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Vol XXXIV No. 97

Wednesday, February 28, 2001

  Commentaries

Long distance love destined to fail
Eric Long
Fitter, Happier ...

This is a scenario common to all people in all walks of life but it is especially poignant for college students. Okay, only repressed college males who love music from REM's middle period. Anyway, listen in on one side of this ... [more]
Quote of the Day
John F. Kennedy
former president

"Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings." ... [more]
Addressing physical and emotional disorders
Victim gains freedom from food
Letter to the Editor

An alcoholic can give up drinking; a drug addict can give up drugs. But what can food addicts do? We have to eat. This was my struggle when I first came into Overeaters Anonymous, a fellowship of men and women who ... [more]
Addressing physical and emotional disorders
Healing requires support
Letter to the Editor

The prevalence of eating disorders is one of the biggest problems facing our student body. Many universities have similar trouble — one out of five college women has an eating disorder — but Notre Dame is a different type of school ... [more]
True friendship transcends race
Letter to the Editor

I am writing this letter in response to the "What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know" forum. I feel sadness and utter frustration by some of the narrow-minded overtones heard the other night. As we enter into the 21st century or the ... [more]


Inside Column
United by Spirit
Nate Phillips
Copy Editor

I am a Protestant at a Catholic institution. Most of my friends at this University are Catholic. My girlfriend is Catholic. It seems normal to me. As a matter of fact, when I was deciding to attend Notre Dame, it did ... [more]


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