A New Mascot Idea
(11/19/01 11:00am)
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Dartmouth College, like most educational institutions in the United States, is involved in a war over free thought. Much of progressive educational philosophy as well as postmodern ideals have abandoned the idea of "live free or die." The specific form of postmodern philosophy held here is group emotionalism -- which is commonly called "solidarity." If an opinion you hold is consistent with your group's feelings, then "solidarity" is served. If it conflicts with the group's consensus, then "solidarity" has been violated. But the ideas and the right to think of the individual must take primacy over any other rights and ideas. People in return should be held ethically and intellectually responsible for their ideas; we should regard them as thinking human beings. All ideas should be subject to scrutiny, but political correctness is an obstacle in the way of a community of rational thought and debate. By placing shackles on our minds and our ideas, society has released a weapon of massive brain-cell destruction.
I forget exactly where I was when it first dawned on me that college was not real. Most likely it was at some room party (remember those?) during freshman orientation in the fall of 1999 when S&S raided a two-room triple that had 70 people in it. It was clear that although there were no parents around to scold us, the College had felt it necessary to provide some form of law enforcement/monitoring to corral our newly found independence. Of course, over the years more instances have arisen that have clued me in to the fact that college is not real, but it was not until this fall, my third here at Dartmouth, that the concept truly hit me.
Once upon a time, I used to get sleep. I used to go to bed before 4 a.m. every day. I used to stay awake and learn something in my morning classes. Better yet, I used to actually go to my morning classes. I didn't feel groggy all the time. I didn't have dark circles under my eyes. I didn't doze off in random places. Sounds like bliss, doesn't it? It certainly was. And yes, such a time did exist, I promise you, and is not just a figment of my overactive imagination.
Dartmouth's Student Assembly enjoyed an unusually active and productive fall and is poised to follow up its accomplishments Winter term, according to Student Body President Molly Stutzman '02.
While various current events -- both local and national -- have caused many students to experience fear or anxiety, it remains unclear whether or not these fears have altered the generally quiet, idyllic world of Hanover.
John Teti '03, a 20 year-old Film and Television major from Wilmot, N.H., will be the next president of The Dartmouth, as announced by current editors at the annual Changeover ceremony Friday night.
At a public hearing tonight, the Hanover Town Board of Selectman will discuss and likely vote on an ordinance that would prohibit nighttime "noise disturbance" -- a broad category which applies to construction, yard work and, of course, fraternity parties.
MILWAUKEE -- Women's soccer at Dartmouth has been nothing this year if not exciting. And to the great relief of its many fans, this fall's squad will continue to entertain for at least another match.
Directors and writers could not have planned the scene to be more comical. Two lines of hooded druid figures filed onto the camera to a climactic "Pure Moods" score. Four anxious couples watched the scene in complete and utter terror. The real highlight, however, came when the druids shrugged off their robes and revealed twenty-six tanned, smiling faces and sculpted bodies beneath. Fear abated and the couples stared down their competition.
A painting does not just magically appear on the walls of a museum gallery. Likewise, an exhibition cannot be thrown together in a matter of days -- or even weeks.
The Dartmouth women's hockey team has won its first four games and looks to extend that streak against an inferior Boston College team tomorrow at home. Dartmouth (4-0-0, 4-0-0 ECAC North) will be skating with extra intensity after a clutch win over Harvard last Saturday complemented its solid win over Brown the night before.
Four games in eight days is a lot, even for a professional hockey team, but that's what the Big Green men face beginning tomorrow night when they take on Yale at the New Haven Coliseum.
The Dartmouth women's volleyball team wraps up its season this weekend, hosting two Ivy matchups at Leede Arena. The Big Green faces Columbia tonight at 7 p.m. and then finishes the year against Cornell tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m.
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams start Ivy League competition at Brown tomorrow. For the men though, Navy is also involved to make it a tri-meet. On Sunday, both squads go to Vermont to compete against the Catamounts in a non-conference affair.
This weekend, both the men's and women's squash teams begin regular-season play. They will travel to play against the same teams, Navy today and Franklin and Marshall tomorrow. The men, however, will also be squaring off against Denison tomorrow.
