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Vol XXXIII No. 39

Tuesday, October 26, 1999

  Commentaries

Government should focus on the people
Laura Antkowiak
Right to Life

The new fiscal millennium is nearly one month old. We've had no budgetary equivalent of the predicted Y2K chaos, but the problems represented by the FY2000 national budget are much more insidious. While this political battle has not failed to ... [more]
School spirit does wonders
Thomas O. Misch
Northbrook, Illinois

Congratulations! Seriously. Oklahoma, Arizona State, USC — three victories and three terrific examples of what the ND student body is all about. Very impressive. I chastised many of you in a letter following the MSU game. For whatever reasons, your ... [more]
When will we ever learn?
Letter to the Editor

Donald W. Whipple, C.S.C.

A list of questions and statements as regards the University's continued harassment of Notre Dame gays (alumni and students) — prohibiting ads — because, as the Administration says, the groups, "directly or indirectly, espouse positions contrary to the teachings of ... [more]
Let your voice be heard about abortion legislation
Letter to the Editor
Shawn Loy
Austin, Indiana

The Senate plans to vote soon on S. 1692, the Partial Birth Abortion Ban which bans only the specific abortion procedure where the abortionist delivers the baby feet first leaving the head in the womb, inserts scissors into the back of ... [more]
Worker empowerment is crucial for fair labor
Aaron Kreider
Progressive Student Alliance

In 1911, 146 women died when a fire broke-out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York. On May 10, 1993, a fire started in a Bangkok toy factory. The main exit was locked, stairways collapsed under a rush, people jumped ... [more]


Inside Column
Significant factors in being an Irish Fan
Mike Connolly
Associate Sports Editor

Every once in a while, I begin to question why I am a Notre Dame fan. I wonder why I continue to root with all my heart for a team that is unranked and under investigation by the NCAA. I ask ... [more]


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