| Vol XXXIV No. 117 |
Thursday, April 5, 2001 |
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Having the readiness to sacrifice
Todd David Whitmore
The Common Good
 Last week I submitted an application for my daughter, Flannery, to attend the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) at Notre Dame next fall. For me, this action had an additional level of meaning because I served on the original University committee ... [more]
Thank you for support in our tragedy
Steve and Paula Nemeth
Depere, Wis.
We have always been aware that the Notre Dame "community" is made up of special people but we didn't realize to what extent. With the recent passing of our daughter, Jenny, we have been blanketed with with support and comfort from ... [more]
Show Saint Mary's the money
Carolyn Kelley
senior
Last Wednesday I served as the moderator at the open forum addressing the issue of "The Vagina Monologues." I bit my tongue and refrained from adding my own opinion in order to remain a neutral moderator. I wanted to join in ... [more]
In defense of free trade
Patrick Blaney
senior
If there is one thing I have learned after 22 years, it is that we all have a pet peeve or two. I am no different. Call me quirky, but muddled economic arguments get my attention like fingernails on a chalkboard. ... [more]
People cannot be contained by race
Susan L. Sprecher
Hesburgh Library staff
I have always thought that the American Association of Anthropology's stance to "discredit any decisive notion of race," as cited in Anthony Pagliarini's letter Tuesday, is misinterpreted if it is used to argue that there are no definable genetic differences among ... [more]
Take charge of your taco
The Notre Dame Student/Farmworker Alliance
April 4, 2001
As human beings who support the rights of others, we have a responsibility to be moral consumers. As the recent campaign against sweatshops has shown, consumers can and should be concerned with what the money that they spend goes to support. ... [more]
Quote of the Day
Gore Vidal
author
"A good deed never goes unpunished." Gore Vidal author ... [more]
A job by any other name is not the same
Matt Orenchuk
Assistant Web Administrator
This spring break my friends and I took a road trip to sunny Florida. I had two disposable cameras, and on the way down to Florida I took pictures. Not that big of a deal, right? Well, I didn't take ... [more]
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