Opinion

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.

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Kornberg: Saving Perspective

By Josh Kornberg | October 31, 2011

Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera is pitching to former Red Sox backup catcher Doug Mirabelli in top of the 11th.

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Kim: Let the Old Traditions Fail

By Yoo Jung Kim | October 31, 2011

According to Peter Carini, the College Archivist, the enduring tradition of ragging on freshmen during the Homecoming bonfire likely began in 1904, when upperclassmen chased first-year students around the bonfire.More than a century later, a small group of students rose to challenge this cherished custom. "This effort grew from many peoples' articulations that they would enjoy a more welcoming atmosphere at Homecoming, and many peoples' articulations that they cherished the tradition of heckling freshmen as a rite of passage," Farzeen Mahmud '12, the propelling force behind the movement to reform Dartmouth Night, said.

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Lohse: Clowning Around with Cain

By Andrew Lohse | October 30, 2011

I really wish that Herman Cain would spend more time in New Hampshire. Not because I want him to win our primary, and not because he could actually ever win, but because New Hampshire deserves a chance to get to know America's favorite third-rate fast- food-mogul-turned-aspiring-national-politician.

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Sarkar: Dartmouth's Deceptive Services

By Julian Sarkar | October 30, 2011

While the recent changes to Dartmouth Dining Services have been conducted in a clandestine fashion, one thing is transparent these changes reflect ulterior motives that are not in students' best interests.

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Verbum Ultimum: A Hazy Definition

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | October 27, 2011

This week, Director of Greek Letter Organizations and Societies Wes Schaub sounded an ominous note about the future of traditional pledge term activities at Dartmouth fraternities and sororities: "Most Greek leaders [are] people who understand that these are traditions but maybe might not have as much value as they once did" ("Greek orgs.

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Pfister: A Culture of Integrity

By John Pfister | October 27, 2011

During Orientation this year, I was asked to participate in a program on the Academic Honor Code.

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Wheatley: Gifford's Return

By Louis Wheatley | October 26, 2011

Almost 10 months ago, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., survived being shot point-blank in the head at a public event in Tucson.

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Feiger: Beyond the Walls

By Leah Feiger | October 26, 2011

William Burr, born and raised in Claremont, N.H., smiled at me and rubbed his forehead. "It was nice to see you guys come in and really care about us.

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Iturrey: Stop Cheering for Che

By Alesy Iturrey | October 25, 2011

I decided this week that my dorm room was looking a little bland, so I went into town to purchase some wall decorations to enhance the ambiance.

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Rubin: Numb to War

By Alex Rubin | October 25, 2011

Forty years ago, during the Vietnam War, the American public revolted at the conflict's lack of true direction or moral imperative.

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Yang: A Picture is Worth Nothing

By Lorelei Yang | October 24, 2011

Last Thursday, the world learned that rebel forces had killed Moammar Gadhafi, the former dictator of Libya and a man who had previously been thought to be undefeatable.

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