Home
News
Sports
Viewpoint
Scene

Daily Index
Advertise
Contact Us
Submit a letter to the Editor
About The Observer
Past Issues
Search Back Issues
www.nd.edu
www.saintmarys.edu
Breaking News from the Associated Press at the New York Times
The Observer Website
Vol XXXIII No. 94

Wednesday, March 1, 2000

  Commentaries

Make the decision to be colorblind
Jennifer Guintu
What's Your Shade?

"He's got a nice booty, a six pack, blond hair, blue-eyes. Oh! And he's tan from surfing." That is the ideal boy among the girls with whom I have grown up. Yet my relatives tell me, "Don't marry an American (meaning ... [more]
Be wary of horrible hospital care
Jason McFarley
The Bottom Line

Call me somewhat biased in opinion, but my 73-year-old grandmother, Marguerite McFarley, seems to me a thoroughly fair individual. In the same breath (or half-hour-long story), she can recite for you all that's right with the world and, on occasion, some ... [more]
Nancy Fallon's life was a gift
Letter to the Editor

I first met Nancy Fallon in 1989 when she came to talk to me about free-lance writing for Courier. I knew instantly that she was someone I wanted to work with — someone I couldn't wait to work with. She was ... [more]
Screening for morals is foolhardy
Letter to the Editor

This is in response to Ms. Sheryl Miller's letter of Feb. 29, "Big families should not be mocked." I am sure I am not alone in taking mild offense at this article. Ms. Miller's initial response of support for Ms. Antkowiak ... [more]


Inside Column
Catholic isn't all that counts
Amanda Greco
assistant Scene editor

In choosing to attend Saint Mary's, I was fully aware of its Catholic affiliation. However, as schools that explicitly pride themselves on the diversity of the student bodies, I anticipated that Saint Mary's and the Notre Dame communities would be open ... [more]


Cartoons
Cartoon


Cartoon