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Grandma: Georgie ran the thing into a tree
by: Isaac Vanderburg - printed on 11-07-2001
Hi family,
Ah, the battles that define our lives. Congratulations Daxe. Nothing very new to report here... my leg is something less than mobile and I have a long, hard day of undesirable work ahead. Though, thought you might be interested in a dream I had last night.
I had gone to the car dealership to buy a subaru hatchback, real nice car, low mile/spotless interior type. Only, it didn?t have any brakes-a point I failed to mention when George W.
The U.S. flies solo in Iran
by: Casey O'Connor - printed on 02-06-2002
President Bush, in his recent State of the Union address, grouped Iran with Iraq and North Korea in what he termed an "axis of evil." He has since kept up his hard line rhetoric, stating that the three countries have been "put on notice." Putting Iran in the same category as Iraq and North Korea is seen by many in the international community as rather extreme and based on shaky evidence. European countries fear that such a confrontational stance toward Iran will be counter-productive and may inhibit recent moves toward liberalization and reform within the strategically significant Middle Eastern state.
Chile: Challenging immigration
by: Mono Vergara - printed on 09-12-2001
Between llamas and chinchillas, colorful hats and the dry altiplano, I was slowly going up the Peruvian Andes in an old bus. The sky was turning into that bloody color and the smell of hard working men was dancing on the tip of my nose. The police stopped the bus and we were forced to get out. I was about to have my first encounter with one of the most corrupted and bureaucratic police forces in South America.
Monologues help women
by: Sruthi Mathews - printed on 09-25-2002
It was on a whim really. I had no idea. I wasn’t prepared for the depth of experience and truth which would resonate the theater walls on the day of auditions. Some of the women recalled the basic and occasionally humorous frustrations of simply belonging to the female gender— PAP smears, tampons, etc.—
Struggles in the European Union - Farms
by: Mono Vergara - printed on 02-20-2002
With the introduction of the euro in January of 2002, the European Union has been cast into the spotlight once again. Though the development and implementation of the euro was a big step towards the unification of Europe, the EU still struggles over questions of funding and policy, searching for consensus among its economically and culturally diverse members and prospective members.
The EU squabbles over funding for farmers
The main problem the prospective members are facing is coming from the farms.
Bringing Democracy to the land of Mao
by: Christy Scheuer - printed on 11-28-2001
Dr. Jianli Yang, who spoke at the University of Portland on Thursday, November 15, has been officially charged as a traitor by the Chinese government. In 1989, Dr. Yang helped to lead the Chinese democracy movement, which culminated in the student rally in Tiananmen Square in which 30 students were killed for speaking out against communism in China. Consequently, he was exiled and placed on a list of 49 dissidents who are strictly forbidden to return to China.