Arts Funding is Crucial
Inthe 1930s, artists produced murals andcanvases depicting a nation struggling to wrench itself from the grip of the Great Depression.
Inthe 1930s, artists produced murals andcanvases depicting a nation struggling to wrench itself from the grip of the Great Depression.
Ican make you a root beer float, a Brown Cow, a mint chocolate chip milkshake, a banana split, or a strawberry sundae.
At this time 50 years ago a dire situation was addressed and a difficult decision was made. The result of that decision launched one bomber crew on a mission that took their specially modified B-29 Flying Fortress straight into the heart of Japan where the an intensive scientific experiment reached a climax.
To the Editor: Over 100 people gathered last Saturday to paint panels of the demolition wall around the old MHMH building.
Whenthe news about Sarah Devens sent shock waves through the campus a couple of weeks ago, I was paralyzed, and for more than just a brief moment. Although the flag was lowered to half-mast the next day, students went to their classes and met at Collis and saw movies just like any other day.
I took a poll of Dartmouth students on Wednesday in order to discover what was on their mind. "Write about something interesting," they said. Suggestions on what I should write about ranged from an attack on Dick's House to a questioning of Rukmini Sichitiu's '95 ability to write an objective review of the Greek system to a refutation of anything written by Sarah Johnston '97. Okay, so that was a lie.
"Write about what a bunch of whiners you all are," one of my professors advised me. "Your generation needs a good kick in the pants." What this professor was telling me was certainly not something I hadn't heard before.
To the Editor: Although the myths surrounding marijuana generally make for flashier headlines than do the facts, the article "Today's marijuana puts users in greater danger" in the July 27 issue of The Dartmouth stooped to a new low in faulty journalism. Had the reporter or Dr. Jack Turco attended the National Institute on Drug Abuse's first-ever conference on marijuana last month, both may have been able to separate fact from fiction. Fact 1: Marijuana today is no stronger thanin the past.
To the Editor: I read with interest Sarah Johnston's "Make It Invites Only, Please" column printed Thursday, July 27.
Ineighth grade, I had a pen-pal. Her name was Tatjana and she lived in Zagreb, Croatia. Although she was a couple of years older than me, we wrote fairly regularly for a year or so.
31 May, 1995: Iam writing for the last time in St. Petersburg. I can't believe how quickly my time here has run out. There are so many things I still want to do.
To the Editor: I am writing to make a correction in the article "Turco will work with MADD on council" in the Monday, July 17, issue of The Dartmouth. I was quoted as saying "[Designated driving] is unrealistic.
7 April, 1995: Ihad the thought the other day while standing on the shore of the Gulf of Finland that the circular motion of every wave upon the sand could be a metaphor for the pattern of human life.
Bytaking away the Humanities 1 and 2 sequence's status as a freshman seminar, the Committee on Instruction made an important move toward maintaining the integrity of academics at Dartmouth. In all its recruiting efforts -- from brochures to prospective tours -- the College advertises the unique qualities of freshman seminars.
Theparents are coming! The parents are coming! It is with mixed feelings that most college students approach an upcoming visit from their parents.On the one hand, students are excited to show their parents the campus, introduce them to college friends and generally show off how independent and mature college students can be. From a purely selfish point of view, poor starving college students are happy at the prospect of free meals, a trip to the grocery store and the opportunity to show mom how much laundry you have in the hopes that she will do it for you, or at least buy you a roll of quarters. But there are drawbacks to a visit from one's parents.
Thereare problems with the Greek system."I hear that sentence, or some variation of it, with a fair amount of frequency at Dartmouth.Staunch anti-Greek students insist it, administrators and faculty assert it, even members of Coed Fraternity Sorority organizations are willing to concede it.Nonetheless, we all know that the frats, sororities, and coeds thrive here -- even without freshman, about half of the student population has joined a one. So, why aren't these perceived problems being resolved?Maybe it is because the anti-Greek side approaches the issue impractically, i.e.
Affirmative action affords qualified minority candidates the opportunity to participate in programs that are well within their ability, but have been denied to them purely on the basis of their skin color.
Iwould like to congratulate Lea Kelley '97 on her column proposing to lower the drinking age to 18.While she concentrated mainly on aspects of Dartmouth life that could be altered for the better by changing the drinking age to 18, it is important to expand on a couple of general ideas regarding this change that would affect high school and college campuses all over the country. It is a fact that drinking will happen wherever people our age are left without parental influence, and oftentimes it happens while the underage drinker is still with his parents -- it is just done a bit more clandestinely.
Whileperusing Monday's issue of The Dartmouth, I was interested and surprised to read the following quote from Director of Health Services Dr. Jack Turco: "18-year-olds should have the right to drink." (The Dartmouth, July 17, 1995). Hardly a rage call on the part of Dr. Turco, this statement does bring up some interesting issues. Why, for one thing, is the drinking age 21?
To the Editor: On behalf of the Hanover Parks and Recreation Board, we would like to thank all of the sponsors and volunteers who helped make the Third Annual Hanover Old-Fashioned Fourth of July a huge success. The combination of great entertainment, food and wonderful weather made for a super morning of fun for the whole family.