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Students Use Methods They Condemn

By Dave Hemmer | February 27, 1996

Apparently hatred, slander and destruction of private property are the newest means of building community at Dartmouth. The distribution of the anonymously written publication "The Shit You Don't Hear About" late Sunday night represents the second hate crime at Dartmouth in less than a week. How dumping manure on fraternity lawns and dumping libelous trash on people's doorsteps can possibly build community is beyond me, but the authors of this trash had the audacity to call their work "An Informative Publication By and For the Dartmouth Community." How dare these anonymous, gutless authors claim to speak for the Dartmouth Community? These two acts of hatred should send shivers down the spine of any student who is serious about building a community on this campus, as they represent a far greater threat to community than racial slurs scrawled on a door or mud slung at a window. Those incidents, while vile, represent the isolated acts of individual bigots.

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A Trip to the Stacks

By Carolyn Wachsman | February 27, 1996

So what's up with Baker? Can I say that trying to find a book in the dungeon commonly referred to as the stacks is like trying to find a Big Mac in Hanover? So I'm sitting at the computer at Baker staring in disbelief at the call number which On-Line Library swears will lead me to the book, "Tribes In Iceland Actively Engaged in the Production and Consumption of Coconut Extract and How it Affects the Economy of Japan" which will guarantee an "A" on my research paper for the class Tribes In Iceland Actively Engaged in the Production and Consumption of Coconut Extract and How it Affects the Economy of Japan 101.

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Racism and Sexism Warrant Intelligent Discussion, Not Pranks

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | February 27, 1996

The Beta Theta Pi fraternity poem and the Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity pledge script are evidence of serious flaws in Dartmouth's fraternities: students must stop playing games and discuss the grave issues of racism and sexism that the writings raise. While the contents of the Alpha Chi pledge script are deplorable, last night's open discussion about the script organized by the fraternity is encouraging.

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Misrepresented Statements May Have Offended

By William S. Kartalopoulos | February 26, 1996

To the Editor: I write regarding gross misrepresentation of my statements in the forum discussion entitled "Asian-Americans, Affirmative Action and Graduate School Admissions." I was quoted in The Dartmouth as follows: "Affirmative action at Dartmouth 'has worked too well' with African-Americans, Kartalopoulos said.

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'Fluff' Columns Published

By David Weinberg | February 23, 1996

To the Editor: Dan Hogin's column, "The D: An 'Anything Goes' Publication?" [Feb. 21] was an fantastic essay pointing out your columnists' well-demonstrated ability to write endless amounts of fluff pieces that somehow always manage to get published. After reading it, I felt it was necessary to get something else off of my chest.

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On The Beauty of Formality

By Matthew Lubin | February 23, 1996

A fortnight or so ago (at least at the time these words were penned), a piece by my esteemed colleague Mr. Strayer in these pages referred to his communications misadventures with "some guy named Muhammad," and then went on to refer to a professor here as "Tom." So flabbergasted at these liberties was the present columnist that upon reading them he very nearly dropped and broke his monocle, which he was in the process of dabbing at with a Wet-Nap.

Opinion

Look Who's Greenwashing

By Nina Perlroth | February 22, 1996

Dartmouth Dining Service representatives take every opportunity to congratulate themselves on the College's growing recycling programs and environmental consciousness.

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Liberal Elite Control Campus With Arrogance and Disregard for the Truth

By Dave Hemmer | February 22, 1996

In his newest book, "The Vision of the Anointed, Self-Congratulation as a Basis For Social Policy," Thomas Sowell discusses American liberals and their beliefs, which he claims share a "moral exaltation of the anointed above others." What struck me most about the book is how accurately it describes the reality at Dartmouth, where a small group of students who consider themselves more "educated," "sensitive" or "enlightened" than their peers attempt to control the campus with an arrogance and disregard for the truth that is despicable. While the arrogance of Dartmouth's liberal elite is impossible to measure, some anecdotes will illustrate several incidents where the liberals' behavior clearly reflects a belief in their own moral superiority. The first anecdote was relayed to me by an undergraduate advisor, who asked to remain anonymous.

Opinion

Love is a Battlefield

By Katie Shutzer | February 21, 1996

Most people would agree that there are two types of relationships at Dartmouth, and neither of them can be labeled as "dating." Dating is a word that is fast becoming obsolete, along with other love-related terms like "necking," "petting" and "mixer." Now we live in a world of hookups (random ones, of course), and the mixer has been replaced by basement games like pong, ship and tree. Now do you really think people like your parents could have formed their long-lasting relationships around a ping pong table?

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In Search of the Perfect Mate...

By Rachel R. Gilliar | February 21, 1996

Just as governments are subject to the wishes of their citizens, and companies are subject to the whims of their stockholders, columnists must occasionally make themselves subject to pressures from their readership.

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