Opinion - The Dartmouth

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Feiger: A Clear and Present Outrage

By Leah Feiger | November 13, 2011

I like Dartmouth. Actually, I love it. My friends are incredible, my professors and classes are unbelievably fascinating and this gorgeous New Hampshire setting is inspiring.

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Lohse: A Culture of Paterno-lism

By Andrew Lohse | November 13, 2011

The Joe Paterno scandal at Pennsylvania State University wherein the beloved football coach with the most wins in NCAA history did far less than enough to address child rape committed by his defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky represents much of what is wrong with the state of college athletics and offers an opportunity to reflect on a system that has distorted our values. Sandusky's outrageous crimes and Paterno's unethical negligence have hurt and angered many, most of all the victims and their families.

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Irwin: Go for the Green (and Gold)

By Douglas Irwin | November 10, 2011

This September, I gave the First-Year Lecture to incoming '15s and talked about how globalization is changing our lives.

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Vox Clamantis

By Richard Crocker | November 10, 2011

To the Editor: College President Jim Yong Kim has called upon the whole campus to observe a moment of silence at 11 a.m.

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Verbum Ultimum: A Space Case

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 10, 2011

Correction appended Next week, when many students view their course schedules for Winter term, they will be sorely disappointed.

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Colaneri: Not My Problem

By Natalie Colaneri | November 9, 2011

College President Jim Yong Kim has encouraged Dartmouth students to do great things in many of his speeches.

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Francfort: In Favor of Fracking

By Kevin Francfort | November 9, 2011

It's no secret that the United States has an insatiable need for energy. We were the second largest energy consumer in terms of total use in 2010 and 86 percent of this energy is derived from fossil fuels.

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Rubin: Join or Die

By Alex Rubin | November 8, 2011

It seems like we are notified every day about a new scandal swirling about one of the Republican candidates.

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Yang: Raise the Bar

By Lorelei Yang | November 8, 2011

Observing the frantic urgency of the Occupy Wall Street movement in all of its sign-toting, street-clogging glory, I cannot help but think that the 99 percent is fixating on the wrong problem.

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Iturrey: When Darkness Descends

By Alesy Iturrey | November 7, 2011

When the clocks push back an hour for the Daylight Savings switch, many students go to sleep knowing that they will have an extra hour of much needed shut-eye.

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Mehring: Suspicion of Tradition

By Adam Mehring | November 7, 2011

Much has been made of the fact that Dartmouth is noticeably, perhaps ostentatiously, rooted in tradition.

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Vox Clamantis

By John Pfister | November 6, 2011

To the Editor: I know I am hardly qualified to chime in on the debate around the new dining plan, but I am writing to take issue with last Wednesday's cartoon in The Dartmouth.

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Lott: Good for the Soul

By Roger Lott | November 6, 2011

Sweaty students and middle-aged alumni flail their arms as they jump up and down on a slippery floor cluttered by empty cups and beer cans.

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West: Dangerous Game

By Jonathan West | November 6, 2011

On April 15, I awoke still hazy from a full night of partying to discover that the U.S. Justice Department had shut down online poker.

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Crocker: Voices Crying in the Wilderness

By Richard Crocker | November 3, 2011

A very recent graduate wrote these words to me, which I share with permission: "I've been thinking a bit recently about positivity and Dartmouth and happiness ... Dartmouth (certainly my environment at Dartmouth, but I think it was pervasive) did not leave much room to be unhappy and rewarded positivity so much.

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Verbum Ultimum: An Unappealing Repeal

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 3, 2011

Last week, conservative lawmakers on New Hampshire's House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend a bill, H.B.

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Brooks: Too Fast, Too Furious

By David Brooks | November 2, 2011

On the night of Dec. 14, 2010, Agent Brian Terry of the U.S. Border Patrol was conducting an operation in the desert near Nogales, Ariz.

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Poddar: Missing the Journey

By Keshav Poddar | November 2, 2011

This past Sunday morning was, for me, a time of high frustration. I had awoken at five a.m. in order to drive a friend two hours to a half-marathon in North Conway, New Hampshire.

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Casler: Skipping Somalia

By Don Casler | November 1, 2011

The recent rash of violence in Somalia between Al Shabab Islamist militants and a coalition of Somali, African Union and Kenyan forces has raised questions about American intervention, particularly in light of Kenya's surprising military incursion into Somalia two weeks ago and the Kenyan government's close ties to the United States.

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Pedde: The Right Target

By Jonathan Pedde | November 1, 2011

The dismal state of the economy continues to cause many Americans significant hardship. Not even college graduates have been spared annual income for individuals with only a bachelor's degree fell by 3.5 percent last year.