TCU Daily Skiff

Tuesday, April 9, 2002

Fiesta
Festival brings Hispanic heritage to TCU

The college campus is well-recognized as a burgeoning center for the arts. As a learning institution, the university is a prime place to expose the community to different cultures and worldviews, and TCU is no different.
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Opinions from around the country
This editorial comes from The Stanford Daily at Stanford University.

The recent escalating violence in the Middle East is obviously a cause of concern for the whole world. So achieving a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians is especially important for the United States.
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Seniors should appreciate their last days in college
Commentary by Chelsea Hudson

I am beginning to see the look.
Once you have seen it, there is no mistaking it. It is the look of deep contemplation and fear.
You can see this expression on almost every senior’s face. For this group of seniors, summer is not just another break, but a beginning to their lives in the “real world.”
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Prisoners suspected of terrorism should still be treated humanely
Commentary by Timothy Colligan

Studying and interning this semester at the TCU London Centre has, without a doubt, offered me a different lens through which to look at my own country.
There were always parts of it I didn’t approve of, particularly in the political aspect. However, nothing I’d ever seen disturbed me so much as something I recently saw on the evening news in London.
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Stereotypes perpetuated, reflected in feature story

When my friend showed me the article, “Student retains Nigerian roots” from Wednesday, I was outraged by what was being represented. The story that Jessica Keller is telling isn’t really correct.
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