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Vol XXXV No. 81

Thursday, January 31, 2002

  Commentaries

Readers respond to abortion debate claims
Arguments must stimulate further thought
Jack Cosgrove
freshman

I think that Mr. Butland would agree that debate is ultimately pointless if no conclusions are reached. That is why I find his letter yesterday entitled, "Clearing up misconceptions on life," so curious. His recommendation of publicly agreeing to disagree makes ... [more]
Readers respond to abortion debate claims
Appeal to Aquinas is not infallible
Eric Glass
class of '00

Only at Notre Dame can we find someone using Aquinas, of all people, to defend abortion, or at least suggest it may not be wrong. While it is nice to see a freshman citing Aquinas, and even according him some respect, ... [more]
Interhall basketball needs attention
Grant Gholson
senior

For a school that prides itself on hosting the world's largest outdoor five-on-five basketball tournament, boasts the 2001 NCAA women's national basketball champions and has taken great strides to rally increasing support for the improving men's teams, RecSports has done embarrassingly ... [more]
Be aware of awareness weeks
Christine Niles
As I See It ...

In case you hadn't noticed, May 7-11, 2001, was designated "National Drinking Water Week." Those who drove by the old pump station off U.S. 31 would have seen it adorned with a large white banner displaying, among other things, a smiling ... [more]
Hockey coach thanks student body
Dave Poulin
Irish hockey head coach

On behalf of the Fighting Irish hockey players, coaches and support staff, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for coming out to support your peers in such great numbers at the Notre Dame hockey games versus Nebraska-Omaha ... [more]
ND Today/observer poll question
Vote at NDToday.com by Thursday at 5 p.m.

How interested are you in the upcoming Student Government elections? Vote at NDToday.com by Thursday at 5 p.m. ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Charles Dickens
writer

"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other." Charles Dickens writer ... [more]


Inside Column
Horoscopes that are relevant
Adam Turner
Web Administrator

Has anybody seen these horoscopes lately? I have yet to see one of my horoscopes actually be useful or true, rather than the obvious, boring events that happen in everyone's life, every day. I will have an argument with ... [more]


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