Catholics are closed-minded in his statement, ... [more]
End the corrupt regime of Grab 'n' Go
Eric Long
Fitter, Happier ...

I've held out for a long time, but I want to incite a food revolution. When I walk into South Dining Hall's Grab `n' Go room, I feel like a weary nomad stumbling upon a bountiful oasis after years of wandering ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Cicero
Roman orator

"Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth." Cicero Roman orator ... [more]
NDToday/Observer Poll Question
Vote at NDToday.com by Thursday at 5 p.m.

Should the dining halls serve meat on Fridays during Lent? Vote at NDToday.com by Thursday at 5 p.m. ... [more]


Inside Column
D.H. Memoirs
V. Van Buren Giles
News Copy Editor

The dining halls at this University are a social blender. After seeing each other in the classroom, at the athletic facilities, in church, and walking through the quad, the cafeteria is the one place where we learn most about each other. ... [more]


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