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Vol XXXV No. 126

Wednesday, April 17, 2002

  Commentaries

Tanks and violence will not solve Palestinian conflict
Daniel Tyszka
sophomore

I am writing in response to John Litle's April 16 column. I am far from an enraged liberal, but I am not about to sit back and let someone say that Palestinians should be happy with what they have. Indeed the ... [more]
Guarantee equal opportunities to succeed
Mark Wolnitzek
class of '00

I am writing in response to the April 16 letter from from members of the Women, Work and Economics Group, "Support Equal Pay for Women and Minorities." I have a question regarding the call to action stated by the authors about ... [more]
Quote of the Day
David Borenstein
writer

"One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force." David Borenstein writer ... [more]
Rethinking student unity
Benjamin Schack
junior

In his April 16 letter, Nathaniel Hannan uses what he calls "mathematics" to prove that the majority of students actually support the proposed alcohol and SYR changes. Using some common sense and some more mathematics, it becomes obvious that Mr. Hannan's ... [more]
Support Palestinian cause, not terrorism
Michael Macaulay
sophomore

In his April 16 column, John Litle claims that to support the Palestinian cause "is necessarily a promotion of terrorism because that is the only method the Palestinians have used to promote their political ends." This is ridiculous. Our president, the ... [more]
Students respond to rape concerns
Withhold judgment until the facts are known
Memo Tijerina
senior

Someone needs to remind Sarah Edwards that — as of right now — both the University and police are investigating the sexual assault which has taken us all by surprise. Nobody here at Notre Dame condones rape, nor those who commit ... [more]
Students respond to rape concerns
Giving strength and courage to the victims
Erin Kennedy
junior

I hope this letter will give a voice to the voiceless. I am a silent supporter of every sexual assault and rape victim. I am speaking so that every victim of sexual assault can find some semblance of comfort knowing that ... [more]


Inside Column
Yay for T.A.'s
Katie Hughes
Sports Copy Editor

Here's to you, pretentious, low grade-giving TA. What a comfort to know that there's someone like you, bitter low grade giving pretentious TA, to help us along on the path to philosophical, or scientific, or psychological, theological, literary, or mathematical enlightenment. ... [more]


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