Is This Apathy?
In his recent column (The Dartmouth, Feb. 14, 2002, "Adherence to Activism in the Face of Apathy"), Sam Stein finds the Dartmouth Young Democrats' flagging numbers indicative of a trend toward student complacency. Jason Spitalnick, in response (The Dartmouth, Feb. 15, 2002, "An Active Student Body"), chides Stein for his "pessimistic and ultimately unconstructive conclusions." Spitalnick identifies several loci of activism at Dartmouth and challenges Stein not only to look harder for activism but to contribute his own efforts.