| Vol XXXIII No. 48 |
Tuesday, November 9, 1999 |
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Ready for take-off, more ready to land
By KATE ROWLAND
 I hate airplanes. It's nothing personal. I just have no confidence in the flight capabilities of a 40-ton piece of metal because most 40-ton pieces of metal do not have such capabilities. Airplanes also have the disadvantage of being run by ... [more]
Try something new
By FRANCCINE SANNA
This isn't going to be your typical Viewpoint piece. Welcome to the wonderful world of randomness that I call a lifestyle and that you will be a part of for the next five to 10 minutes. This all started last Thursday. ... [more]
Remember the score in 2001
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
For the classes of 2002 and 2003: Cut this out and save it. Put it in an envelope marked "November 2, 2001." On November 2, 2001, open the envelope and read it again. The next day, go watch Notre Dame play ... [more]
Pro-choice feminism is oppressing women
By ERIN ROCKENHAUS
Many people in the modern world believe that being a feminist and being pro-choice are synonymous. To be a feminist, it seems, crucially rests on one's enjoyment of "reproductive freedom" and one's "right to decide what I do with my body." ... [more]
Remembering Armenia
GUEST COLUMN
It's hard to imagine the complete destruction of a homeland and the creation of a "new" one in its place in a matter of just a few years. Anyone who visits today's eastern Turkey, known as Armenia before 1915, will notice ... [more]
The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Surprises of History
By DORIS L. BERGEN
I find it hard to believe that 10 years have gone by since the events now known as "the fall of the Berlin Wall." Of course the Wall didn't really fall in November 1989, nor, for that matter, did it come ... [more]
Ten Years Later: Remembering November 9, 1989
By MARK JANTZEN
I went to bed early on the night of Nov. 9, 1989. Around 10:30 p.m., Ekki, a friend of mine in the dorm, banged on my door and demanded that I join a group that was heading for West Berlin. Great, ... [more]
Seventh grade reflections
Maureen Smithe
Copy Editor
I was talking to my little brother on Instant Messenger the other day. He was proudly telling me about his football game last Saturday and how he had made his first touchdown. As I asked him the details of his game-winning ... [more]
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