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Visiting The Bird Parliament

by: Mono Vergara - printed on 09-25-2002

Fellow sailors, It was in an island a few minutes from Portland, the city we fail to leave because we are scared to give up our comforts and the way fake paintings look over the scars of the walls. I thought I could share this with you. You are probably used to my political columns, but this is more political than what you think...

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The roots of war: Universities supporting the military-industrial complex

by: Mckenzie Miller and Evan Hughes - printed on 04-10-2002

The military industrial complex, the collaboration of the military and defense corporations, has from its conception pivoted on profiting from war. In the history of the arms race, the cold war stood as the initial justification for the weaponization of our society. With a sense of urgency and fear, universities across the nation were employed in the research and development of new technologies of war.

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The birth of a monkey

by: Eduardo Mono Vergara - printed on 04-25-2001

It was probably one of those Saturday afternoons, when Ryan and I used to try to solve the problems of the world with not much success. It was under the Chilean rain, navigating down south, were everything started. We wanted to integrate college students from all over the world and have a place for them to discuss issues that affect their lives. The idea did not sound that hard, but we were still in college and it was a project that was maybe going to take a few years.

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Our Ugandan Sister

by: Sister Catherine Mukimba - printed on 01-31-2001

American Poverty vs. African Poverty

In America, the real poverties are loneliness and isolation. This poverty stems from society’s individualism and materialism. I do like the independence in the U.S., for it allows any hard-working citizen to reach the heights of one’s hard labor. People in Africa can work equally hard but the social environment doesn’t favor individual development. In Africa, much of poverty is material.

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Uniting Eco-efforts

by: Kristina Koenig - printed on 02-20-2002

No college campus is perfect from the idealistic perspective of an environmentalist. Everyday, cans and paper are thrown away instead of recycled; paper products are used in excess; people rarely use double-sided printing; annual food waste from campus food services may be enough to feed some small 3rd world countries; faucets and showerheads leak and sidewalks are watered in a way that makes water seem like a endless resource; faulty heating systems create unnecessary wintertime saunas; lights and computers are left on 24 hrs/day; harsh cleaning chemicals and fertilizers are used and fed to our rivers; heavy machinery is used for building and landscaping; students drive across the street to school; non-native species are planted for aesthetic purposes ? the list could go on forever.

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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.

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