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Romero’s Legacy of Liberation Call and Challenge
by: Dawn Hunter - printed on 11-15-2000
Within the Catholic Church, a new approach to theology has blossomed during the second half of the twentieth century. This theology is now known throughout the world as the theology of liberation.
This theology is astonishing because its deepest insights did not spring from the minds of scholars in Europe, but rather from small communities of the poorest and least literate men and women in Latin America.
It's a Shame About Boz
Chapter three of five: setting the stage--workers fall ill and questions arise.
by: Jim McCandlish, J.D. - printed on 01-31-2001
Boz, as he’s known, was a man among men in the trades, a strapping 6' 4" millwright who loved his work. He’d joined the Local out of Pasco for the specific purpose of hiring on at the poison gas incinerator construction project near Umatilla. The cost projected at almost $600 million made it the largest employer that corner of northeastern Oregon had ever seen. The government was under an international treaty obligation to destroy its entire stockpile of war gases, 12% of which were stored at Umatilla.
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.
American media gives soccer a red card
by: Jefferson Azevedo - printed on 04-24-2002
"Game's on midfield. João Marcos picks up the ball, makes a long pass to Roberto Carlos on the left. Roberto Carlos runs to the corner line, two defenders try to follow him, he crosses the ball over to the penalty line, Ronaldo picks it up, dribbles one, dribbles two, clears the view, heads up, he shoots? GOAALLL!!! On the far right on the net, indefensible for the goalie, completely out of reach.
America fights, Europe funds
by: Felix Tismer - printed on 02-20-2002
It was the father of the current US President who, in the early nineties, proclaimed the beginning of a new world order. Today, George Bush Jr. seems determined to back up those words with actions. Since singling out Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as the ?axis of evil? during his state of the union address, the world has become increasingly concerned about this superpower engaging in a policy of self-justice.
Chilean economy now stabilizing
by: Alejandro Gatica - printed on 10-18-2000
According to Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Chile scored 28 in the ranking of the less risky emerging economies. It was ranked 4th behind Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea. It is interesting to realize that the second Latin American country was Venezuela with a score of about 50 and ranked 19.
This result steams from a macroeconomics policy that has been very careful in keeping indices under control.