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The Dartmouth
April 15, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

Rasheed: Lockout Losers

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It's a difficult time to be a sports fan. The owners of the National Football League are currently locking out their players in an effort to secure a greater share of future league revenues.



Opinion

Solomon: Webster's Words

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.








Opinion

Rasheed: Counterproductive Cuts

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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.