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(05/26/14 8:59pm)
If Dartmouth is a bubble, should we pop it? Over the past few weeks, this paper has been flooded with myriad senior perspectives on Dartmouth, offering hindsight as a stand-in for wisdom. Truth be told, I think most of us lack wisdom. Wisdom is gained through removing yourself from comfort and divorcing yourself from the garden of thought that you have painstakingly cultivated. An isolated environment like this one is not conducive for this form of personal growth. The senior perspectives have made abundantly clear, however, that we need to branch out to appreciate the things we have in Hanover and acknowledge the things we lack.
(05/19/14 10:36pm)
Recently student social life, particularly the Greek system and the administrative abrogation of responsibility, has dominated campus discourse. Given the great strides we’ve made, I believe we should engage untried pathways toward greater inclusivity. Initiatives like the Hop Garage Bar or Collis Microbrews have drawn sizable crowds, but the truth is that only students of age — a small fraction — have full access to alcohol. It is likely, however, given the success of open venues where alcohol is served, that should underage partygoers be allowed to imbibe, they would flock to school-administered or public events where those delinquents in fraternities don’t control all of the power and beer. Therefore, I propose that Dartmouth begin lobbying the state of New Hampshire to allow residents to choose either a drinking license or a driving license upon turning 18. The other option is to convince students that you don’t need to be drunk to have fun. I think the former is significantly more likely than the latter.
(04/29/14 10:36pm)
Last week, some students expressed concerns to administrators regarding the theme of a fundraiser for cardiac research. The Office of Pluralism and Leadership told Phi Delta Alpha fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority, who had spent months organizing the event, to cancel the fundraiser because of opposition to its theme. This message was relayed to the campus groups via Greek Letter Organizations and Societies. The nonsense regarding the perceived racism of the “Phiesta” was discussed on these pages yesterday (“Hawley: A Frightening Precedent,” April 29). Opposition to this charitable event is symptomatic of a larger phenomenon of anti-privilege rhetoric at work on Dartmouth’s campus that is rooted in misdirected anger and intellectual hubris.
(03/31/14 10:31pm)
My friends in high school all joked (and still joke) about one teacher who ceased to care much about grades sometime in the late ’90s. The teacher in question described his views on student assessment as “holistic.” Needless to say, the day class assignments were released, students across the district kept their fingers crossed, praying to be placed in his class. To further complicate the stakes, this teacher taught a class required to graduate.
(02/18/14 12:37am)
When things are normalized, they are tolerated — even in clearly problematic cases. The recent discussion about sexual assault has made me, and hopefully others, think critically about where we as a community and culture go wrong with our obligation to treat others as we wish to be treated. I believe that the national obsession with a normalized and destructive party culture, one that prioritizes unhealthy substance use and casual sexual behavior, contributes to the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses. This infatuation with unrealistic and demeaning behavior is an ugly truth that spawns many of the problems that exist at Dartmouth and beyond.
(01/13/14 12:22am)
While the National Collegiate Athletic Association restricts varsity athletes’ in-season time commitments to 20 hours each week, Dartmouth students who participate in varsity athletics may paint a slightly different picture. It’s not strange to hear about our athletes running 70 miles a week, doing two-a-days, working out before class and practicing the NCAA maximum of six days a week (with conditioning on the seventh day encouraged). Add travel and locker room time, and the choice to play a sport is like a job, often requiring more than 35 hours. By comparison, I spent 12 hours each week in class last term.
(11/06/13 7:36pm)
This week, I have a story for you. I hope this little parable illustrates a rarely talked about, yet supremely injurious aspect of our collegiate life — bicycle theft. I believe the way in which students treat each other’s two-wheeled transit machines speaks volumes about systemic issues of injustice in our community.
(10/24/13 2:00am)
I'm assuming, reader, that you, as a well-informed and involved student, have kept up to date on the most important aspect of your collegiate career: the politics of the Greek system and the myriad "discussions" about them on this page. If you have a midterm, paper, meeting or, frankly, anything that is not related to an open and honest discussion of the hazing and social crisis on campus, you probably should reconsider your priorities and start talking about how aggrieved you are. Surely you have been wronged by the greater Dartmouth culture, so before you worry about anything else, why don't you join in our crusade and fix this mess that is everyone's life at Dartmouth?
(10/11/13 2:00am)
Let's talk history.
(10/10/13 2:00am)
This is the most important column you'll read all week. I'm going to prove once and for all that Class of 1953 Commons is objectively better than its smaller, elder peer, Collis cafe. This question has gone unresolved for many years, bringing into conflict some of the greatest minds that have graced this fair campus. Daniel Webster, an early advocate of Collis ("It is a small dining hall"), cashed in on "facetime" there, while Theodor Geisel reportedly pigged out in the cafeteria formerly known as Thayer between rhymes. Regardless of the views of past patrons, I will advance the my own opinions on why quantity far outweighs quality, rendering the Foco the superior location for making regrettable dining decisions.
(09/26/13 2:00am)
Dartmouth has a problem too many tall people. There are times when I look around '53 Commons or an athletic event and realize that I have no hope of seeing the trays of broccoli stir-fry or the probably unfortunate sports game because I'm trapped in a mob of humans of gargantuan size. The worst part about this abundance of seemingly herculean people occurred to me when I was home for the summer. I always considered myself tall until I came to Dartmouth. After being home for an entire term, hanging out with my standard-sized buddies and my unexceptionally tall family, I again came to that conclusion. Enter fall term. Recent athletic encounters and conversations with friends at school reminded me that, alas, I am of but average stature. I say conversations as well because the real change in my mindset from home to Dartmouth comes from the anxiety-producing responsibilities, status-centered accolades and persistent posturing that dictate our lives in this competitive environment. That, and all the super tall people.