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Vol XXXIII No. 125

Wednesday, April 19, 2000

  Commentaries

Quote of the Day
Bruce Catton
Civil War historian and Pulitzer prize winner

"Say this for big league baseball — it is beyond any question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America." ... [more]
John Rocker has right to free speech
U-Wire Column
Jonathan McMurry
University of Connecticut

In an interview for Sports Illustrated last December, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker made disparaging and racist remarks with respect to the fans of the Braves' hated rivals, the New York Mets. Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig suspended Rocker for 28 games ... [more]
Bookstore needs to get original
Letter to the Editor
John Scolaro
Junior

I am writing to express my concern for the Notre Dame bookstore. I have observed a depressing trend over the last couple of months regarding the type of clothing that is being sold. I first took notice a couple of months ... [more]
Law school is more than rating
Letter to te Editor
Douglas Kmiec
Professor of Constitutional Law

Visiting campus last week for the law school's superb Natural Law Jurisprudence lectures, I noted law student Joseph Tomain's letter (April 14) regarding law school hiring. Mr. Tomain expresses some anxiety because Notre Dame Law School slipped a few places in ... [more]
Thanks for Christmas in April
Letter to the Editor
Paul White
Notre Dame Class of 1960

On behalf of South Gateway Rotary and all the homeowners, I would like to thank all the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students for devoting their Saturday to Christmas in April. It was certainly heart-warming to see so many students give ... [more]
ND needs dialogue on sex
Letter to the Editor
Mary Ann Hennessey
Notre Dame Class of 1990

I was a bit dismayed by the two letters in Thursday's Observer "Men on Campus respond to rape letters." Over the past few weeks, a number of women have poured out their souls, their pain and their isolation on the pages ... [more]


Inside Column
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ByJASON McFARLEY
News Copy Editor

No comment My mini-cassette recorder and reporting notepad were supposed to be put to good use Tuesday. In light of the approaching one-year anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colo., my editor had assigned me an investigative article ... [more]


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