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July 16, 2025 | Latest Issue
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Opinion

An Issue of Talent

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To the Editor: Alexandra Roberts '02 makes a dubious point in her rebuttal of Katie Greenwood '04's critique of the sorority system (The Dartmouth, Feb.


Opinion

An Imperfect Bill

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Having written about our country's need for campaign finance reform in these pages before, I was disappointed with Hemant Joshi's Feb.


News

Collis hosts third year of 'Vagina Monologues'

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In hopes of raising campus awareness of violence against females, a group of Dartmouth women gathered yesterday to perform Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" for the third consecutive year. Seeking to become "vagina friendly," an overflow crowd packed Collis Commonground on Valentine's Day to see the performance, part of the Women's Resource Center's annual sex series. The crowd, consisting mostly of women, reacted warmly as over 30 Dartmouth students and alumni read monologues from on Ensler's award-winning play. Published by Ensler in 1998, the play came about as the result of hundreds of interviews she conducted with women who shared their stories of rape, incest, domestic violence and genital mutilation.






Opinion

The Argentina Experience

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To the Editor: I was a participant on the Buenos Aires Foreign Study Program in the spring of 2000 and as a result, I've taken an interest in the recent developments surrounding the Spanish department FSP and its possible move from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay (The Dartmouth, Feb.


Arts

Caine set to perform modern interpretation of Bach

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Bridging the gap between two musical genres is a very difficult task. Covering several different genres is something close to amazing. That is exactly what Uri Caine does with "The Goldberg Variations," a Bach"based performance that he will perform tonight in Spaulding Auditorium. Caine's interpretation of the famous piece features a wide variety of musical instruments and themes.




Opinion

The Price of Freedom

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Nearing the end of my career as a Dartmouth student with the weight of the real world looming ever closer, I decided it was time to phase in some impending responsibilities.


News

Harvard Greek system rises from the ashes

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Recent changes to the undergraduate housing policy, complaints of a poor social life and an institutional crackdown on single-sex social clubs are the seeds for a new development at Harvard University: the Greek system. Hundreds have gone Greek at Harvard in the last two years, and the school now has five fraternities, two sororities and three all-female clubs.


Opinion

When the Killer is Within

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I recently watched an episode of "Boston Public," and this is my response to the issue it raises about pro-anorexia ("pro-ana") websites and the depiction of eating disorders on television.


News

DMS teams with Maine hospital

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In a deal announced recently by Maine Governor Angus King '66, Dartmouth Medical School will enter into a long-term partnership with a Maine state psychiatric hospital. According to the deal, DMS will work to hire psychiatrists for AMHI, and the hospital will have access to College resources.


Opinion

A Fundamental Right

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To the Editor: I wish to comment on the current debate over the "exclusivity" of Dartmouth's sororities (and, by extension, the Greek system as a whole). Those who decry the Greek system because of its "exclusivity" do so at the peril of a fundamental right that should not be abandoned lightly -- the right to free assembly.


Opinion

This is My Valentine's Day

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What of this "Valentine's Day?" A friend of mine has christened it Black Thursday, akin to that famous day of the plagues in the Middle Ages -- Black Friday.



Opinion

Perpetuating the System

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To the Editor: Not a bad guest column by Kate Greenwood (The Dartmouth, Jan. 30, "System Failure"), but it begs a greater question: Why do all these people need fraternity/sorority-type organizations in the first place?


Arts

'Shipping News' doesn't deliver

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"The Shipping News" has all the ingredients for a successful big-screen adaptation of a popular novel: a director, Lasse Hallstrm, who has experience in adapting works of literature to film -- including 1999's "Cider House Rules" and 2000's "Chocolat"-- and world-renowned stars such as Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. However, this movie can only be classified as an underachieving disappointment that falls short of the lofty standards set by the book. The film centers around a meek newspaper ink-setter named Quoyle (Spacey) whose rebellious wife (Blanchett) leaves him and, before killing herself in a car accident, attempts to sell the couple's daughter to a black-market adoption agency. Adding to his troubles, Quoyle's parents pass away. Upon hearing of their death, Quoyle's long-lost aunt Agnis (Judi Dench) arrives.