Commentary Exposure Sheila Bocchine/Chronicle Click photo to enlarge. It's a grand old flag, y'all The state of Mississippi and reruns of “The Dukes of Hazzard” are now the last bastions of the Confederate battle cross. Last Tuesday, residents of Mississippi voted overwhelmingly to hold onto the design of their state flag, which introduced in 1894, prominently displays the Confederate battle cross in the upper left hand corner. The alternative presented to voters replaced the Confederate emblem with 20 white stars signifying Mississippi’s entrance into the union as the 20th state. Continued Televising of McVeigh execution reeks of the past On May 16 the relatives of victims and survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing will witness the execution of convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh. The magnitude of the blast was unprecedented in terrorist attacks on our soil, and the explosion killed 168 people and injured hundreds more. Ten survivors and victims’ family members will witness the execution, and nearly 200 more will watch it over a closed-circuit television broadcast. Continued Big Brother is watching you From the is-this-a-scene-from-an-Orwell-novel file, a Congressional report released Monday said 64 federal Web sites have used files that allow them to track the browsing and buying habits of Internet users who have gone to the sites. Continued Cheating is professors' not students' fault For the first 15 years of my academic career, I hated cheaters, those good-for-nothing idiots. They would do everything they could for a desirable grade, save for actually studying. I’ve witnessed an increased amount of cheating and a new and improved buffet of academic dishonesty. Now, in addition to the fraternities and sororities hoarding professors’ copies of old tests, students can copy essays off the Internet and hire services to write essays for them. Continued Letters to the Chronicle "I am an international student here at Columbia and am currently in my third semester at the sound departament. I came to this country in December 1999 and since then I have witnessed more than a fair share of ugly incidents that involved the local police. My most recent was on the evening of Friday the 13th—Good Friday." Continued Hi I went to look up the StaceyAnn Chin article on your web site...donde esta’ ? Continued Photo Poll Question: What is the one project you are going to blow off this semester? Back to top   |   Home Web Team: Sal J. Barry, James Norman & Dave Gibbons Copyright © 2001, Columbia Chronicle Columbia Chronicle articles, photos, and graphics are the property of the Columbia Chronicle and may not be reproduced or published without written permission from the staff, editors, or faculty advisor. The Columbia Chronicle is a student produced publication of Columbia College Chicago and does not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the views of Columbia College administrators, faculty or students.

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