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Vol XXXIV No. 111

Thursday, March 29, 2001

  Commentaries

Outsiders will not dictate ad policy
Mike Connolly, Noreen Gillespie, Kerry Smith, Kimberly Springer
Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor, Advertising Manager

Dear Readers, David Horowitz and editors of college newspapers have become embroiled in a controversy in recent weeks surrounding Mr. Horowitz's attempt to place an advertisement, "Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery is a Bad Idea —and Racist Too," in college ... [more]
Shallowness and bias tarnish personal image
Brendan Sullivan
senior

I am writing in order to discuss a recent event that I experienced and that I never imagined could happen at the greatest Catholic university in the United States. On a recent night, a close friend of mine and I decided ... [more]
Having a Kentucky fried spring break
Amy Schill
Dazed and Amused

Spring break. A time for fun in the sun, wild parties and eventual arrest and imprisonment in a Cancun "jail." Well, maybe your spring break wasn't that wild, but I hope you all had a great time. However, I have a ... [more]
Banning guns leaves us vulnerable to criminals
Tom Carrasquillo
class of '96

Recently, my girlfriend and I debated moving from Florida to Chicago. One of the reasons I did not want to go was Chicago's ban on handguns, a city where criminals are often armed. My girlfriend stands only 5 feet tall and ... [more]


Inside Column
Olly Olly Oxen Free!!
Angela Campos
Lab Tech

remember when I was in elementary school and everyone would go out for recess. I sure miss recess – it was a cool part of the day. You could forget what you were doing in class, run outside, play kickball, red ... [more]


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