Opinion

Pedde: The Importance of Good Teachers

By Jonathan Pedde | January 24, 2012

It is no secret that good teachers can make a world of difference in their students' lives. Most people presumably would like to make sure that disadvantaged students have access to these good teachers.

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Lohse: Telling the Truth

By Andrew Lohse | January 24, 2012

We attend a strange school where a systemic culture of abuse exists under a college president who has the power and experience to change what can only be described as a public health crisis of the utmost importance: the endemic culture of physical and psychological abuse that occupies the heart of Dartmouth's Greek community.

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Opinion

Batchelor: A Voice Against Progress

By Jacob Batchelor | January 23, 2012

Peter Blair's recent column ("Marriage Without Meaning," Jan. 20) makes a cowardly and logically unsound argument against gay marriage.

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Wang: The Path to Success

By Ethan Wang | January 23, 2012

Back when I was applying to colleges, I remember hearing horror stories about notoriously ruthless schools where students would constantly try to out-compete each other, even if it meant resorting to sabotage.

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Rubin: The Iranian Threat

By Alex Rubin | January 22, 2012

David Brooks's recent column arguing that the Republican presidential candidates' portrayal of Iran as a nuclear threat was solely based on their desire to win the nomination ("The Nuclear Reality" Jan.

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Bass: SOPA Threatens Internet Freedom

By Charles Bass | January 22, 2012

If you are like me and use the Internet to access information and connect with people as part of everyday life, you may have noticed the recent blackouts and protests of websites like Wikipedia, Google and Reddit in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act.

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Blair: Marriage Without Meaning

By Peter Blair | January 19, 2012

There's a popular antipathy in the air right now toward social conservatism, among both Republicans and Democrats.

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Opinion

Verbum Ultimum: Information Infringement

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 19, 2012

Over the past week, numerous factions of American society have joined in protest of the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act, currently being debated in the House of Representatives, and its counterpart in the Senate, the Protect IP Act.

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Opinion

Yang: Inauthentic Entertainment

By Lorelei Yang | January 18, 2012

As a moviegoer, I'm eagerly anticipating the forthcoming live-action version of "Akira," a Japanese manga that was made into a groundbreaking animated feature film in 1988.

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Opinion

Casler: Am I Doing This Right?

By Don Casler | January 18, 2012

Over break, I spent a lot of time D-Planning filling out Excel spreadsheets with every conceivable course of study available to me over the next two and a half years at Dartmouth.

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Opinion

Vox Clamantis: Sweatshops and Progress

By Benjamin Powell | January 16, 2012

To the Editor: Annelise Orleck claims that, contrary to the lecture I gave last week, sweatshop labor is not good for workers or consumers ("The Truth About Sweatshops," Jan.

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Strauch: Instruments of Exaggeration

By Paul Strauch | January 16, 2012

Andrew Lohse's column ("Instruments of Tyranny," Jan. 9) harshly criticizing President Barack Obama's decision to sign the National Defense Authorization Act at the end of last year highlights a disturbing trend in American politics: the restriction of civil liberties in the name of national security.

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Mehring: Repeal Without Reason

By Adam Mehring | January 16, 2012

Amidst the confluence of corporate corruption, government intrusion, constitutional neglect, rising unemployment and oscillating stock indexes, the New Hampshire legislature has decided to focus on a comparatively immaterial policy matter: repealing the legalization of same-sex marriage. Last October, amid the considerable civic turmoil whipping through our world, the New Hampshire legislature began the process of repealing the legalization of same-sex marriage, initially signed into law by Governor John Lynch two years prior in June 2009.

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Francfort: Is Athletic Compensation Too High?

By Kevin Francfort | January 15, 2012

In the past few months, Occupy Wall Street protesters and many Democratic leaders emphasizing inequality in America have turned to the controversial topic of executive pay.

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Orleck: The Truth About Sweatshops

By Annelise Orleck | January 15, 2012

Benjamin Powell's speech at Dartmouth on Thursday lauding the benefits of sweatshops for "third world workers" ("Powell hails benefits of sweatshops," Jan.

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Verbum Ultimum: One of Our Own

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 12, 2012

On Sunday, members of the Dartmouth community were notified of the tragic death of Crispin Scott '13 ("Student dies on Barcelona trip," Jan.

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Opinion

Green: First, Transform Yourselves

By Ronald Green | January 12, 2012

There is a tradition of thought at Dartmouth that sees our primary mission as preparing students to change and improve the world.

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Vox Clamantis: The Truth About Dining Costs

By Will Hix '12 | January 11, 2012

To the Editor: The article published this week comparing SmartChoice to other college meal plans ("Meal Plans Cost Less Than Other Ivies'," Jan.

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Rubin: The New Grand Strategy?

By Alex Rubin | January 11, 2012

This past Thursday, President Barack Obama announced a new strategy for our nation's armed forces for the upcoming era of "austerity." The president outlined a plan whereby the $489 billion in budget cuts over the next 10 years would be part of a larger strategy of reducing U.S.

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Colaneri: The Problem with Pre-Med

By Natalie Colaneri | January 11, 2012

Two days before my biology final last year, I lost some of my lecture notes. Luckily, I found someone in my class in the library and asked to borrow her notes.

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