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The Dartmouth
June 27, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
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Kim: A Concerning Departure

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Like many, I am devastated to see Advisor to Asian-American Students Nora Yasumura resign ("Yasumura resigns advising post," March 6). A critical mentor in the Dartmouth community, Nora Yasumura was the advisor to the Pan-Asian Community, the Inter-Community Council, the Diversity Peer Program, First Generation Network and many other student groups.


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Pedde: The Buffett Rule and Welfare

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During his State of the Union address last month, President Barack Obama proposed a "Buffett Rule," which would impose a minimum average tax rate of 30 percent on all income above $1 million per year.



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Rubin: The Power of Unity

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This past week, the United States gazed at Asia with cautious optimism that North Korea would respond positively to renewed attempts to spur its denuclearization.








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Wang: A Return to Scholarships

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It's almost that time of year again. March Madness is just around the corner, and with it comes excitement on campuses across the country as college basketball teams jockey for a spot in the final tournament.



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Zafer: A Threat to Community

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I never felt that I belonged in America until I came to Dartmouth. I am a non-citizen immigrant Muslim from Australia, so I'll leave you to imagine how each aspect of this identity elicits xenophobia from various segments of American society.


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Batchelor: Crossing the Rubicon

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If you haven't had the opportunity to watch AMC's now-defunct TV show "Rubicon," you should. The show, which ran from June to October 2010, tells the story of an analyst at a private intelligence firm who discovers he may be an unwitting participant in a secret society that manipulates world events for personal profit. The title and storyline play off of Caesar's famous river crossing in 49 B.C.


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Yang: A Disturbing Duo

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On Monday night, Chris Brown and Rihanna celebrated her 24th birthday by both dropping remixes: Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" from "Talk That Talk," and Chris Brown's "Turn Up the Music" from his album "Fortune." Da Internz, who produced the "Birthday Cake" remix, promised that it would "shock," and it sure did.


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Biberman: Rhetoric and Reality

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Zack Miller's naively hawkish assertion that the United States must attack Iranian nuclear facilities is an example of the rare bad idea that pushes better ones off the table and represents the worst possible response to Iranian nuclear ambitions ("Addressing a Nuclear Iran," Feb.


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Verbum Ultimum: From Apathy to Activism

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On Feb. 28, the Obama campaign's Greater Together Student Summit Tour will be coming to the College in an effort to engage students in a conversation about issues relevant to the next election and teach students about how they can become involved in the reelection campaign ("Obama campaign will host campus training," Feb.



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Brooks: The Price of War

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While reading Zack Miller's recent column about Iran's nuclear program, I began thinking about all the arguments I could make against his assertion, as I have previously argued in this paper that the Iranian threat is overstated. However, what really struck me about his column was the tone in his statement, "The doves and the disconnected realists argue that Iran can be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon" ("Addressing a Nuclear Iran," Feb.


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Rubin: Sticks and Carrots

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On Feb. 23, North Korea and the United States will attempt to restart six-party talks to jumpstart the denuclearization of North Korea and the transfer of possible aid to the impoverished country.