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Friday, November 30, 2001
Editorial

Earn This
Bribery not the way to citizenship

In aftermath of Sept. 11, many Americans found themselves engulfed in a storm of anger and fear. The perpetrators of the attacks lived in the United States for years before launching the assault. Their secret well-kept.
Americans demanded increased security, and the government has responded. In continuing the war against terrorism, the United States contrived a new means of tracking terrorists.

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College does not solve all problems
By Matt Stiver
Skiff Staff

My mom is going to cry. That much you can write in stone. Moms do that sort of thing. I suppose they cannot help it.
At around 3:30 p.m. two weeks from Saturday, I will become the first Stiver male in my family with a college degree on the wall (note to Rach: Remember the Kleenex).

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Stimulus plan is actually a different form of taxation
Todd Stein is a columnist for the Daily Californian at the University of California-Berkeley.

Most Americans don’t realize that a major tax hike is about to be passed through both houses of congress. While the info-babes on MSNBC and CNN refer to the coming tax hike as a “stimulus” plan, it is actually a form of taxation.
Wait a minute! No politician, not even liberals like John Kerry or Dick Gephardt, have said anything about raising your taxes, so what is going on?

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Experiences are worth keeping
Survey sparks some reflection about the last four years
By Chris Gibson
Skiff Staff

As another chapter of my life comes to an end it’s hard to resist the temptation of examining the impact of the last four years.
After a period of somewhat blurry reflection, I have come to this conclusion; I will leave here with everything, I will leave here with nothing.
There is no better way to describe my time here at TCU than those words.

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