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Vol XXXVII No. 114

Monday, March 24, 2003

  Commentaries

Effects of war felt in an Islamic republic
Maite Uranga
Life in Africa

The last few days have been long. I am mentally exhausted. The United States and Britain started the war in Iraq. I have lived in a village in an Islamic Republic for 22 months. I finally felt comfortable, certain about my ... [more]
Quality of teaching at an all-time high
Edward Manier
philosophy professor

Fathers Hesburgh, Joyce, Malloy and Poorman will quit trying to make Notre Dame a "great research university" while maintaining Notre Dame's tradition of strong undergraduate teaching and learning when they hear me say it, but the quality of undergraduate education at ... [more]
A defense of the strike against Iraq
Ben Haney, Beth Monteleone and Jacque Wilson
sophomores

We would like to establish the purpose of "Operation Persian Gulf War II," hereinafter correctly called Operation Iraqi Freedom. One of the most common protests to the war is "No Blood for Oil," and it seems that a letter by Jessica ... [more]
This is peace?
Mike Marchand
Undistinguished Alumnus

According to a news story by Amy Webb in yesterday's Indianapolis Star, "about 140 war protestors" gathered in Monument Circle on Saturday afternoon, compared to "nine Bush administration supporters in Army fatigues." That's funny. I was in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon ... [more]


Inside Column
Floating to freedom
Shannon Nelligan
News Production Editor

Imagine being 60 miles or more away from land, drifting in a small rubber raft with just a straw hat to guard you from the harsh Caribbean sun. Thousands find themselves in this very scenario every year as they attempt to ... [more]


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