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Vol XXXIV No. 23

Thursday, September 21, 2000

  Commentaries

Looking to get hitched, just not yet
Molly Strzelecki
Growing Up to Be a Kid

It snuck up on us like a cat through the night. It was reinforced through print, computers, television and all other mediums put together. Once the words dropped from one person's lips they ran like wildfire through the eyes and ears ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Benjamin Franklin
scholar

"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards." Benjamin Franklin scholar ... [more]
Giving help to those that need it the most
Jeffrey Stuffings
College Democrats

The 2000 presidential election is one of the most important elections in U.S. history. Why? Never in recent memory have we had the golden opportunity to extend our nation's prosperity to virtually all of its citizens. Despite the stunning growth we ... [more]
Returning tax dollars to the people
Daniel Tyszka and Robert Sina
College Republicans

Campaign season has already heated up. With less than 50 days to go until election day, one of the issues that has attracted the most attention in both the national and local political spotlight is taxes. Exactly what kind of tax ... [more]
If you want reform — vote Reform
Paul Reszel
Fort Wayne, Ind.

Some people who like Pat Buchanan and like the things he stands for say that they do not want to vote for him because it will be a vote for Gore. They have been frightened by the Republican party which says ... [more]


Inside Column
Teaching qualifications
Erin LaRuffa
Associate News Editor

My mother teaches second grade. When most people hear that, they ask me if I want to become a teacher, too. My typical response is an emphatic "Never!" One of my friends recently mentioned that his mother is also a teacher, ... [more]


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