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Vol XXXVII No. 127

Thursday, April 10, 2003

  Commentaries

Center helps to build community
Richard Friedman
A Skewed Perspective

A couple of blocks down the street at the corner of Eddy and Howard sits a colorful building known as the Robinson Community Learning Center. Developed after a six-month long process that involved community leaders, residents and community organizations, the Center, ... [more]
Don't eat the veal
Carolyn Tampe
President, ND For Animals

Could you imagine a small puppy being taken from his mother at birth, doomed to spend the rest of his life tied to a crate so tiny that he can't even turn around or lie down comfortably? He is kept mainly ... [more]
Challenging ROTC to see other views
Andrew DeBerry
ND Changing Times

Those in ROTC at our schools can justifiably find many reasons to swell with national pride. We are inspired by the many unnamed soldiers who have put their face in the dirt to pay the price for our liberty. As Colin ... [more]
What about the environment?
Abigail Braun
sophomore

My friends often make fun of me because I take newspapers out of the trash and put them instead in a recycling bin. And while I know that I am not environmentally friendly at all times, I often wonder why it ... [more]
Examining graduation rates
Jucain Butler
Research Technician, Dept. of Engineering

In his April 9 letter "Unjust athletic programs hurt African-Americans," Michael Derocher points out the alarmingly low graduation rates of the black basketball players at many colleges and universities, especially those who fared well in recent NCAA tournaments. The letters starts ... [more]


Inside Column
Take pride in the U.S.
JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Production Editor

Upon watching the images of many Iraqi people exulting in the streets of the once-oppressed and now chaotic but free Iraq, it seems hard to fathom that the heart of even the staunchest opponent of this war would not feel the ... [more]


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