Opinion

McKay: Flawed Foundations

By Katie McKay | February 10, 2013

On the first day of my Writing 5 class, my professor asked, "Why does the college require that you take Writing 5?" The question seemed so obvious that one student replied, "To learn how to write better?" My professor pressed us further.

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Opinion

Shaw: A Light Punishment?

By Yesuto Shaw | February 10, 2013

Even though I am away from Dartmouth this term, I have still been following the conversations regarding the hazing-related sanctions recently given to Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

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Opinion

Verbum Ultimum: Play Safe

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | February 7, 2013

Winter Carnival is a time when students take a break from the pressures of coursework to come together and celebrate the season.

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Opinion

Sellers: A Pervasive Problem

By Emily Sellers | February 7, 2013

Correction appended Given the state of the hazing conversation on our campus, it is easy to forget that hazing is neither exclusively a Dartmouth problem nor limited to Greek or alcohol-related episodes.

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Opinion

Gil: Safety and Insecurity

By Michelle Gil | February 6, 2013

The Newtown, Conn. Board of Education recently voted to post armed security guards in their elementary schools, an initiative that the National Rifle Association has publicly suggested all educational institutions undertake.

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Opinion

Francfort: A Helping Hand

By Kevin Francfort | February 6, 2013

With college-decision season only a few months away, Dartmouth students are about to be faced with the task of trying to encourage prospective students to come to Hanover.

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Opinion

Rothfeld: Philosophically Lax

By Becca Rothfeld | February 5, 2013

We all have one: the inescapable reading that surfaces and resurfaces in every class to which it is even remotely relevant.

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Opinion

Vox Clamantis

By The Dartmouth | February 5, 2013

Never Isolationist As a Dartmouth alum, it was great to see the front page of Friday's issue covering the lecture I gave on Jan.

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Opinion

Alston: More MOOCs

By Will Alston | February 5, 2013

Julian MacMillan / The Dartmouth One of the more exciting recent developments in higher education has been the creation of massive online open courses, or MOOCs.

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Opinion

Beechert: Upholding Our Principles

By Michael Beechert | February 4, 2013

The honor code is an aspect of the experience at Dartmouth that, at least in part, exists abstractly.

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Opinion

Albrecht: Daily Skepticism

By Emily Albrecht | February 4, 2013

It is easy to passively accept widespread beliefs under the umbrella of "common knowledge." We believe these things because everyone does, so someone, somewhere must have done their research.

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Opinion

Packer: Is It Really Hazing?

By Karina Packer | February 3, 2013

My name is Karina Packer '15, and last year I was "hazed." I can already see people reading this and rolling their eyes: Another person coming forward with an expos of a Greek house/team/club and how it has harmed them.

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Opinion

Sachdeva: A Taste of Our Own Medicine

By Nikki Sachdeva | February 3, 2013

Brimming with health reform initiatives, the College prides itself as an agent of change in the health policy arena.

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Opinion

West: Ineffectual Tugs at Heartstrings

By Ryan West | January 31, 2013

Last week, President Barack Obama unveiled a set of proposals to reduce gun violence after a series of deadly mass shootings.

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Opinion

Verbum Ultimum: Moving Conversations Forward

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 31, 2013

The first month of Winter term has seen a storm of controversy wash across these pages. From incidents of racism to related columns that have provoked fiery reactions in our community at large, it has been a busy and tumultuous few weeks.

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Opinion

Sellers: Taylor is Over the Top

By Emily Sellers | January 30, 2013

Ever since tears dropped on her guitar in 2008, Taylor Swift has become a staple of mainstream country and pop music.

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Opinion

Coffey: The "PC" Police

By Kamiar Coffey | January 30, 2013

A recent message from the Office of the President preached that, "All students, staff and faculty that call Dartmouth home must feel welcome, safe and included." Based on the complaints of hazing and discrimination, by either fraternities or the community as a whole, it should be obvious that all members of our community do not, in fact, feel welcome.

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Opinion

Miller: Transferring Insight

By Jon Miller | January 29, 2013

I think it is fair to say that most Dartmouth students do not get to have a "first year" of college twice.

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Opinion

Liou and He: Intolerance is Real

By Alice Liou and Huan He | January 29, 2013

Last Wednesday during lunch, a student we did not recognize approached our table at the Class of 1953 Commons and spoke to us in gibberish, mocking Chinese.

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Opinion

Yang: Underappreciating Our Potential

By Lorelei Yang | January 28, 2013

At a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg made a series of fiery comments on the gender stereotypes that she says prohibit women from advancing in the workplace.

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