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Vol XXXIV No. 58

Monday, November 20, 2000

  Commentaries

Criticizing Gore's tactics
Mike Marchand
Questionable Freedoms 2000

Recently I've taken some heat from my Democratic friends about my last column three weeks ago, which predicted that George W. Bush would win the presidential race comfortably. I politely reminded them of my qualifying statement: "barring a colossal screwup or ... [more]
Quote of the Day
James Thurber
author

"You can fool too many of the people too much of the time." James Thurber author ... [more]
Defending the Electoral College
Jocelyn Marcus
Iowa State Daily

AMES, Iowa With the election a tangled legal mess and the popular vote winner possibly not the electoral vote winner, it might seem like a good idea to abolish the Electoral College. Well, it isn't. Democrat Vice President Al Gore seems ... [more]
Learning from the Holocaust
Luke Macaulay
junior

I attended the Washington Seminar over fall break, and had an incredible time making new friends and learning about international humanitarian issues. During the trip we visited the Holocaust Museum and a lobbying group named Partners for Peace. The museum presented ... [more]
Assessing protest methods
Brian Malin
junior

I'm writing to express my concern over what appears to be a growing "movement" on campus. It seems that at night a small group of environmentalists are going around the parking lots and placing bumper stickers on the tailgates of SUVs ... [more]


Inside Column
The perfect date
Noreen Gillespie
Managing Editor

I had four dates on Friday night. Now before you go making any accusations, I'd just like to clear the record to say that I couldn't really turn any of them down. I mean, all of them were perfect. They were ... [more]


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