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Unabom Trial to Explore Sanity and Responsibility
Discussion of the proposed prosecution and defence of Ted Kaczinski.
Turnout Small at Student Meeting
This Bullet article discusses the desire for more "open student body" meetings, according to a student survey. One such meeting took place on February 13, 1979, although out of a total student number of over 2,300, only 30 students attended. The main…
Treatment Programs For Inmates Raise Deep Questions
An article about treatment programs in Vermont dealing with sexual and violent offenders. Programs in Vermont deal with the rehabilitation of inmates with questionable methods that some argue are not constitutional. Mello, Pithers, and Bush, three…
Too much doubt in Spaziano case
This editorial describes the case of Robert Spaziano, a murder convict on death row. The editorial points out inconsistencies in the case against Spaziano and argues that doubt cannot exist with the death sentence.
Toga! Photo
A photo of three male students standing on the porch of Hamlet House with a sign advertising a toga party.
Time is running out
A 1995 St. Petersburg Times editorial urging Florida residents to contact gov. Chiles to pardon Joseph Spaziano's death penalty.
The Unification Church: Faith or Mind Control?
Describes the controversy surrounding Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church.
The two Crazy Joes
As two newspapers, the Herald and the Sentinel, cover the same story of Joseph "Crazy Joe" Spaziano, they report two completely different stories. David Barstow evaluates why these two reliable newspapers published two different views of the case, as…
The supreme question
This newspaper article discusses Joseph Spaziano's appeal to the Florida Supreme Court that was schedule the day of the newspaper article's release. The article also describes the flaws in the case against Joseph Spaziano.
The Impact on Due Process
BULLET New Analysis of the Anne Kight controversy in the Spring Semester of 1978. The article is primarily concerned with the idea of campus "due process", and the enumeration of rights, as well as the problem of "overzealous" dormitory officials…
The Function of the BOV
A Bullet article in which Michael Mello discusses the operations of the MWC Board of Visitors.
The Feds' Case Against Kaczynski
The defense attorneys for Theodore John Kaczynski, the accused Unabomber, will attempt to argue that their client suffered from "a mental defect" and cannot be held responsible for his crimes.
The Debate Over Capital Punishment: Facing the Death Penalty
McCarthy anayzles the flaws of executions in death row. Talking with soon to be victim of exectuion, Giarrantano, among others, McCarthy lays out how complicated the legal use of executions are, and how many people think rather too quickly when…
The Coup d'Etat Part IV
The fourth part of a satiracal column about a student protest articulated as if it were a revolution. This part depicts President Woodard's realization of the revolution's severity and his plan on combating it.
The case of the hypnotized witness
The article discusses the swiftness that the judicial system prefers the capital punishment system operate. Joseph Spaziano's case received a large amount of publicity and another appeal due to the vague testimony offered by a witness who had been…
The Bullet: Sink or Swim
An article about the proper responsibilities and attitudes of a newspaper in order to remain relevant to the students and faculty of the school campus.
Students Survey Damage
Students survey the damage after a traveller collapsed on the Auditorium's stage.
Students Discuss Rape Prevention
A newspaper article by Michael Mello on the discussion of rape prevention at Mary Washington College
Student Demonstration
Mike Mello, former president of the MWC Chapter of NORML, speaks at Friday's demonstration held on Westmoreland Green to protest the suspension of four of the five students arrested in Madison last week.
Stop the bad rap on hypnosis
The vice president of a Miami hypnosis center argues for the legitimacy and value of hypnosis.