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(01/14/14 12:54am)
The College offers a number of honors designations as motivators for high academic achievement. These include general Latin honors and departmental honors common to most higher education institutions. However, Dartmouth gives its students a unique accolade: citations. These individualized honors supposedly add a more personal touch to the College’s otherwise egalitarian, albeit sometimes cold, grading system.
(11/17/13 7:21pm)
Dartmouth students are accustomed to vigorous study, busyness and general success, but often face seemingly insurmountable challenges. Fortunately, it is easy to find an abundance of sound advice throughout campus. Friends and classmates are always willing to dispense wisdom, whether in giving a comprehensive overview of a summer internship or advice regarding course selection for next term. The College itself also provides a wealth of advising resources, from the Undergraduate Deans Office to first-year faculty advisors. Though these channels are altogether comprehensive, their physical and intuitive disjointedness leaves something to be desired.
(10/21/13 2:00am)
As if it were some sort of celebrity, Dartmouth has been the favorite subject of a large amount of gossip produced and regurgitated by our favorite media outlets. While we remain an esteemed institution, our most esteemed critics eagerly produce a superficial, perverse image instead, with a sort of tenacity that insists that our misgivings are our primary features. Though our research, academics and humanitarian activities give way to much content, our benefit and good will are of no interest to The Huffington Post, Gawker or any such outlet that celebrates not progress, but shame. As we are all entitled to our own opinions, I cannot question the authority by which our most esteemed critics draw their articles. However, the gaze of scrutiny should not be dodged we must try to understand its reason. It seems as if our reality diverges from the behavioral expectations that many hold, including those within the media, some parents and alumni, and those who have no affiliation with the College but criticize it anyway. I have come to conclude that these expectations are assuming and misguided, and we should pay them no heed.
(10/08/13 2:00am)
Last week I received an unusually thick envelope in the mail. Curiosity quickly turned into sour dismay as I fished out a small, laminated plastic card from the jam of papers inside. It was my insurance card for the Dartmouth Student Group Health Plan. Knowing that I already had my own insurance plan, that card, supposedly a symbol of health and security, represented no gain to me, but rather, it stood for $2,000: sunk. And knowing that I was doomed to some amount of time and paperwork to try to recover a fraction of that amount, I must've looked a bit pained, now burdened and marginally more thrifty, but not by choice.
(09/23/13 2:00am)
This fall, many upperclassmen return to campus with more familiarity than novelty, in part by the momentous decision passed by the Greek Leadership Council near the end of spring. Members of the Class of 2017 are not permitted at Greek parties until the Monday following Homecoming. While the weekend's implications are fairly obvious, with basements full of more familiar faces than new, it is worth noting the marked effects on campus culture, specifically the cultural divide so perfectly portrayed by the small groups loitering about Russell Sage residence hall.
(05/27/13 2:00am)
This month is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. Originally a week-long national celebration founded in 1978, the extension was officially signed into law in 1992. This year, the Dartmouth Asian community celebrated with speakers, dinner discussions and other cultural activities and programming. Perhaps most noticeable is the commemorative display on the first floor of Baker-Berry Library. Asian pride is a very strong force at Dartmouth, more visible now than ever. However, though these commemorative months serve to strengthen these communities and boost presence and awareness, do they strengthen Dartmouth as a whole?
(05/13/13 2:00am)
In one month, the Supreme Court will decide Fisher v. University of Texas, a case that has the potential to dramatically alter the college admissions process. In 2008, Abigail Fisher was denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin. She now argues that her rejection in favor of less qualified minority applicants violates her Fourteenth Amendment rights. The University of Texas appealed to precedent: in 2003, the Supreme Court deemed that racial profiling of applicants in university admissions was permissible in the name of pursuing diversity. However, that decision may soon be overturned. Even if the Supreme Court does not overturn its past ruling, the underlying question still remains: to what extent should race and ethnicity be considered in college admissions, if at all?
(04/15/13 2:00am)
Though students of color currently compose around half of the undergraduate population at Dartmouth, many people hold the belief that Dartmouth is an overwhelmingly "white" institution. Some have even speculated that this sort of notion has driven away prospective students of color. Though the College has expended much effort to publicize itself as a diverse environment, the fact that such underlying tensions continue to exist suggests that something is amiss.
(01/07/13 4:00am)
Badalge was one of many Dartmouth students who used the extended break to work, relax and travel. She said that she is pleased with the new calendar for the expanded opportunities it offers.
(04/23/98 9:00am)
Here we go, folks. No, your eyes do not deceive you, the pro basketball season is actually coming to a close. Who cares that basketball is a winter sport and we are heading into the summer. The NBA playoffs start this weekend and this is March Madness, right? No, wait, that is how fans describe the college basketball championships where athletes still play for the love of the game and not to position themselves for a better contract next season.
(03/05/98 11:00am)
One of the most feared venues in college basketball. Every inch of the arena crammed tight with faithful fans chanting and screaming like their future rides solely on the outcome of the game. No air-conditioning. A fatigued visiting team watches helplessly as their double-digit lead dwindles. In the end, the home team pulls it out and the Kodak moments go flying. Parents cry, students jump up and down as if on hot coals, and a graduating senior runs straight to his coach to embrace him like a long lost relative.
(02/20/98 11:00am)
How sad. How truly, truly sad. An opportunity to spread the exciting and steadily-growing sport of hockey to all corners of the world just passed us by. Well, maybe not, but the United States will certainly have nothing to do with it.
(02/12/98 11:00am)
No, this is not some joke about a little kid's desire to be part of a hair-care appliance. It's about fame, pride and love for your country. This is the Olympics people, get with it!