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Vol XXXIIII No. 73

Tuesday, February 1, 2000

  Commentaries

The Confederate Flag should not fly
Jim Hennigan
Guest Column

While the Confederate battle flag is now widely recognized as a symbol of hatred, it wasn't always so controversial. It is, after all, the same flag that unceremoniously graced the roof of Bo and Luke Duke's 1969 Dodge Charger. As James ... [more]
Keeping up in a weird, wired world
Jacob Glazeski
Daily Nebraskan

LINCOLN, Neb. — "Just click on this icon, and then wait for it to dial-in," Mrs. O'Brien told me. I watched the screen and listened to the modem connect, those touch tones and that static noise that accompanies your entrance onto ... [more]
God does not exist — why invoke the name?
Letter to the Editor

I read Elizabeth Bauer's letter last week, and I haven't seen such pompous nonsense in a long time. The issue with which she concerned herself was premarital sex. While I believe it is perfectly fine for men and women to have ... [more]
Candidates: Prove your pride
Letter to the Editor

Last Saturday the Belle's Basketball team won its first game. I was proud to share in this moment as they celebrated to "Hallelujah!" They played with their hearts and the crowd knew how much this meant to them. As the clock ... [more]


Inside Column
Robbed
Michelle Krupa
Editor in Chief

Saturday night, my housemates and I invited over a few friends. More than a hundred people showed up. We weren't surprised. The five of us who share a three-story Kramer house on East Washington Street are like the center of a ... [more]


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