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Vol XXXIII No. 95

Thursday, March 2, 2000

  Commentaries

The thing we do "because it is there"
Todd Whitmore
The Common Good

Over winter break my mountaineering partner, Mike, and I summited El Pico de Orizaba, an 18,600 foot dormant volcano in Mexico. Summit day itself was long. We got off to what is called an "alpine start," rising at 1 a.m. and ... [more]
Learning slowly about racism
Marlayna Soenneker
Here We Go Again

I have been paying enough attention to the editorial pages of the Observer in the last few weeks to notice that we have had a couple of points about racism debated lately. I am a white student from a small town ... [more]
Taking time out of play to pray
Letter to the Editor

I know that many people have sung the praises of our new basketball coach in recent weeks. Now, I hate to beat a dead horse as often happens with these letters to the editor, but I was recently pleased to see ... [more]
What it means to be W.I.L.D.
Letter to the Editor

We women of Walsh are unhappy. We are unhappy because of the dramatic changes that have been slowly taking over our dorm this past year. We are tired of being referred to as adults yet treated like children. Decisions have been ... [more]
Legacy and spirit of the Bouts
Letter to the Editor

As a former president of the ND Boxing Club, I would like to applaud the Bengal Bouts boxers, Observer Sports writers and editors and ND student body for putting together another fantastic event this year. Judging by the exciting fight coverage ... [more]


Inside Column
Throwing the game
Mike Connolly
associate sports editor

What part of "Don't throw things on the court" don't you understand? Do you have so little respect for Coach Matt Doherty and the Irish seniors that you needed to take the game out of their hands? But the most ... [more]


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