| Vol XXXIV No. 129 |
Friday, April 27, 2001 |
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My own commencement address
Gary Caruso
Capitol Comments
 Commencement addresses are notorious for quickly fading from our memories. My commencement was no exception. Today, I only remember that the late journalist Carl Rowan received an honorary degree with me on May 20, 1973. Several years ago I approached Rowan ... [more]
Quote of the day
Jimi Hendrix
musician
"I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to." Jimi Hendrix musician ... [more]
Putting the post-graduation job search into perspective
Devin Smith
Cornell Daily Sun
ITHACA, N.Y. I called my old boss yesterday to cash in on what I thought was a standing job offer at a Long Island media company. At first we did a lot of small talk ("What's the new gossip around the ... [more]
McVeigh's execution will help to preserve justice
Gordon M. Butler
Class of '00
"I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters." — Frank Lloyd Wright. I've read some crazy things in The Observer Viewpoint section over the years, but Kelly Kingsbury's essay on Tim ... [more]
Defending the legitimacy of certain campus clubs
Shawn Newburg
sophomore
There is a new kind of club on this campus. It is what I like to call a "We will ruin any fun you may attempt to have" club. As a member of the Boxing Club, Climbing Club and ROTC, I ... [more]
Move parietals back to 9 a.m.
Observer Editorial
Observer Ed Board
The recommendation by the Campus Life Council to change the end of parietals from 10 a.m. to 9 a.m. was a logical and prudent decision. In fact, it is difficult to understand why Father Paul Doyle, Bill Kirk and Father George ... [more]
Covering the CLC
Jason McFarley
News Editor
Seth Whetzel had a few things right about parietals. Pushing for an extension to the opposite-sex visiting hours, Whetzel, a Campus Life Council member and sophomore St. Edward's Hall resident, made sense in action and in speech at the CLC meeting ... [more]
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