LAST WEEKEND, Haiti saw its embattled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first elected head of state in th ecountry, resign and fly off into exile in the Central African republic.
IT FEELS almost like déjà vu: George W. Bush running against a Democratic candidate whose main deficiency may well be his apparent lack of charisma, and also against a third party anti-establishment candidate who appeals to the most liberal voters in the country.
AS THE fallout over Janet Jackson's breast-baring incident at this year's Super Bowl halftime show continues to pile on, one must ask what the big deal really is.
IT HAS been over nine months since military operations commenced in Iraq to oust the dictator Saddam Hussein.
SINCE the beginning of this month, Texas A&M University has been embroiled in a controversy over its practice of "legacy" admissions, an admissions criterion that favors applicants if they have a blood relative who attended the university.
AS THE world stares amazedly at the pictures being beamed from Mars by NASA's Mars robot rover Spirit, President Bush has hinted that he will announce plans for NASA to establish a permanent space base on the Moon and to send astronauts to Mars ("Bush to seek manned flights to Moon, Mars", CNN.com, Jan.
THE TERROR futures market, althoughsuffering a major set back from the Pentagon deciding to drop the project, will nonetheless open in March of 2004.
IN ONE year the American people will be voting for the 44th president of the United States. For many voters who remember the chaos that was the 2000 election, and the highly disputed decision which placed the current president, George W.
AS HALLOWEEN approaches this week, it is evident that the school year is in full swing. For fourth years, this means that at least some thought has been given to what exactly we plan on doing next year, and for that matter, for the next few years of our lives.
AS THE leaves begin to change color and the weather gets colder, one realizes that fall is unmistakably rolling in.
