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Vol XXXIV No. 102

Wednesday, March 7, 2001

  Commentaries

Parents praise Notre Dame family
Letter to the Editor

A week ago my husband Harry and I had the privilege of being a part of Notre Dame's wonderful Junior Parents' Weekend. It was a fun and memorable experience that we both enjoyed immensely. Along with our daughter Hyland we also ... [more]
Trust in promises is necessary
Letter to the Editor

First and foremost I would like to thank the University of Notre Dame for joining the Workers Rights Consortium (WRC). Secondly, I would like to answer some concerns and miscommunications between the administration and student groups, particularly in regard to Professor ... [more]
Use membership to improve WRC
Editorial

Notre Dame should be commended for its decision to join the Worker Rights Consortium and the chance to expand its ability to stomp out sweatshop labor in the production of college apparel. This decision could strengthen Notre Dame's role as the ... [more]
Learn for learning's sake
Scott Blaszak
The Early Essays

Fear. You can see it anytime a professor assigns a creative assignment. The classroom becomes silent as the students open their eyes wide in fright. Whether it's a short story in a particular author's style or a first-person anecdote in a ... [more]
Collection revives Romero's spirit
Jim Paladino
For a More Just and Humane World

In the days before his death on March 24, 1980, Salvadoran Bishop Oscar Romero said in his homily, "I must tell you, as a Christian, I do not believe in death without resurrection. If I am killed, I shall arise in ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Carter G. Woodson
historian

"The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man do and think for himself." ... [more]


Inside Column
Who's at your table?
Colleen McCarthy
Associate News Editor

When you visualize Christ's Last Supper with the apostles, what does Christ and the apostles look like? For Renee Cox, an African-American artist, she visualized Christ at the Last Supper as a nude black woman. Apparently, this is unacceptable to some ... [more]


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