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[email protected]. ·x AVIE R u·NIVERSITY Published since 1915 by the students ofXavier Unzversity 88th year, issue 7 · · · . week of OCTOBER 23, 2002 "' · . · . www.xavier.edu/newswire/ Light rail no light decision BY CHUCK SAMBUCHINO highway 71, would be one of the one as long and big as this - would Senior News Editor lines pass through campus. Later worsen the local financial system. When a vote is approaching with lines would run throughout the city On the other ha~d, supporters big issues at stake, it's common for and even to the Greater Cincinati/ like the Southwest Ohio Regional people to invofontarily associate Northern Kentucky airport. Transit Authority (SORTA) stress the words "yes" and "no" with If the plan passes, one line will that increasing public transportation small numbers. be underground, utilizing an old will fuel development around the Yes on 3! No on 8.! You get the subway system that has remained lines, especially downtown. point. idle for 80 years. "The Light Rail sounds conve Issue 7, one of the more pressing The revitalization of public nient because it would make trips issues Xavier students are getting transportation, or "Issue 7" on the downtown so much easier," said swept up in is the ballot, is a two- sophomore Ciaran Fitzgeraldt.