Friday, April 5, 2002


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U.S. should act as mediators, avoid sides

President George W. Bush announced Thursday that he was sending Secretary of State Colin Powell to the West Bank next week to help end the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.
At the same time the U. N. Security Council called for an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian-controlled areas.

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Opinions from around the country

In the past three years, The Diamondback (at the University of Maryland) has scolded students for illegal behavior after athletic events. We’ve supported police and promoted alternative celebrations.
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Instant Messenger may be downfall of communication
By Jenny Specht
Skiff Staff

Human beings, as a race, are lazy.
This characteristic is what makes remote controls and pizza delivery so popular. While convenience is good in these instances, what is evolving is a deterioration of communication based on failure to expend effort.

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Israeli-American reflects on his identity far from the terrorist war
Commentary by Benjamin Rubin

“I live from day to day, not going anywhere, one day goes and another comes and nothing changes.”
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College life contributes to obesity, laziness
Commentary by Samantha Henrichs

We are creatures of our environments, reacting to the stimuli that surround us. Now that so much of our time is spent within man-made environments, we have a unique dilemma. Not only must we make a multitude of decisions about how we will react to our environment; we must actually create the environment we will respond to. As students, we have a great opportunity to play out this basic game.
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