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Vol XXXV No. 101

Thursday, February 28, 2002

  Commentaries

Sexual orientation issues raise controversy
Heterosexual parents do not guarantee a
Elizabeth Schlemm
senior

In my four years as a student at Notre Dame, I have never felt compelled to write to The Observer until I finished Charles Rice's Viewpoint column Tuesday. Rice writes, quoting and supporting a document sent to bishops by the Congregation ... [more]
Sexual orientation issues raise controversy
Biblical evidence offers proof of homosexual immorality
Becket Gremmels
freshman

In describing homosexuality as a moral evil, the Pope does no disservice to the Catholic Church, but instead does her a favor by preserving the tradition and truth that began with the revelation of the Word of God. It is quite ... [more]
Poverty, American-style
Christine Niles
As I See It ...

I was 12,000 feet up in the Andes. The view was stunning, the air crisp and I had just finished retching from having downed some bad pork. A group of us had arrived in Ecuador that morning, winding through five hours ... [more]
`Axis of evil' is a coherent idea
Luke Burke
Dillon Hall

Perhaps Derek Vollmer [see "Alienating allies could prove destructive" on Tuesday] is the one confused regarding the Bush Doctrine, unveiled in the president's recent State of the Union speech, a.k.a. the "Axis of Evil" speech, because the president is far from ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Tom Clancy
novelist

"The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." Tom Clancy novelist ... [more]
NDToday/Observer Poll Question
Vote at NDToday.com by today at 5 p.m.

Should the dining halls serve meat on Fridays during Lent? Vote at NDToday.com by today at 5 p.m. ... [more]
Spring break is on the way
Joe Muto
Livin' On a Prayer

I'm not in the mood to blast people today. I'm too excited over spring break. In a little more than one week from now, I will be sitting on the beach in lovely Negril, Jamaica, a mango daiquiri firmly in hand. ... [more]


Inside Column
When the unpredictable journey ends
Mike Connolly
Editor in Chief

If life went the way we planned, I would have something profound to say in my last column as editor in chief. I would have a pearl of wisdom; a golden nugget of knowledge; some secret sage advice to pass on ... [more]


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