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Mother Teresa
♦ Students remember this Catholic nun who
sacrificed her life for the poorest of the poor
BY ALAINNA BROOKS
staff writer
Pro-life and poor. Mother
Teresa did not support abortion,
yet she was respected by liberals
who do. She did not have wealth,
but provided for those in need.
After a life of poverty, she received
a state funeral. Although Mother
Teresa was oceans away from Guil
ford College, students feel her loss
in the Catholic community.
Mother Teresa died at the age
of 87 in Calcutta India on Septem
ber 5, 1997. During her lifetime
France
The lone survivor of the
car crash that killed Princess
Diana is making a strong recov
ery.
Officials at a hospital in
Paris say bodyguard Trevor
Rees-Jones is now fully con
scious and talking, though he
tires easily and communicates
mostly by writing. Police have
been unable to talk with Rees-
Jones because of his serious
head injuries and doctors are
warning that he might suffer
from partial amnesia.
Texas
The University of Texas
has distanced itself from re
marks by a UT law school pro
fessor that most minorities can-
World & Nation
she opened five training centers
around the world and won the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She
lived to help those in poverty
who could not help themselves.
Camera flashes beamed as
TV cameras slowly panned the
crowd of over 4,000 mourning
followers gathered in an Indian
stadium to honor Mother Teresa.
Her body lay in an open casket
with an Indian flag covering the
lower half of the white box.
Mother Teresa's death fol
lowed the death of Princess
not compete academically with
whites. Profesor Lino Graglia said
blacks and Hispanics do not per
form as well as whites on
standarized tests, and that they
come from cultures in which "fail
ure is not looked upon with
disgrace."Graglia is honorary co
chairman of Students for Equal Op
portunity, a new campus group
whose members oppose affirmative
action. Graglia's remarks were in
stark contrast to UT administrators
and several student groups that
have decried the drop in minority
enrollments, stemming from a
court ruling last year that said UT
could no longer use race as a fac-
Fast Facts
Diana, another female representa
tive of good works. Although the
media covered Mother Teresa's
death, some feel she deserved
more.
President of the Catholic
Club, Melissa McKallagat, voiced
her opinion in saying, "I feel
Mother Teresa was a step above
Diana. She should get more rec
ognition. What was done for Di
was good, but it's time to move
on."
Other people feel Mother
Teresa would have wanted it this
way. She was humble person who
did not wish for the publicity.
McKallagat felt it difficult to
accept Mother Teresa's death.
"When I heard she had died, I
couldn't believe it. She was so
much of a saint, I never pictured
her dying. She accomplished a lot
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tor in student admissions.As a re
sult, only four blacks and 26 His
panics are enrolled in the law
school's entering class this year.
Massachusetts
Former Massachusetts Gover
nor William Weld says he's drop
ping his bid to be the next U-S am
bassador to Mexico because he was
afraid his persistence on the issue
would have held up key legislation
pending before the Senate.
Weld's nomination was
blocked by the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee Chairman from
North Carolina, Jesse Helms.
The Guilfordian
September 19,1997
of wonderful work. Even people
who aren't Catholic have been
touched by her."
Most people saw Mother
Teresa as a representative of the
poor. Monica Jaszczak saw her
as a role model for religious
women leaders. "She was a posi
tive influence on females.
Through her religious role she
became a powerful symbol for
women."
Beth Butterer perhaps made
the best connection between
Guilford College and Mother
Teresa when she said, "Guilford
College is a strong volunteer
community; Mother Teresa gave
us an example of sacrificing one's
own life for the good of others.
The world has lost a symbol of
goodness and purity. In today's
world you don't see people give
up their lives like she did."
Namibia
Investigators say a break
down in air traffic control com
munications may have led to
the apparent mid-air collision
that downed a U.S. and a Ger
man military plane off the
Namibian coast, in which 33
people are feared dead. Al
though they have suspicions on
the cause of the case, nothing
definite has yet been discov
ered.
All items C) 1997 Reuter
News Service.