Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Praise for Beilock’s Actions

By David Blanchflower | May 21, 2024

Economics professor David Blanchflower argues that College President Sian Leah Beilock was right to act swiftly in dispelling the May 1 protest on the Green. 

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Opinion

Conaway: I Am Going on Strike — and You Should Too

By Amy Conaway | May 21, 2024

Graduate student Amy Conaway encourages graduate students to join the GOLD-UE strike.

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Opinion

Cooch: How Beilock Can Respond to Faculty Censure and Student No Confidence Votes

By Peter Cooch | May 21, 2024

Beilock still has time to salvage her tenure at Dartmouth if she commits to protections for students and their right to protest. 

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Opinion

Schmitter-Emerson: Dartmouth Should Reevaluate Distributive Requirements

By Natalia Schmitter-Emerson | May 17, 2024

Dartmouth’s attempt to fulfill its liberal arts mission would benefit from modification.

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Opinion

Razavi: A Case for Solitude

By Ava Razavi | May 17, 2024

The author writes in favor of spending time alone, arguing that it encourages personal and intellectual exploration

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Nikcevic: Take Off Your Green Key Goggles — Dartmouth Needs More Negativity

By Nicolas Nikcevic | May 17, 2024

Loving Dartmouth takes time — incoming students should know that.

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Opinion

Coffey: When the World is On Fire

By Mary Coffey | May 16, 2024

Art history and Latin American, Latino and Caribbean studies professor Mary Coffey reaffirms the importance of Orozco’s Mural and anti-authoritarianism in higher education. 

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Opinion

Vahanvaty: A Group of Dartmouth Rockapellas Speaks on the May 1 Protest

By Mariya Vahanvaty | May 16, 2024

Our time in the Dartmouth Rockapellas taught us the significance of student activism.

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Bartram: Actions — and Inactions — Speak Louder Than Words

By Edward Bartram | May 16, 2024

College President Sian Leah Beilock should demonstrate her commitment to the community by releasing a public statement in support of dropping all charges against protesters affiliated with Dartmouth. 

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Opinion

Markman: In Support of Beilock’s Decision to Maintain Order and Protect Students

By Jacob Markman | May 16, 2024

Beilock’s choices reflected the limited options available to her given the behavior and intent of student protestors. 

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Opinion

Moyse: President Beilock’s Optics Obsession

By Eli Moyse | May 16, 2024

College President Sian Leah Beilock’s decision to authorize a police force on May 1 is a symptom of her prioritization of public perception over the needs of students.

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Opinion

Bachman DeSilva, Beauvineau and Johnson-Jennings: An Open Letter to Dartmouth’s Administration

By Michelle Johnson-Jennings , Corrie Beauvineau and Mary Bachman DeSilva | May 14, 2024

The letter, authored by a group of parents of current and former Dartmouth students, criticizes the Beilock administration’s response to student protest.

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Opinion

Lim: Another Way is Possible

By Eng-Beng Lim | May 14, 2024

Women’s, gender and sexuality studies professor Eng-Beng Lim urges the administration to drop all charges and consider another way of working with protesters.

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Opinion

Orleck: From Buddhist Monks to Riot Police: A Reflection on the Last Week at Dartmouth

By Annelise Orleck | May 10, 2024

History professor Annelise Orleck looks back on the circumstances behind her arrest on May 1 and the lessons she learned from it. 

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Statement From Dartmouth’s Jewish Organizations

By Mia Steinberg and Cara Marantz | May 10, 2024

The presidents of Chabad and Hillel share concern for student safety and campus discourse in the wake of the May 1 protest and arrests.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: A Plea for Nuance

By Oren Poleshuck-Kinel | May 10, 2024

Arrests didn’t stifle free speech, but an unwillingness to listen has.

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Letter to the Editor: Response from the Parent of a Jewish Student

By Kim Abramson | May 10, 2024

The protests on the Green and the aims of these students were antisemitic and hurtful. 

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Florman, Velona and Caplan: Jewish Alumni Stand with Student Protesters

By David Velona , Rachel Florman and Michaela Caplan | May 9, 2024

Jewish identity should not be weaponized to justify the violence against students. 

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Thank You President Beilock, Provost Kotz and Dean Brown

By James Calmas | May 9, 2024

The College Administration was successful in protecting campus and promoting free speech.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Beilock’s Pitiful Apology

By Aaron Schlosser | May 9, 2024

One alumnus calls for the resignation of the College President and any sympathetic administrators after the College’s response to the May 1 protest.  

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