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Vol XXXVII No. 25

Tuesday, October 1, 2002

  Commentaries

Striking Iraq betrays U.S. morality
David S. Maquera
third year law student

The facts do not justify the United States in launching a pre-emptive strike against Iraq. There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein is the embodiment of pure evil. Saddam's brutal history of eliminating political challengers and using chemical weapons against Iraqi ... [more]
ESPN misrepresents Willingham's demeanor and Irish character
Tom Caulfield
Painted Post, N.Y.

ESPN was up to its old shenanigans during an interview with Coach Willingham on Sept. 27. While discussing Notre Dame's early success, Willingham presented himself as a calm, reserved, professional and family man, who with this weekend off is planning ... [more]
British intelligence backs case for action in Iraq
Ian Eisner
Daily Bruin

LOS ANGELES British intelligence or Iraqi intelligence: Which do you trust? The answer to that question has significant implications for the United States because if we believe the British, war is in our future. Given the Iraqi regime's history of lies, ... [more]
Notre Dame family built on more than cellular service
Amy Chambers
junior

I call my mother and my friends once a week. I call them, not on my cell phone, but sitting down in a chair and in my room. While we talk, I'm really listening to them. I am not wandering around ... [more]
Saint Mary's and Notre Dame fail to teach true Catholicism
Mary Beth Ellis
South Bend, Ind.

After reading the Sept. 26 article, "Group discussion analyzes Catholic identity at SMC," I was dismayed, but unfortunately not surprised, to learn of the comments of the participants at this discussion of Saint Mary's Catholic identity. Many of the panelists were ... [more]


Inside Column
Follow Peg
Nellie Williams
Photo Editor

Two years ago I arrived in the Dublin airport jetlagged and confused. Twenty-six other students and I wandered around the busy airport, collecting luggage and trying to regroup as we searched for Ireland Program Director Peggy McCarthy. Although we had heard ... [more]


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