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Vol XXXVII No. 62

Thursday, December 5, 2002

  Commentaries

Holidays should be a time for action and change
By PAUL GRAHAM

The "Holiday Season" is a time full of joy in which we are thankful for family and friends. We show this love by visiting our favorite shopping centers, whether it is the local mall or the local bookstore, and buying gifts ... [more]
Notre Dame should decline a BCS invitation
By STEVEN LEACH
Phoenix, Ariz.

The Notre Dame Mission Statement claims, "The University is dedicated to the pursuit and sharing of truth for its own sake." A noble ideal by a noble institution. But is Notre Dame willing to put life to those words when the ... [more]
Registration system
frustrates freshmen
By PATRICK DUNN
freshman

Throughout this last summer, I worried about what classes I should take during my first year at Notre Dame. But now that I am here, I am left to worry whether or not I even have a choice. The freshman class ... [more]
Best man duties give new perspective
By PETER WICKS

This summer I was a best man at the wedding of a close friend. I say "a" best man because, by a somewhat unorthodox arrangement, I was sharing the honor with two other friends. But while we were three in number, ... [more]


Inside Column
Can you keep promise?
Sarah Nestor
Saint Mary's Editor

The end of the semester is approaching and with it the shock for seniors, like me, that pretty soon decisions are going to have to be made about what life beyond South Bend will be. With these decisions many commitments are ... [more]


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