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Vol XXXIII No. 92

Monday, February 28, 2000

  Commentaries

Shatter silence of alcohol deaths
Katie Dodd
The Cavalier Daily

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia It is a universally acknowledged truth: College students drink. Too much. It's no wonder, then, that U.S. colleges spend an enormous amount of time each year on alcohol awareness programs. Yet, when it comes to alcohol-related tragedies, some officials ... [more]
Get with it, Health Services
Anonymous

I am writing this letter in order to share my disturbing Health Services experience with the Notre Dame community. It all started last week when I came down with the latest dorm plague — your typical sore throat/fever/stuffy nose thing. I ... [more]
Are we celebrating genocide?
Tim Ferrell
Sophomore

I had never been inside the administration building until this year. Something has been bothering me ever since I walked through the hallway on the second floor. Has anyone noticed those huge pseudo-tapestries on the wall? They depict Christopher Columbus in ... [more]
No `elections' occured
Patrick Dunnigan
Freshman

Both Notre Dame and Saint Mary's are now engulfed in scandals resulting from student body elections. But there is one slight problem: These votes were not elections. As of now, the student body has elected neither Crissie Renner at Saint Mary's ... [more]
Service is a priority for seniors, grads
Andrea Smith Shappell, '79,'85
Director

In response to Ashley Lowery and Jake McCall's recent letter about post-graduate options for seniors in the College of Arts and Letters, I would like to comment on what I hear from the many seniors I meet with to discuss post-graduate ... [more]


Inside Column
Parenting our parents
Amanda Greco
assistant Viewpoint editor

Last week presented an interesting sort of life lesson for me. We're all fairly young around here, and for the most part, so are our parents. Since I am the youngest of five kids, my folks may be a bit older ... [more]


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