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Vol XXXIII No. 7

Wednesday, September 1, 1999

  Commentaries
Wake Up Calls Create Football Hype
By: Matthew Loughran

Only a week into my college career, I was quietly sleeping on the bottom bunk in 431 Keenan Hall trying to recover from the previous night's festivities and the emotional pressure of trying to find a way to fit into a strange environment. ... [more]
Ownership of press allows University to make ad rules
Letter to the Editor

This is a reply to Jay Johnson and all the other whiners who decry the University's ban on gay ads as an "attack on the First Amendment." Mr. Johnson, being in government and international studies, should know that it is not an attack on the First Amendment. ... [more]
UVA editor responds to Notre Dame ad policy
Letter to the Editor

At one point during my agonizing search for the perfect college, I had two major criteria. Being a good Catholic girl, I seriously considered attending a school affiliated with the Church. I also hoped to attend a school that emphasized academic freedom, and particularly, one that could prepare me for a career in journalism. I never imagined that those two criteria could be at odds. But 21 years of Sunday Mass should have taught me never to underestimate the Catholic Church. ... [more]
Davie thanks students
Letter to the Editor

On behalf of the entire 1999 Notre Dame football team and coaching staff I would like to thank you for the tremendous atmosphere you created on campus this past week. We have now won ten straight home games, due in no small part to the home-field advantage created by our student body. ... [more]
Alum argues for class in the stands for class in the stands
By Letter to the Editor

Analyzing, complaining, and worst of all, taunting: these were all rampant at the stadium when I attended Notre Dame, and I am embarrassed to observe that they continue. I know that I do not address all of you here, but I am too proud of the Irish to let classless fan contributions go unnoticed. ... [more]
Stereotypes fuel confusion
Letter to the Editor

In response to Carrie Leonard's letter in Monday's Observer, I do not feel that the African-American alumnus who had submitted the letter earlier had anything against custodians or janitors at all. I feel the issue involved was the issue of preconceived notions that people may carry about others based upon their ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, personal appearance, occupation, etc. ... [more]


Inside Column
Yeah, I'm a slacker
By MIKE VENEGAS

Hey, I didn't do my homework the other day. I was supposed to read about 250 pages for four classes, but I didn't do it. ... [more]


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