OPINION
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A 23-year-old’s tragic death, a blessing for peace

Yesterday afternoon the Students for Justice in Palestine sponsored a meeting in remembrance of Rachel Corrie. Corrie was a 23-year-old volunteer for the International Solidarity […]

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Can we respect heroes, just for one war?

Orange, Calif., is my hometown. I was there two weeks ago on spring break, enjoying family, friends and sunshine. I went to Disneyland, walked along […]

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So long as racism remains, affirmative action must stay

As I rode down to Washington, D.C., on the bus Tuesday for the affirmative action rally, the possibly tremendous consequences of the University of Michigan […]

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Let’s get the Cuban government’s record straight

To the Editor: I was disappointed to read the inaccurate conclusions made by Yale students about Cuban society after their brief and controlled visit to […]

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The history of silence as effective protest

To the Editor: The use of silence as a form of protest has had a long history in the African-American experience. One of the most […]

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Don’t dismiss the anti-war protesters so easily

To the Editor: I am saddened, if not surprised, by some of the anti-peace articles I have read recently in these pages, whose authors believe […]

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First Amendment under fire and brimstone

This has been a week of one-man campaigns — waged diplomatically against the N-word and hysterically against “Harry Potter” — that are cause for at […]

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Something’s got to give: Will it be our economy?

No one can confidently predict how America’s foreign policy will unfold in Iraq and beyond when the guns fall silent, nor how successful it will […]

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Protesting against the war at this point is useless

To the Editor: Contrary to what David Grimm GRD ’04 believes (“In war, silence is louder than bombs,” 3/27), the so-called silence that we hear […]

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Delta Airlines just what Tweed needs

With but a few major demands yet unfulfilled, Delta Airlines has come closer to coming to Tweed-New Haven Airport. Now, once again, it seems city […]

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When where you live is your edge in admissions

Yesterday, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in two cases against the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policy. Thousands of students from throughout the country […]