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Committee falls short as legislative liaison

THERE are too many groups on Grounds that claim to represent the University but don't actually do it. I'm not talking about CIOs, even though they branch off with such specificity they might as well have the Organization for People from Djibouti Who Like to Watch Alf Re-runs.


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Polls, focus groups blur issues

THERE'S A NAME for a person who tailors his personality to what others expect - a tool. If we're looking for a tool for president, commander-in-chief, for the big Kahuna, the leader of the free world, look no more.


Opinion

Church joke no laughing matter

LOCAL church gains favor with God, prays for heathen Jews." Yom Kippur Services, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 6:15 p.m. The preceding lines constituted the Oct.


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Honor lacks opportunity for truth

HOW DID we let our most sacred tradition become so irrelevant so fast? The honor system, where a meager seven students were found guilty in trials all of last year, continues along its death course, lifelessly plodding the winding road of indifference, fading into the sea of oblivion and good ideas forgotten.


Opinion

Twisting the facts to taint Gore

TEXAS Gov. George W. Bush, his running mate, the Republican Party, and several members of the media have attacked Vice President Al Gore recently on the issue of trustworthiness.


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Pulling plug on Texas executions

WHEN I was younger, my older brother would always beat me up. My parents tried to break up as many of our fights as they could, and it upset me that they always got mad at me for fighting back.


Opinion

FINALLY, an intelligent, exciting plan for encouraging diversity comes out of the administration.


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In light of recent developments on Grounds, Chanel Craft Tanner, director of the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center, highlights the Center’s mission, resources and ongoing initiatives.