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Irish Famine Concert brings awareness of hunger to U of P
by: Paige Thomas - printed on 09-11-2002
Many may wonder what exactly contra dancing is. It is a form of English country dancing in which each dancer has a partner and moves to the music with the assistance of a caller who announces the steps.
World immigration standards need to change
by: Mono Vergara - printed on 03-27-2002
For a few minutes please forget about what we see in the media. Forget about that nonsense axis and all the other issues that "our leaders" tell us that they are important. Stop for a few minutes and look south, to the south of our world. Picture Africans swimming in the strait of Gibraltar, South Americans banging pots and pans, Cubans who die in the Caribbean every other day and lonely Mexican women running through the Arizona desert.
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.
At home in Santiago de Chile
by: Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C. - printed on 10-18-2000
My first visit to Chile was in early 1971 to research a dissertation for the University of Denver on the changing relationship between the Catholic Churches of Latin America and the Catholic Church of France.
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.
Thinking about Golden Rice
by: Annie Senner - printed on 04-24-2002
Basic calories or enhanced vitamin intake: What is our first priority? A site visit to a poor resettlement community is Zambales Province, Philippines