| Vol XXXIV No. 53 |
Friday, November 10, 2000 |
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Unpredictability of electoral results
Gary Caruso
Capitol Comments
 This writer and every American pollster certainly had it right when we labeled the 2000 presidential race "too close to call." The surprise is not the closeness of the election but what exit polls revealed — some big surprises about why ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Wynton Marsalis
musician
The more you encourage someone else's freedom of expression and the more different that someone else is from you, the more democratic the act. Wynton Marsalis musician ... [more]
Address all issues of homosexuality
Observer Editorial
Father John Harvey's talk Thursday night in DeBartolo Hall was clear and concise in its explanation of church dogma in regards to "same-sex attractions." His talk failed to address, however, several key issues concerning homosexuality at Notre Dame and Saint Mary's. ... [more]
Electoral College should stay firmly in place
Peter Zavodnyik
This letter is in response to the Nov. 7 editorial calling for the abolition of the electoral college. The editorial board points out that voters today have greater access to information about candidates and that the principle of equality requires a ... [more]
Invitation of Lieberman compromised University's Catholic morality
Kevin E. Barton
The extremely close election results in Florida and around the nation demonstrate that this University should have taken a stronger stance and not allowed Senator Lieberman, a Pro-Choice candidate, to speak here. In a race that Lieberman predicted would be as ... [more]
Election presented voters with unwanted candidates
Nathanael Smith
Nov. 7 was not the most important night of election 2000. It was March 7, when John McCain's defeat in the Republican primaries left the nation with two lackluster candidates. Neither Bush nor Gore ever convinced the electorate. The polls drifted ... [more]
Juice and a bagel
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Managing Editor
For 15 years, my family had a ritual. Every Friday night, my mother would stand over a pot of spaghetti, check the bread in the oven, and make sure my favorite Lemon Ice Gatorade was in the refrigerator. As a swimmer, ... [more]
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