| Vol XXXIII No. 13 |
Thursday, September 9, 1999 |
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A Debt of Solidarity for the Year 2000
Gabriel Martínez
 A few weeks ago, the unthinkable happened. A country missed a Brady bond payment. During the 1970s, bankers and investors fell in love with Latin America, and they lent — maybe even pushed — huge amounts of money. Military dictatorships, which ... [more]
American taxpayers shouldn't have to support `School of Assassins'
Nakasha Ahmad
Last night, Father Roy Bourgeois spoke in Little Theater in Moreau about the School of the Americas. But yesterday morning, I got a preview of his talk so for those of you who didn't get to hear it last night, this ... [more]
Shame on us for rationalizing intolerance
Letter to the Editor
I am writing this letter in response to Nathan Shay. I have to be honest, I'm not usually the type of person that reads The Observer's aggravating Viewpoint section or writes letters to the editor, but in this particular case, ... [more]
`Excessive celebration' penalty called racist, ridiculous
Letter to the Editor
Is it just me, or does the "excessive celebration" rule in college football just smack of racism? When this rule was first implemented, I recall that all the examples given regarding what constitutes "excessive celebration" included African-American players. And, it remains ... [more]
Walking on water
Maureen Smithe
Merciless. Unyielding. Frigid. Wet. No, I am not describing an Arctic snowstorm — not even a South Bend snowstorm. What I am describing here is the sprinkler system employed by our beloved University. A sprinkler system with ... [more]
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