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Vol XXXVII No. 53

Monday, November 18, 2002

  Commentaries

I buy my friends
David Barrett
Notre Bum

I knew it would be hard. Fall semester. Junior year. All the cool kids seem to disappear. I lost a couple to Ireland, England and Austria. Lost a couple more to Spain. Like my big brother always said, I was a ... [more]
Chalking does not further causes
Mike Romano
junior

I think it's funny that Ed Cohen, a member of the ND Peace Coalition, acknowledges that the pro-peace defacing of pro-war chalking doesn't help their cause. It's funny because he seems to be under the impression that the regular, not-vandalizing-the-chalking-of-others type ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Robert Frost
poet

"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age." Robert Frost poet ... [more]
Treatment of same-sex unions shows legal flaws
Eliot M. Held
class of 1997

This letter is in response to James Mangrum's Nov. 15 letter about same-sex marriage. I believe he is right in his conclusion that the government ought not value one relationship over another. But the example of homosexual marriage is only one ... [more]
Saddam, not sanctions, is responsible for Iraqi suffering
Ills caused by sanctions don't make war wrong
Dan Lindley
assistant professor of political science

Peter Quaranto's Nov. 14 letter to the editor is to be appreciated for its concern for the Iraqi people and for peace in general. Moreover, debates about the costs, benefits, effectiveness and morality of U.S. foreign policy, and here especially the ... [more]
Saddam, not sanctions, is responsible for Iraqi suffering
Bush pushes Saddam to play by the rules
Matthew Osburn
senior

This letter is in response to Peter Quaranto's Nov. 14 letter concerning the UN sanctions leveled against Iraq after the Gulf War. In his letter, he cites the many problems that the Iraqi people have had to suffer through since the ... [more]


Inside Column
My life's soundtrack
Colleen Barrett
Account Executive

I woke up to a gorgeous day. The sun was out, the blue sky promised warm weather, and it was Friday. I left my room ready to carpe diem, to see and conquer, I was walking on sunshine, ooh yeah. ... [more]


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