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Social Commentary, the Country Way

By Dani Brune | January 24, 1996

It seems to me that country music has been given a raw deal. In an age when academics and others are beginning to appreciate the role of music in social awareness, it alone has remained hidden. Rap music and much of the music of the sixties have long had recognition for their commentary on society.

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Rich Gets Pat on the Back

By Bill Tovell | January 24, 1996

To the Editor: Last week when I went to the Hop to check my mail, I found a notice that said the Hinman mail system will no longer accept Federal Express packages.

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Against the Relgion Department

By Matthew Lubin | January 23, 1996

At an institution which aims to shed the cold light of Reason into every nook and cranny of human experience it seems a shocking anachronism that there should be a Department of Religion. If any of us still really believed in religion as it once was considered, as a sort of Truth revealed to one portion of humanity to the perpetual exclusion of another portion, then there might be justifiable arguments raised to defend it.

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Freshman Rejects Maintenance Stereotypes

By Rajat Soni | January 23, 1996

To the Editor: Reading the column, "Are You High Maintenance?" by Katie Shutzer '96 [Jan. 19] gave me an unnerving feeling that someone was once again perpetuating a stereotype that people on this campus really espouse such skewed elitist views. As a member of the low maintenance group, I have to say that just because I get my hair cut at Walt & Ernie's does not mean I am unhygienic.

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Don't Replace Books with Electronics

By Ryan Carey | January 23, 1996

A message to all who think technology is king: sometimes it can burn you. Beta-Max video cassettes. The Beta-Max system brings up a larger point relative to Dartmouth as the College plans to renovate Baker Library and build the new Berry Library addition.

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Purity of Form

By John Strayer | January 22, 1996

Are you sick of seeing columnists on this page babble on about esoteric topics, pumping up their word count with unnecessary quotes from Greek philosophers?

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Affirmative Action Combats Racism with Racism

By Douglas Bachman | January 22, 1996

As Kenji Hosokawa '98 pointed out in his Opinion piece on January 8, not only Caucasians but also a number of black intellectuals endorse the view that affirmative action "perpetuates African Americans' dependence on the government." There's a reason they endorse it: because it's right. I'd be shocked if people, especially students and faculty here at Dartmouth, weren't appalled by Hosokawa's suggestion that belief in "the strong individual" has disappeared, destroyed by a "modern world [that] no longer resorts to such a platonic vision." The basis of Hosokawa's argument rests in the belief that since individuals are supposedly no longer capable of coping with their own destiny, society must embark on an evangelical mission to ensure that "the number of African Americans who are executives [is] proportionate to the number of African Americans in the population." Forget the idea that they might actually attain that position on their own.

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College Celebrates Freedom on MLK Day

By Miranda Johnson | January 19, 1996

This past weekend, the College paid tribute to a man and a movement that changed America. The Civil Rights movement and the many thousands of people who organized and participated in its protests, marches and demonstrations were instrumental in creating a second emancipation for African-Americans.

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Are You High Maintenance?

By Katie Shutzer | January 19, 1996

Dartmouth students can easily be divided into two types: those who are high maintenance and those who are low maintenance. First there's the "High Maintenance Dartmouth Man." You are probably wondering how anyone at Dartmouth could be high maintenance, man or woman.

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Hanover Cars Just Aren't Stopping for Pedestrians Anymore

By Sam Bonderoff | January 18, 1996

I'm standing on the edge of the Green across the street from the Hop. Stretching out before me in frayed white paint is the crosswalk, that pedestrian haven, that relaxing free zone, assuring me that although I am crossing a well-trafficked street right now, I can still continue at my leisurely collegiate pace without fear of automotive onslaught.

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