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(04/02/13 2:00am)
Many students on this campus have misinterpreted feminism as a "war on men." Feminists are often dismissed as bitter women, desperate to attribute the problems they face to malicious male privilege. This understanding of feminism is, of course, exaggerated. Feminists aim not to tear down men, but to elevate the status of women so that both sexes stand equal.
(11/13/12 4:00am)
This past Tuesday, Barack Obama was reelected as the president of the United States. His triumph was met with great enthusiasm on college campuses across the nation. My Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds were quickly flooded with celebratory statuses as Sarner Underground "resonated with chants of four more years'" ("Barack Obama reelected as president of the United States," Nov. 7). Yet as my closest friends let out squeals of excitement as we watched news source after news source call the election, I found myself unable to share their enthusiasm. I wasn't so proud to call this man my president.
(10/26/12 2:00am)
Many have been quick to criticize professor Richard Denton's recent tirade against the current "epidemic" of sexually transmitted diseases as a means of imposing his conservative agenda regarding sex onto students ("Sex and Responsibility," Oct. 18). Becca Rothfeld declared in her most recent column that "it is ludicrous to assert that the only respectful relationships are permanent and monogamous ones" ("Prescriptive Paternalism," Oct. 22). Rothfeld, of course, is right. There are sexual partners outside of permanent and monogamous relationships who truly respect one another. But Rothfeld refuses to acknowledge that such a scenario is often the exception rather than the rule; respect for the feelings of another and respect for oneself are often absent in sexual interactions. In trying to defend sexual freedom, Rothfeld overlooks the reality of what she sarcastically labels "the toxic hook-up culture'" here at Dartmouth.
(10/15/12 2:00am)
As our Facebook news feeds have become flooded with countless statuses imbued with overstated love for mysterious "bigs" and house letters forced into corny puns, we know that pledge term is well underway. Of course, there is no reason that pledges shouldn't be excited about their newfound affiliation. Yet the atmosphere surrounding pledge term can often be, to put it bluntly, obnoxious. While the eruption of Facebook activity and rampant flair can get old, it is still harmless and mostly funny. The real problem with pledge terms runs much deeper than this superficial frivolity. With both fraternity and sorority pledge terms, the real problem manifests itself in condescending and sexist complexes adopted by pledges who get swept up in something they perceive to be much bigger than themselves.
(10/01/12 2:00am)
So girls' rush is finally over. Some of us are enthusiastically adapting to sorority life. Some of us got into the houses we always aspired to be in, while some of us found ourselves somewhere unexpected. And then there are some of us who have dropped out of rush with the hope of someday doing it again or, conversely, with the resolve to remain unaffiliated. Whether or not we ended up where we wanted to this rush season, I think we can all agree on one thing: Rush is a pretty unpleasant process.
(09/18/12 2:00am)
On Oct. 27, roughly 1,100 freshmen decked out in Dartmouth '16 shirts and green face paint will march toward the Green. There they will encounter throngs of alumni, parents and upperclassmen, as well as of course an intimidating 65-tier bonfire, soon to be set ablaze. As the wooden structure is enveloped in flames, freshmen will begin to run around it. Many will stop after 16 laps, but some brave souls will push on toward the "mandated" 116. With the heat of the fire on their faces and the shouts of the upperclassmen encouraging them, they will run around and around. After this night, they will be initiated as true Dartmouth students; they will be inducted into this great, tight-knit community with rich traditions.
(05/25/12 2:00am)
The first time my friends and I descended into a frat basement, we were immediately confronted with the eager whisperings of upperclassmen: "She's cute. That ones ok. She's a zero." I remember my discomfort in the face of these quick judgments, these cruel labels of attractiveness and subsequent worth. I remember my frustration with a school of supposed intellectuals who dismissed or accepted their peers on such a superficial basis.
(05/14/12 2:00am)
FoCo desserts are the bane of my existence. Every dinner, I pine for the soft, warm chocolate chip cookies. I ache for the butterscotch Butterfinger blondies. I savor the thought of dipping the freshly baked churros in a cup of hot chocolate. But these delicacies, and the joy with which I would devour them, often pale in comparison to the immense guilt I feel in eating, craving or even looking at them. In all honesty, I am desperately afraid of indulging myself of having desserts, of skipping my workouts at the gym and of departing from my pitiful routine salad.
(04/25/12 2:00am)
The other day, a prospective student asked me about diversity at Dartmouth. I recalled some statistics that the Admissions Office had once thrown at me. Dartmouth students, it said, come from all 50 states and from over 50 foreign countries, with almost 30 percent being students of color and 60 percent receiving financial aid. Yet the seemingly simple question about diversity left me perplexed and doubtful. Could I really say that these statistics reflected true diversity? What is true diversity, anyway?