Home
News
Sports
Viewpoint
Scene

Daily Index
Advertise
Contact Us
Submit a letter to the Editor
About The Observer
Past Issues
Search Back Issues
www.nd.edu
www.saintmarys.edu
Breaking News from the Associated Press at the New York Times
Legal Disclaimer
The Observer Website
Vol XXXVII No. 124

Monday, April 7, 2003

  Commentaries

Anticipating and worrying over the trip back home
Maite Uranga
Life in Africa

I just got back from our final conference in Peace Corps. Most of it focused on the transition from life in an African village to life in an American city. And of course we talked about the government logistical nightmare of ... [more]
Asian-American experience
Edward Song
freshman

In June of my senior year at Tenafly High School, during our class's final hurrah together on our senior trip, my track coach approached me and asked, "So Ed, where are you heading to next fall?" I replied that I'd be ... [more]
In defense of Moore's documentary
Katie Murray
freshman

In his Viewpoint column last Thursday entitled, "Michael Moore's gutterball," Peter Wicks claims that Michael Moore's Oscar-winning film, "Bowling for Columbine," uses lies and deception to further Moore's own political agenda. Mr. Wicks further criticizes Moore for his overabundance of explanations ... [more]
Always faithful
Mike Marchand
Undistinguished Alumnus

The moments of greatest faith often come in the deepest despair. Such is surely the case for First Lieutenant Dustin Ferrell, a 2000 Notre Dame graduate who was injured in Operation Iraqi Freedom. A March 25 article in the Washington Post ... [more]


Inside Column
You vote for this?
Pat McElwee
Senior Staff Writer

Their plans go far beyond war on Iraq. They want to multiply military spending, create a "U.S. Space Force" to militarize outer space and completely control "cyberspace," target China, Iran, Syria and Libya for "regime change," test and build new nuclear ... [more]


Cartoons
Cartoon


Cartoon