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It's time to stop short sighted policies
by: Ryan O'Connor - printed on 04-11-2001
The environment has no checkbook. Polar bears cannot vote. The ozone is unable to write an incensed letter to the editor.
Given this it is remarkable that two of the three major presidential canidates in last fall’s election were considered friends of the environment. A stark change from any previous election—last year’s campaign featured discussion of the Kyoto Treaty on Global Warming, tax credits for polluters, the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and the horrible symptoms of our nations addiction to fossil fuels.
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.
Dial Tone. Part I of IV
by: ben muse - printed on 09-25-2002
Tom McGovern picked the ringing phone up off the counter. “Hello.” “Hey, Dad, howya doing?” Tom’s body tightened. There was silence. “Luke, I haven’t heard from you for a while.” He wrapped and unwrapped the phone cord from around his hand. The microwave made a humming, sucking sound in the background as it cooked his dinner. “I’ve been real busy, with my new job and all. I told you about that, right?”
A unique student shares her global perspective
by: Christy Scheuer - printed on 01-23-2002
"What do you mean, 'crazy'" Asima laughs at my word choice, and then pelts me with questions about the incongruities of American diction and slang. "You say 'crazy' and it means so many different things. Also, 'slick.' What does that mean? None of these words mean the same here as they did in my English classes. Like 'cool' ? people don't use it to mean cold!" She looks at me inquisitively, automatically adjusting her cranberry colored headscarf, and then her face erupts into a smile.
Debunking the feminist myth
by: Christy Scheuer - printed on 09-25-2002
Feminism. Oh, the difference a word can make! The word feminism is fraught with negative implications, obscured by layers of stereotypes. Many people hesitate to call themselves feminists for fear of others’ scorn and derision.
Minority Nations in UK Don’t Need Unity
by: Chris Costello - printed on 11-15-2000
The United Kingdom’s principle island of Britain is composed of England, Scotland and Wales. Scotland, with a population of 5 million, and Wales, with roughly 2.7 million inhabitants, are known as the UK’s minority nations. Meanwhile, the mass majority of the UK resides in England, nearly 50 million. With such discrepancies in population, one ponders whether these minority nations can fully express themselves within the UK.