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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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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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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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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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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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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Chang: Discouragement in Distributives

By Lulu Chang | January 28, 2013

As a liberal arts institution, Dartmouth is committed to ensuring that its students achieve not only depth, but also breadth of learning during their tenure at the College.

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Alston: Slash Away

By William Alston | January 27, 2013

It is not uncommon for the more liberal elements of American politics to praise the welfare states found by the North Sea or north of our border.

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Decker: Categorically Racist

By Luke Decker | January 27, 2013

I was only made aware this week that a task force known as the Bias Incident Response Team existed at Dartmouth.

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Verbum Ultimum: Change From Within

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 24, 2013

Last Saturday morning, residents of the first floor of Brown Hall awoke to find racist graffiti scribbled on a white board ("Racist graffiti found in freshman cluster," Jan.

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Francfort: Cheaters Never Win

By Kevin Francfort | January 24, 2013

There is an old saying that "cheaters never win." Throughout my life, I have been reminded of this phrase numerous times.

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McGrew: Don't Look Back

By Jennifer McGrew | January 23, 2013

My name is Jennifer McGrew, and I was hazed. Before you jump to conclusions, I was not hazed by a sorority or sports team.

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Boral: Biting the Bullet

By Austin Boral | January 23, 2013

As a tearful President Barack Obama addressed the nation just hours after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a single statement resonated among policymakers and pundits across the nation: "We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent tragedies like this, regardless of the politics." From a college campus in Virginia, to a shopping mall in Tucson, Ariz., to a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., public mass shootings have become a cultural phenomenon in the United States.

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Gil: Shared Responsibility

By Michelle Gil | January 22, 2013

Some students saw Monday as an excuse for a three day weekend. Others saw it as a way to get in an extra night at the frats.

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Haynes: No Surprise Here

By Campbell Haynes | January 22, 2013

Attacks on the paltry fiscal cliff deal have overwhelmingly assigned blame to a weak-willed Congress that has ignored the apparently easy solutions to our nation's debt problem.

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Albrecht: Breaking the Loop

By Emily Albrecht | January 21, 2013

A Google calendar pop-up is behind this document, flashing, nagging. There's a club meeting going on right now and the pop-up is saying that I should really be there, right now.

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Hoar: Armstrong's Fall From Grace

By Bailey Hoar | January 21, 2013

In my father's car, slung around the gearshift, is an old broken LiveStrong bracelet. I think he just left the bracelet in the car when it broke, but its presence is appropriate, as my father is an avid cyclist and a Tour de France connoisseur.

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Verbum Ultimum: A Hazy Punishment

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 17, 2013

The College recently announced that it will release termly reports on closed Organizational Adjudication Committee investigations of potential hazing cases.

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Sachdeva: Martyrdom or Kingdom

By Nikki Sachdeva | January 17, 2013

Descending the steps of Baker-Berry Library, I am always struck by the minefield below. Student representatives of activist campus organizations such as China Care Club, GlobeMed, North Korea Project and MEDLIFE occupy table after table in Novack Cafe, hounding passersby for money in exchange for overly priced baked goods.

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Coffey: Glory to the Swedes

By Kamiar Coffey | January 16, 2013

Why is the American economic model of capitalism so different from the Scandinavian Nordic system, which is characterized by a mixed market economy and extensive welfare?

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