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(12/02/08 9:36am)
As one might expect from the candidate whose campaign produced scores of videos and sent more text messages than my 15-year-old sister, President-elect Barack Obama depends on his BlackBerry for basically everything. As of January 20, 2009, however, Obama will almost certainly be BlackBerry-less. This is an unfortunate casualty of our political system: In order to preserve the checks-and-balances structure of our government, the president must sacrifice the efficiency and connectedness of the Internet.
(11/18/08 8:16am)
If you asked me how many times per week I visit Food Court specifically to scope out the frozen yogurt sundae bar, I would probably lie rather than admit how often I tell the FoCo cashier, "Just toppings!" But seriously, there was no better place than FoCo to satisfy a candy craving -- until this fall. Many students are overcome by frustration and anger at the replacement of the open plastic containers with those closed, gumball machine-esque plastic monstrosities.
(10/28/08 7:23am)
Have you ever checked your "Sent Msgs" folder after waking up on a Saturday just to make sure you didn't embarrass yourself when you came home and logged in at 3 a.m.? Me too. Recently, however, Google has invented a remedy for drunken e-mailing to preserve the dignity of its users.
(10/16/08 5:58am)
My little sister recently sent me an angry Facebook message with a link to a Wall Street Journal opinion column. The column posits that the "feminist narrative about men being responsible for the oppression of women" is wrong, because, in fact, what women do all day is oppress each other ("Lipstick Jungle," Sept. 26). One anecdote about Tufts, where my sister is currently a freshman, did nothing to prove the point: One time at Tufts, a female editor-in-chief published a controversial joke about rape (or, a comic strip?) in the Tufts Daily.
(09/26/08 7:17am)
My distinguished colleague Zachary Gottlieb '10 recently wrote about Dartmouth as a protective parental figure, asking "When does this tireless parent teach us to fend for ourselves?" ("Dartmouth Man Needs a Maid," Sept. 24). If President Wright were truly our father, he would be a model parent -- brave enough to trust his children to learn from their mistakes. We should be proud of his work with the Amethyst Initiative, the controversial group of college presidents that has provoked renewed interest in a discussion about lowering the drinking age. As the only Ivy League president supporting the Initiative, Wright has proved courageous enough to make public his position on an issue that has no easy answers.
(09/17/08 8:36pm)
Last week, Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic in the women's final of the U.S. Open to win her ninth singles Grand Slam title. As a result of her performance, she was awarded the number-one ranking, once again reaching the pinnacle of women's tennis. What we can learn from Serena, however, extends far beyond how to smack a tennis ball and how to scandalize tennis fans who think that the Open should adopt a stricter dress code, la Wimbledon.
(08/12/08 6:28am)
Considering that our generation is more concerned with the state of the environment than any previous generation has been, it is natural that all sorts of organizations are paying more attention to their "green" reputation among their new target demographic: us. An unfortunate consequence of this trend, however, is that organizations easily lose sight of what makes them truly sustainable.
(07/29/08 5:40am)
No matter how horrible at pong your parents proved themselves to be this weekend, it was a little sad when they left on Sunday. Then again, we were all relieved that they did. Relieved, because there were so many extra things to think about like -- is it weird to meet her parents if you've only hooked up twice? -- and sad, because we really do appreciate the fact that our parents want to see us.
(07/25/08 7:59am)
Squirrels chewing holes in cereal boxes, one-on-one pong tournaments on any and all weeknights, calling the police to get rid of a bat -- do any of these scenarios sound familiar? Living in Hanover proper is what makes sophomore summer so new and different for many members of the sophomore class. We talked to some of our classmates living off-campus for their stories.
(07/15/08 7:30am)
In the world of comic book heroes, robots and missions to save the Earth from evil aliens, all eyes are on Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania this summer. As "The Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is being jointly filmed on the two campuses, UPenn students have joined a Facebook group to protest the fact that, despite the split filming locales, the movie's plot is set exclusively at Princeton. For those of you who don't know (and I admit to my own cultural ignorance),"Revenge" is the sequel to the 2007 film "The Transformers," based on the popular children's action figures. The question arises, then: will more students apply to Princeton than to UPenn next year -- or in 10 years when the eight year-old "Transformers" fans grow up?
