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SG candidates strong, motivated and ambitious
This column represents the views of the Old Gold and Black Editorial Board
As some students are looking forward to summer, others are looking ahead to the coming school year and searching for a way to represent the campus through what they see as necessary changes.



Oil drilling detrimental to land
By Kat Spangler

The battle over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge isn't new. The struggle between the oil industry and environmentalists in that region began almost 50 years ago.

Growing up is more than a diploma
By Jay Cridlin
I bring this up because of a theme that was repeatedly rammed home during an informational session for graduating seniors April 9 in Wait Chapel. Time after time, we were encouraged by the speakers not to arrive at the commencement ceremony drunk.

Seniors leave legacy in newspaper office
By Will Wingfield
The only thing that allows me to glean information about the past is the treasure trove of information hidden among computer files and old newspapers in our Benson office.

Palestinian leader plays crucial role in violence
By Chris Plumblee
Think about it, since the 1970s, the only constant in the Middle East, other than never-ending conflict and strife, has been Yasir Arafat.

Catholic church should enact reform
By Doug Hutton
Pope John Paul II, leader of the world's Catholic faithful, seems to be a microcosm of the Catholic Church in this time of scandal: frail, susceptible to injury and hanging on to its followers as tightly as the Pope grips his staff.

Indecision about career path normal, even funny
By Ryan Eanes
Recently while visiting home over a weekend, I was reminiscing with my younger sister, who is a freshman in high school, over her "career choices" that she had insisted upon at various times in the past.

Judicial system ignored relevancy of cultural tradition
By Rohit Mitter
My most recent situation confirms my belief that the administration intends to prosecute students without sufficient evidence for the purpose of filling quotas.

 

 

 

 



 


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