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Vol XXXIIII No. 54

Wednesday, November 17, 1999

  Commentaries

Inspiration key to success in all disciplines
By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN

Inspiration is a rare and fleeting idea. One moment it seizes your brain and drives you to do so much more than you ever dreamed that you could do. The next moment it leaves you in an exhausted heap crumpled ... [more]
Cowboy Mouth is washed up
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

"Jenny says turn off the radio, Jenny says turn off the light." In less than 24 hours, Cowboy Mouth will rock Notre Dame's Stepan Center "to its foundations," according to the Student Union Board. Let the countdown begin! After seeing the ... [more]
God gave us a sex drive for a reason
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I would like to write in response to a letter to the editor in last week's Observer entitled "Follow your heart, reclaim your purity." In it, the author wrote, "We don't always know what we mean with our hearts." How can ... [more]
Core courses create 'intellectuals'
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Late in the summer of 1999, I drove to the post office in the afternoon to pick up the mail. That day yielded yet another letter from the University, a sight I had become accustomed to. This time it was from ... [more]


Inside Column
Spring break scams
By Brian Hobbins
assistant viewpoint editor

It is that time of year when many students will return home to ask their parents a burning question: "Can you help me out with spring break?" When my roommates and I asked our parents this question last year, a resounding ... [more]


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