| Vol XXXV No. 17 |
Wednesday, September 19, 2001 |
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Choose peace
Reverend Jonathan David Lawrence
graduate student
 "What would Jesus do?" It's a question that has become commonplace in America. It's one that a student raised in my class last week and I've been struggling with ever since the attacks on Sept. 11, especially as I hear politicians ... [more]
Defend our way of life
Mary Beth Ellis
Saint Mary's College class of '99
The few of you who might recognize my name may remember me for five years of lighthearted columns in these pages. But sometimes, my friends, life isn't so damn funny. I am very disturbed by recent letters in The Observer which ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
historian
"All wars are popular for the first 30 days." Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. historian ... [more]
Wonderful people make service worthwhile
Rebecca Hammel
For a More Just and Humane World
Anyone that might walk into my room would think I am suffering from an identity crisis. My shelves are lined with carefully placed Puerto Rican memorabilia, departure gifts upon the completion of two years of post-graduate service. When people ask me ... [more]
Finding words proves difficult in tragedy
Anna Barbour
Get a Life
It has been one week — one week since lives changed irrevocably for many people; one week since the unprecedented attack upon United States citizens in their homeland, in their places of business; one week since the reality of a peaceful ... [more]
Terrorists must reap what they have sown
Mike Zodda
sophomore
The United States doest not negotiate with terrorists. Clearly the tragic events of Sept. 11 demand a response from the United States. There has been much debate over just what that response should be. Sad to say, I feel the only ... [more]
We have won
Jacqueline Browder
Scene Copy Editior
What is our human nature? Is it to inherently destroy the people around us, flagrantly disregarding any individual but ourselves? Or is it a spirit of compassion, to reach out to our fellow man and ask three of the most striking ... [more]
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