(07/11/08 7:37am)
Summer is all about spending as much time outdoors as much as possible. So to help you out, we've scheduled a perfect summer Saturday from sunrise at 5:15 a.m. until after sunset. All you need is a car (preferably hybrid, please), a little bit of cash, and an adventurous summer spirit. And don't forget the sunscreen!
(07/08/08 4:59am)
I rode an Advance Transit bus for the first time last week -- this is not necessarily a big deal. And while I don't have any research to back myself up, I'm sure there are plenty of Dartmouth students who have never used Advance Transit. That being said, many Dartmouth students do take the shuttle: to DHMC for internships or physical therapy, to go shopping in West Lebanon and -- for those lucky freshmen who live in the River -- to return to their dorm (it's a long walk). Not to mention the Upper Valley residents who use the service, some who cannot afford cars. What's great about Advance Transit is its price -- but can it stay free much longer?
(06/27/08 6:35am)
Sophomore summer--so we've heard for the first two years of our Dartmouth careers--is the best term ever. It is the essence of Dartmouth: quality time spent with our class, a return to the outdoors life of DOC trips, pong tournaments and, of course, infamous stories that last far longer than anyone's New Hampshire tan.
(11/28/07 6:52am)
This weekend marks the end of the 40 days of Grassroot Soccer blitzes. These e-mails (and those Mailer-Daemons!), while numerous, were, it seems, incredibly effective in mobilizing campus-wide support for the event. Regardless of our respective soccer skills, I believe that a good portion of the Dartmouth student body genuinely cares about the cause. However, it is undeniable that supporting the fight against AIDS in Africa is in vogue among the country's elite. Would we show the same outpouring of barefoot support for, say, fighting poverty in the Upper Valley?
(11/14/07 4:40am)
Did you know that the lyrics to "Crank Dat Soulja Boy" are too crude to print in this column, because it will look bad when future employers and future boyfriends Google my name? Thanks Soulja Boy. Love, Me.
(10/30/07 6:19pm)
Middle schools are now handing out birth control. Earlier this month, the school board of the Portland, Maine, school district voted to approve a plan to offer free contraception to middle school students without their parents' knowledge or consent. The responses have ranged from cautiously supportive to outraged. While the idea of sex in middle school is shocking to many, the community of Portland should come to its senses and support the program.
(10/16/07 6:53am)
I recently saw a silly article in the New York Times about a New Jersey high school English teacher who has begun requiring parents to do homework. What a weird requirement, I thought, to hold parents accountable for a small portion of their child's grade by monitoring their participation through daily blog assignments. Maybe, though, this plan is one teacher's attempt to address high school parent involvement in a way that is both satisfying to parents and effective in persuading them that their child has responsibilities all his own.
(10/01/07 6:35am)
The only person I've ever known to contract cholera was "my brother" Henry. That was in 1851, as we traveled the Oregon Trail in our covered wagon. (Yes, I am referring to that computer game that was popular when I was in third grade.) Suddenly, in the middle of a successful hunting day, ominous music announced the illness and subsequent death of a member of my wagon party, and I was left feeling bereft but comforted by the fact that, since I had never heard of it, cholera was a disease that did not actually exist anymore.
(07/24/07 7:13am)
Incentives run the world. People go to work in exchange for a salary. My dog sits when I tell her to because she knows I am holding a dog biscuit. Likewise, companies have recently started to "incentivize" the health and overall wellness of their employees.
(05/21/07 5:53am)
Recently, the British company DNA Worldwide launched a new product, available over the Internet, that can determine the sex of a fetus after as few as six weeks of a pregnancy. The test, called "Pink or Blue," can detect the presence of Y-chromosomes in the fetal DNA in a sample of the mother's blood, and it offers a post-birth refund for any false results. While obviously a step forward in genetic research, the implications of the test, especially in the context of abortion, are increasingly problematic.