Economics used to justify death penalty
The death penalty is a symptom, much as abortion is, of the idea that the human being has a finite worth rather than an infinite value.
The death penalty is a symptom, much as abortion is, of the idea that the human being has a finite worth rather than an infinite value.
Campaigning for Ralph Nader, I often hear the same thing from disillusioned voters: "I think Nader is the best candidate, but he's not going to win.
IU President Myles Brand was recently quoted in the IDS saying that "IU is an academic institution first and foremost. Teaching, learning and research is what we're all about." What Brand actually meant to say was that financial gain is at the top of his agenda, not the students.
I would like to commend your article, "Center provides resources to disabled students, faculty," which was published in the IDS Sept. 20; however, it failed to describe the magnitude of the Adaptive Technology Center's application and influence on IU.
The explanations from Residential Programs and Services dining hall officials given in Thursday's IDS ("Staff shortage causes early closings of food courts," Sept. 21) for the early closing of some eateries in the Foster and Wright food courts seem to have at least one thing in common with the dining services on campus: They're entirely unsatisfactory.
I predict if George W. Bush loses the election, many conservatives all over America will cast the blame on a biased liberal press and other media.
Mr. Thickstun, in his guest column "Gore's plan builds on benefits" (Sept. 4), has a strong grasp of such Democratic buzz phrases as "risky Republican schemes," but shows a lack of knowledge about investing in the stock market.
By the year 2005, nearly a third of IU's 264 general purpose classrooms will be outfitted with modern technology and multimedia.
Headlining a Horizons of Knowledge Lecture, professor Patricia Meyers Spacks came to IU Thursday to speak about "Exposures: Sex, Privacy and Sensibility."
Science departments plan week's happenings
The following activity was reported by IUPD:
Former head women's basketball coach, Jim Izard, filed a lawsuit against the University last week for discrimination.
Bet you didn't know it, but a miracle is happening half way across the globe.
Bright and early last Tuesday morning, Greg Ruminski, the assistant men's swimming coach, was awakened by the ring of his phone.
Steve Thompson hates zebras. He doesn't really have a problem with the striped African mammals, but he can't stand the lax attitude they have when another zebra gets attacked.
One woman was shot dead and three others wounded on Bloomington's south side Saturday morning. Police say drugs were involved.
The World's largest central banks -- including the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank -- attempted to put an end to their financial woes that have been developing since the launch of the euro in January 1999.
Many students are taking advantage of online brokerage accounts.
Investors might feel a little more optimistic about the market this week. Third-quarter earnings are expected to be strong, and the Federal Reserve appears to have stopped raising interest rates for now.
After all the negative attention the University has garnered in the past few weeks because of the athletic department, one would think athletics director Clarence Doninger and President Myles Brand would lie low for awhile. But they haven't.