Adding up Inaccuracies
(05/20/05 9:00am)
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I found Meir Kohn's op-ed "Teaching and Research" (May 18) insightful until about the halfway point. There, Kohn switched his focus from teaching and research in the natural and social sciences to teaching and research in the humanities. It becomes clear very quickly that Kohn, a professor of economics, has little idea what he is talking about on this territory when he dismisses work going on in the humanities as "post-modernist, neo-Marxist claptrap." These are buzzwords (the first not even correct, really) thrown around by conservatives and philistines who come from other disciplines but believe they can dismiss work in the humanities with which they have little familiarity. As an English major and linguistics minor, I would never feign to grasp the entirety of economics, but Kohn seems remarkably confident that he has mastered the vast and complex set of studies that comprise the theoretical humanities. I would be interested to discuss the works of Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze and Guattari, Butler, Kristeva, Said, Heidegger, Nietzsche and many more in a session with him.
As the dust from an unusually contentious trustee election settles, the campus must look beyond campaign rhetoric to examine the real issues. Though we offer our sincere congratulations to the two victorious candidates, Peter Robinson '79 and Todd Zywicki '88, the tenor of debate in the election greatly concerns us.
The student group Women in Business hosted a three-woman panel on corporate social responsibility Thursday evening in Tindle Lounge, the first of a battery of events slated for this weekend to give female students opportunities to network and share experiences with professionals.
Dartmouth students kick off the Iraqi Kids Project Friday, a charity drive that is asking students to donate possessions to needy families in the war-ravaged country in order to promote peace between civilians and soldiers. The goods will be collected through finals, packaged by ROTC cadet Liz Hunt '05 and Meredith Wilson '07, and sent to the 25th Infantry Division for distribution.
In an unusual College-student relationship, senior studio art majors receive money for their academic efforts, a different experience for those accustomed to paying high tuition fees. The Office of Residential Life's Art Acquisition Program, with funds from the Class of 1960, purchases works created by senior art majors, which are then permanently installed in campus buildings.
Students who find themselves shelling out $4.15 for Redbull at Novack Cafe could find a cheaper way to stay awake at Topside Convenience Store.
A weekend after rowdy Green Key parties, students have turned their attention to two large community service events this weekend, one of which consumes an entire Friday night. The second-annual Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society, and the Upper Valley's first-ever summer Special Olympics both kick off this weekend.
Although he won't officially announce his candidacy to the Vermont public until this fall, Associate Director of the Rockefeller Center Matthew Dunne is already laying the groundwork for a campaign to replace outgoing representative Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., in the U.S. House. Dunne, who plans to run as a Democrat, cited his concern with the current priorities of national politics as his main reason for running.
If you've recently been to the Bentley Theater for a show, chances are that Andrew Dahl '05 was either acting, directing or both. Karisa Bruin '05 and Neel Tiruviluamala '05 were quite possibly on the cast list. Tommy Dickie '05 likely made his presence known. Loudly.
With the lacrosse season finished, the All-Ivy League selection committee has released its annual list of honorees. Six Dartmouth laxers were recognized, with Jamie Coffin '06, Ben Grinnell '05 and Pat Keeley '05 representing the Big Green on a first team comprised only of students from Cornell, Dartmouth and one individual from Yale.
Four Big Green baseball players garnered All-Ivy honors earlier this month. William Bashelor '07 was named to the first team, while teammates Josh Bailey '05, Jeff Speights '05 and Brian Zurhellen '05 were honorable mention All-Ivy selections.Bashelor was one of only 13 players to earn first-team honors and was a second-team selection as a freshman.
The other day, a friend of mine showed me a Thefacebook.com profile of a sophomore at the College which I found to be particularly offensive and inflammatory, and which I felt compelled to write about. The women had used computer graphics to paint herself black. Under Personal Info she had written, "I'm black" and under the "Favorite Book" section she wrote, "i i can't read or write" (presumably because of her alleged race).
Ever since Abby Tassel's resignation as the coordinator of the Sexual Abuse Awareness Program, the student body has been heavily pressuring the administration to be conscious not only of Abby's enormous and influential role in the preservation of the program, but also of the need to hire an equally committed and competent successor. From gatherings to recognize Tassel's work to testimonial packets delivered by hand to top administrators, student actions show that the preservation of SAAP, as established by Tassel, is at the forefront of their concerns for Dartmouth's future. Luckily, the administration, after being accused of less than enthusiastic support of Tassel's work, has heeded students' demands and made a good move by hiring April Thompson as director of judicial affairs.
While Dartmouth seniors will have to wait another month to hear former NBC Nightly News anchor and reporter Tom Brokaw speak on the Green, notable businesspeople, celebrities, and politicians are delivering commencement addresses at colleges and universities across the nation this week.
After hours of deliberations, the Undergraduate Finance Committee voted May 10 on how to distribute $790,000 in student activities fees for the '05"'06 fiscal year. Six of the seven organizations receiving funding will have larger budgets than last year, with Student Assembly and the Council on Student Organizations securing more funding than in any previous year.
Four experts on affairs in the Middle East convened in Silsby Hall Wednesday afternoon for a panel discussion concerning American foreign policy in the Middle East.
Class Day speakers and the Class of 2005 commencement participants were announced Wednesday over wine and a live band at the Canoe Club during '05 Night, an event hosted by the Senior Executive Committee. The 15 available positions were filled by the SEC based on nominations solicited from the Class of 2005.
Several weeks ago, Andrew Hoffman '05 sent an envelope containing $12 through the Hinman Post Office to a friend, he said. To his surprise, the money, which he had folded and disguised behind several sheets of paper, was never delivered.