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The Dartmouth
April 14, 2026
The Dartmouth
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The Mirror: Conservatism at Dartmouth
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Editors' Note

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Edward Zhang / The Dartmouth Staff While neither of us would call ourselves especially political except for Amita, who is constantly "politically correct" we decided that an issue about conservatism at Dartmouth would be an inte resting way to end our tenure as editors of The Dartmouth Mirror.



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Spotlight: Josh Riddle '12 and David Rufful '12

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Josh Riddle '12 and David Rufful '12 also known as "The Young Cons" never considered rap careers until their conservative rap songs, originally featured on YouTube, launched a series of national press coverage and television appearances, including "Fox and Friends" and "Huckabee." Now they may be changing their tune. What was your inspiration for making these conservative raps?Riddle: We had a group on Facebook that had like 300 people in it that we created, that was called Young Conservatives.


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Overheards

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'10 Guy: That girl has a longgg track record with guys.'10 Guy: Yeah, it's like Rainbow Road in Mario Kart, but longer. '12 Girl1: I'm not really sure I'm gonna go out tonight.'12 Girl 2: Really?




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Ask Miss Muffin Top

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Dear Miss Muffin Top, I'm so excited to get away this winter and escape the Hanover cold, but I'm really into the guy I've been seeing.










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Overheards

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'11 Guy: You know what i hate about warm weather? It brings out the Frisbee kids. '10 Psi U: Cooper!


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Different Strokes for Different Folks

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After hours of in-depth research (the Wikipedia page on "Religion and sexuality" is really long), I have compiled a collection of many religions' stances on such topics as sex, pornography, birth control and masturbation.


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Overheards

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'13 Girl: Are you guys having the Dodecs show tonight?'11 Guy: No, that's Sigma Delt ... I'm not a Sigma Delt.'13 Girl: Oh!



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Constant Care: Living with Chronic Illness at Dartmouth

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For the typical Dartmouth student, health concerns likely do not extend far beyond avoiding swine flu and penciling in trips to the gym. For students with chronic medical conditions, however, things can be quite different. Between classes, clubs and downtime, these students' weekly schedules involve monitoring their physical state in order to stay healthy. Owen Jennings '11 was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder in his liver just three months before enrolling at the College.