| Vol XXXV No. 125 |
Tuesday, April 16, 2002 |
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Petition failed to unify student body
Nathaniel Hannan
senior
 In her April 15 letter, Libby Bishop claimed the triumph of a 4,000-signature petition as "strong support received [demonstrating] the power of a unified student voice." One might venture to do a little mathematics here. There are approximately 8,500 undergraduates at ... [more]
Shakespeare in Africa
Maite Uranga
Life in Africa
Yesterday I felt like I traveled back in time to see the premiere of "Romeo and Juliet" in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. My friend in the closest village to me recreated this play for a girls' conference. Listening to the process of ... [more]
Where is the outrage?
Sarah Edwards
freshman
Thursday it was reported on the front page of The Observer that one former and three current Notre Dame football players were accused of gang raping a 20-year-old student. In the days following, I noticed that there was not one letter ... [more]
Support equal pay for both women and minorities
Brooke Warner
Jessica Domingo
The median earnings of women in Indiana are only 61.1 percent of Indiana men's median earnings. Across the country today, workers' rights advocates will take part in a day of action to end unfair pay practices — a top concern for ... [more]
Terrorists give free countries no options
John Litle
Frankly Obnoxious
I don't negotiate with terrorists. I don't support their causes, no matter what they are, and I do support the systematic discovery and destruction of all groups and political bodies that would use terrorism worldwide. Rarely are issues so black and ... [more]
Childhood wisdom applied
Pat McElwee
Associate Viewpoint Editor
Thanks to a lucky combination of instinct and society, when acting as parents we know how to teach our children about fighting and violence. Even if you have no kids of your own, you can imagine how to instruct them ... [more]
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