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PhoneBlitz answers to students' needs

By Zachary Goldstein | February 20, 2003

Sometimes you just have that urge to check BlitzMail, but you aren't anywhere near a computer. Alas, you have no option but to wait until you are once again in the proximity of a trusty Apple or Dell to find out who has been filling your inbox. For those who simply cannot live without the security of their blitz account, David Marmaros '01 has a developed a solution: PhoneBlitz.

Opinion

The Real Motivation for War

By Clint Hendler | February 20, 2003

To the Editor: I'm writing to express my disagreement with two statements that were attributed to me in your article "Students sound off on conflict with Iraq" (The Dartmouth, Feb.

Opinion

Sex on the Beach

By Dan Galemba | February 20, 2003

With another foot or so of snow dumped upon Hanover, many of us have been wondering why we ever came to this godforsaken place and even more of us are looking longingly toward the haven of spring break that lies only a few short weeks away to save us from this misery.

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Students question their national loyalty

By Jessica Spradling | February 20, 2003

As America prepares for the eventuality of war in Iraq, some of its citizens, feeling disconnected from mainstream culture, are beginning to question their ties to the country and their identity as Americans. Last night, Delta Sigma Theta sorority gathered an group of students together to discuss issues of identity in crisis. The comfortable group of about 20 students convened in Casque and Gauntlet to discuss the topic of "Strangers in My House" over pizza and soda for about an hour. Different members of the audience shared their anecdotal stories about being naturalized, gay, female, non-white or a combination of all of these and living in America today. Definitions of patriotism varied from person to person, but ranged from "blind" to a "sense of national pride." "Sometime I don't know how to feel about it.

Opinion

A False Justification

By Brennan Mallonee | February 20, 2003

To the Editor: Graham Roth's op-ed "A Humanitarian Side to War?" (The Dartmouth, Feb. 5) was very interesting and drove home what is a really important point as we hurtle towards war: the United States didn't care about the Iraqi people until Americans died.

News

Speaker condemns WWII internment

February 20, 2003

Past and present came together in last night's lecture "Never Again: Lessons Learned from the Internment for a Post 9/11 World," as Dartmouth recognized Feb.

Opinion

Affirmative Admissions

By Dan Knecht | February 20, 2003

Once again, Dartmouth finds itself in the national limelight. This time, the College joined seven other prestigious schools in filing a brief imploring the Supreme Court to allow schools to consider race or ethnicity in the college application process.

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Dean: Mich. case is 'really big deal'

By Jessica Spradling | February 19, 2003

Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg addressed the Student Assembly last night and fielded members' questions about the potential effects a Supreme Court ruling banning the use of race as a factor in admissions might have on Dartmouth's admissions process. Student Body President Janos Marton '04 also asked members of the Assembly to consider a possible future statement to be passed in support of the administration's brief. "This is a really big deal," Furstenberg said of the pending Supreme Court decision, "the way we do things at Dartmouth could be very different." After Furstenberg's speech, several Assembly members questioned him on a number of issues including recent controversies over legacy status in admission, as well as the exact changes Dartmouth would undergo in the event of the Supreme Court reversing a 1978 case (UC Regents vs.

Sports

Track sets relay record in Boston

By Jesse Klempner | February 19, 2003

Despite the inescapable pull of the most Hallmark of holidays, both the men's and women's track teams were able to pull themselves away from Hanover to compete in the Valentine Classic hosted by Boston University.

Sports

Club hockey reaches end of winning streak

By Roy Small | February 19, 2003

The Golden Age of Dartmouth club hockey stumbled, fell on its face and broke its nose Friday night as the longest winning streak in team history came to a heartbreaking end at the hands of the Babson Beaver club team.

News

Adedokun '03 elected SEC pres.

By Kaitlin Bell | February 19, 2003

The 2003 Senior Executive Committee, the group responsible for organizing class activities over the next five years, elected officers at a meeting last night.

Opinion

On War, Part II

By Ryan Tan | February 19, 2003

Make no mistake about it, the costs of war in Iraq will be huge. Iraqi armed forces are better prepared this time around -- in the Gulf War their Soviet-era tanks stood no chance against the technological superiority of the American M1A2 Abraham Tank.

Opinion

Let's Play Pretend

By Andrew Arthur Schmidt | February 19, 2003

Let's evaluate the following statement: War is evil and should be avoided, but in extreme cases it is necessary. The situation in Iraq is too fraught with emotion to serve as a sufficient analytical example.

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