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Vol XXXIII No. 27

Wednesday, September 29, 1999

  Commentaries

Free minds want free speech
Letter to the editor
Mary Beth Willard, junior

The following is a response to Sean Vinck's article, "Limits of the free speech clause," (9/28/99). Mr. Vinck argues that freedom of speech "leads to destructive and harmful ends for individual souls." He may not be entirely justified ... [more]
Do something you enjoy, don't work for money
Letter to the editor
Tom Schreck, class of 1983

I read Mary Beth Ellis's piece about graduate school in the Viewpoints section and I would like to offer an alternative view. As a Domer, I can remember the panic that set in during the spring of '83. With my psychology ... [more]
Ticket tabs need to be trimmed
Letter to the editor
Andrew Nerlinger, sophomore

From a student who has lived his life right outside of Philadelphia and always was able to easily take advantage of all that a large (and culturally active) had to offer, I was a little dismayed coming out to South Bend ... [more]
"Generations" money needs to help students
Random Thoughts
Matthew Loughran, Graduate Class of 1988

Before this week, the "Generations" newsletter has sat untouched on my desk with only the headline, "Goal!" drawing any attention to it. I knew that the University, by earmarking every single contribution by anyone over the last two years as part ... [more]


Inside Column
More Hunting,
Dustin Ferrell
Assistant Viewpoint Editor

In contemporary society, we are faced with a multitude of problems that plague our everyday lives and affect the common good. This is true even of Notre Dame, where one might assume that the "bubble" protects us from issues we face ... [more]


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