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Solomon: Webster's Words

By Brian Solomon | March 29, 2011

A fundamental tension, born out of Dartmouth's two centuries of existence, stands at the crux of campus debate and causes tremendous harm to dialogue about the College's future. That tension goes back to 1819, to that oft-cited line in Daniel Webster's argument before the Supreme Court, "It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college.

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Kim: Aid Beyond Borders

By Yoo Jung Kim | March 28, 2011

When I first learned of the Japanese earthquake, I didn't think much of it after all, seismic activity in Japan is as inevitable as snow in Hanover.

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Kornberg: Wail to the Chief

By Josh Kornberg | March 27, 2011

I met College President Jim Yong Kim last spring. He's surprisingly tall, as perhaps many already know, with eyes that sparkle like obsidian and a soothing voice that sounds as if primed by the constant sucking of mentholated lozenges.

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Pedde: Scrap the Subsidies

By Jonathan Pedde | March 27, 2011

Most first-world countries subsidize the heck out of their farmers. The United States alone spends about $20 billion per year on direct subsidies money taken directly from your pocket and given to farmland owners.

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Colaneri: Appreciating Dartmouth

By Natalie Colaneri | March 8, 2011

Last year, the prospective student I hosted during Dimensions asked me the predictable question: "What do you like most about Dartmouth?" While it seems simple, an honest answer to this question actually requires a lot of reflection.

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Rasheed: Counterproductive Cuts

By Raza Rasheed | March 2, 2011

The ongoing battle to reduce the United States' enormous federal budget deficit (roughly $1.3 trillion in this fiscal year alone) represents a shameful public policy failure and illuminates the depressing inability of policymakers Republicans and Democrats alike to honestly address the significant challenges facing our nation.

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Chemplavil: Why "Feminist"?

By Sapna Chemplavil | March 1, 2011

If you had asked me a year ago, I would not have considered myself a feminist. At that point, I had never given the label much thought, but I got the sense that it was an uncomfortably strong word with a vaguely negative connotation.

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