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Vol XXXIV No. 51

Wednesday, November 8, 2000

  Commentaries

Truly live with free resources
Anna Barbour
Get a Life

I believe it was the so very wise Mel Gibson who once said (in "Braveheart") that "every man dies but not every man really lives." And then he proceeded to really live, painting his face in bold, I'm-going-to-save-my-land blue, raising a ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Cyril Connolly
author

"Life is a maze in which we take the wrong turning before we have learned to walk." Cyril Connolly author ... [more]
Open dorms to co-ed life
Kevin Huie
assistant director of MSPS

Did you know that no two students who claim to be Asian/Pacific-Islander, African-American, Hispanic/Latino or Native American on their admissions application respectively are going to be roommates with one another as a freshman? As a matter of fact, minority students are ... [more]
Letter did not address `reality'
Emmet Day
Notre Dame law student

In her letter in the Monday edition of The Observer, Emily Dagostino promises one thing and then delivers the opposite. With a title like "Facing Abortion's Reality," you might expect either a discussion of a woman's right to privacy, an unborn ... [more]
Applauding broadcast
Anthony Limjuco
class of '98

I was extremely pleased to see The Observer's support of the expansion of WVFI Friday. As an alumnus of both Notre Dame and WVFI (I was a staff announcer for four years), it was heartbreaking to see the administration pull the ... [more]
Alcohol-free on the FlipSide
Tim Ruggaber
sophomore, FlipSide president

I am responding to the Wednesday, Nov. 1, "In Focus" section on the Notre Dame alcohol policy, mainly to the article entitled "University begins long-term study of alcohol policy." I simply want to set the record straight. Throughout the report, the ... [more]


Inside Column
Show support: stop laughing
Kimberly Springer
Assistant Ads Manager

How many times have you heard a joke or comment that humiliates or degrades an individual, race or orientation and then proceeded to laugh? I cannot say that I am perfect and never laughed after hearing one of these jokes, but ... [more]


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