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	Thursday, November 8, 2001 Editorial
	Food Fees New policy steals from students For most students who live on campus, a customary trip to The Main for a meal includes watching the amount of money on their cards dwindle to a mere $10. But for a minority of on-campus students, the mandatory flat rate for their meal plans hardly recedes below even a third of that amount. full story	We are starting to see the big picture Melody Zagami is a columnist for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. It has taken the death of thousands to make us realize we’re not the only people out there. I hope you have been paying closer attention these past two months. I hope you have been watching with a more discerning eye. I hope you have reached the conclusion that the ornamental snow globe in which you live can be cracked with the slightest movement from the outside world. full story
click for readable version	Civil liberties are simply laws Ed Van Wesep is a columnist for the Brown Daily Herald at Brown University. It seems as though the indoctrination extends deep within the college community. Most people seem to agree that civil liberties are inherently necessary for a just society and that under no circumstances may we remove them from our legal system. full story	People put their lives online Some personal Web pages are just collections of oddities Clare McIntyre is a columnist for the McGill Tribune at McGill University. Anyone who has spent even a modest amount of time on the Internet will agree that the somewhat bizarre genre of the personal Web page has become a standard in self-expression and in communication with the world. full story
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