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Vol XXXIV No. 109

Tuesday, March 27, 2001

  Commentaries

Wanna play Mario Kart?
Molly Strzelecki
Growing Up to be a Kid

Listen, this is how it goes, and this is how I have accepted it for the past four years. There are two, maybe three types of relationship statuses at Saint Mary's and Notre Dame: 1. You are in a committed relationship, ... [more]
Blaming tool for the actions of its user
John Litle
sophomore

I would like to address Melissa Beiting's letter yesterday. Throughout the meanderings of her response to Scott Brodfuehrer's column, which admittedly I did not read, Ms. Beiting professes that administrators of schools should not be blamed for the acts of these ... [more]
Quote of the Day
C. S. Lewis
writer

"She's the sort of woman who lives for others — you can always tell the others by their hunted expression." ... [more]
Migrant Experiences Seminar increases awareness
Chris Rupar
sophomore

Over Spring Break, 15 of my friends and I went to Florida. Our destination was, however, unusual. As participants in the Center for Social Concern's Migrant Experiences Seminar, we spent the week in the agricultural town of Immokalee, studying and living ... [more]
Students address building plan concerns
Non-union builder inconsistent with school values
Peacemakers
Saint Mary's College

We are writing in direct response to the article, "SMC To Hire Non-unionized Workers" dated March 23. We're very surprised that Saint Mary's has decided to contract with the non-unionized company, Majority Builders Inc. We question many of the comments made ... [more]
Students address building plan concerns
Unionized workers a Catholic issue
Julie Hodek
senior

As a member of the Notre Dame-Saint Mary's and South Bend Community, I am deeply troubled by Saint Mary's College's decision to contract the construction of a new maintenance facility to Majority Builders. Saint Mary's has awarded this project to a ... [more]


Inside Column
Dining Hall Etiquette
By Matt Orenchuk
Assistant Web Administrator

Here I sit at the Observer trying to think of a topic for my inside column. Now, I know there are several different ways I could go with this. Maybe I should talk about W's tax plan, or maybe the Mir ... [more]


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