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Vol XXXVII No. 4

Friday, August 30, 2002

  Commentaries

Life outside the bubble draws students into danger
The Observer editorial
Observer editorial staff

For the average college student, off-campus often sounds like the place to be. Off-campus is where the best parties happen. Off-campus is where students can live beyond the stretch of parietals and other campus rules. Off-campus is the place for virtual ... [more]
Attacking claims of media bias
N. Eugene Walls
graduate student

This letter is in response to the letter by Anthony Carbone from the Aug. 29 issue of The Observer. It is intriguing that Carbone believes that there are two primary lessons that should be learned from a young gay man being ... [more]
Quote of the Day
John F. Kennedy
president

"When we got into office, the one thing that surprised me most was to find out that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were." John F. Kennedy president ... [more]
Learning political survival in the Big Apple
Gary Caruso
Capitol Comments

Thirty years ago this week, after an exciting summer of volunteering in a New York City congressional campaign, I returned to Notre Dame to begin my senior year. For me, the summer had been an opportunity of a lifetime. I met ... [more]
Sustainable growth: bad for people, environment
Darren O'Connor
Technician

RALEIGH, N.C. As the World Summit on Sustainable Development gets underway in Johannesburg, South Africa this week, I can't help but wonder why so many developed nations want to handicap the developing nations in the name of "saving the planet." The ... [more]


Inside Column
SYR in a tent?
Andrew Thagard
Assistant News Editor

I'm sure that years from now when I look back on my time at Notre Dame, I'll always have a special place in my heart for that SYR at the Rock. There's nothing quite like dancing the night away in a ... [more]


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