| Vol XXXIV No. 99 |
Friday, March 2, 2001 |
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Statue reflects school's Catholic character
Chris Neidlinger
class of '97
 I am writing this letter in response to the letter submitted by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece regarding the statue of Mary dedicated to abortion victims outside the Basilica. The letter was an attack on the University's character and the uniqueness that makes Notre ... [more]
Letter erred on the facts, hurt reputation
Bill LaFleur and Walter Pruchnik
freshmen
This letter is in response to a letter that was printed in Tuesday's edition of The Observer entitled, "Political correctness taken too far." We agree that political correctness is sometimes taken too far on our campus. However, the main issue of ... [more]
Love justifies distance
Jennifer Lynch
sophomore
When I was reading Wednesday's column regarding long-distance relationships, I wondered what provoked the author to write it. It is obvious that Mr. Long has neither been scarred by an attempted long-distance relationship nor ever exposed to how great a successful ... [more]
Women's basketball ticket distribution needs reform
James Hogan
Notre Dame biology department
Monday morning I waited in line to purchase tickets to the women's NCAA Basketball Regionals first round games. The fact that there are few tickets left to these games and what students need to do to get them has not been ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Ronald Reagan
former president
"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority and don't interfere." Ronald Reagan former president ... [more]
Evaluating Bush's first speech
Gary J. Caruso
Capitol Comments
This writer gives "Dubya" a B grade on his first address to Congress. I almost fell into the trap of expecting so little, then becoming so surprised at his performance that I blindly awarded a grade above its merit. Instead, I ... [more]
Media should accept all body weights
Editorial
At the end of Body Image Awareness week, after assessing all the gains we have made in changing our self-conceptions, it is important to realize how much society still has to change. The forum with the greatest amount of changes ... [more]
Going forward, moving on
by Lila Haughey
Viewpoint Editor
The end of the year is fast approaching, while most seniors feel like they have a long time to graduation, things are happening all too fast in The Observer office. Next week will be our last official week. After next week ... [more]
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