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Edit Stories for 10-4-2000
Pricewater-shed
In an investigation partially funded by the University, the auditing firms that examine factories overseas to determine whether they are sweatshops have come under scrutiny themselves. A report by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Prof. Dara O'Rourke claims that Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the firm investigating these factory abuses, is biased towards management, failed to expose unsafe working conditions and generally paid more attention to things like timecards and relative wages than to human rights abuses.Real shady
Do you remember where you where on April 20, 1999, when you heard the news? It started out as a relatively calm day but before nightfall every television network, radio station and newspaper in the country would be carrying word of a tragic shooting spree at Columbine High School.Witches and warlocks? Ban this, biyaaatch!
I've read the Harry Potter books and they are very good. While easy to read and technically "children's" books, they are quite long, well written, with good plots and great characters. Of course, that might explain why the latest edition, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,was the fastest selling book in the history of the world.Letters to the Editors
Viewpoint: Eating animal products perpetuates suffering
You are what you eat, and what you eat might be much more than you bargained for. From anesthesia-free castration to being literally skinned alive, farm animals worldwide suffer from maltreatment.Chip Cullen: Grinding the Nib
10-4-2000
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