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Kantaria: Laptops and Lectures

By Suril Kantaria | January 13, 2011

Some praise the inventions of the computer and internet as two of man's greatest achievements. Innovations that were once used responsibly, however, have become time-sucking distractions.

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Rosenbaum: What's in a Name?

By Lauren Rosenbaum | January 12, 2011

In his inaugural address, College President Jim Yong Kim urged Dartmouth students to "think big" and to "embrace the world's troubles as your own." With these lofty goals on the horizon, it's time the College looks outside of the Hanover bubble and embraces its growth as a leading university. The first time I noticed the significance of Dartmouth's designation as a "college" rather than a "university" was when I interned for an agricultural research institute in Nairobi.

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Buntz: Sufi Solidarity

By Sam Buntz | January 12, 2011

I have previously written that the war in Afghanistan has gone on for far too long. I still feel like that's true but I don't think the reason that Americans are only half-heartedly supporting this war is the absence of a truly evil enemy.

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Short Answer

By The Dartmouth Opinion Staff | January 11, 2011

Friday's Verbum Ultimum discussed the search for a permanent dean of the College. What criteria should the search committee prioritize in choosing the next dean? If Dartmouth is serious about changing, it is logical to bring in new blood, as those who have spent many years in the community will naturally tend to conduct business as usual.

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Chemplavil: Dumb at Dartmouth

By Sapna Chemplavil | January 11, 2011

As I make my way through senior year one question persists: has Dartmouth made us smarter? One could argue that we're at the best undergraduate institution in the country and in our vanity assume that we will leave here smarter than when we came.

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Blair: Following the Example

By Peter Blair | January 10, 2011

In remarks about the search for the next Dean of the College, College President Jim Yong Kim noted that he wanted somebody for the job who will do exciting things with student life.

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Clark: The Not-So-Democratic Party

By Charles Clark | January 9, 2011

The left's reaction to the midterm elections has been remarkably illiberal. Although I have heard the occasional sportsmanly concession to the "will of the people" from my left-leaning friends, I hear much more often about the "frustration" or "anger" of the people.

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Lott: What About Washington?

By Roger Lott | January 9, 2011

Last Thursday, Dartmouth kicked off a nearly month-long Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration that comprises 26 events and will climax with the cancellation of classes on Jan.

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Sounding Board at Baker

By Yoo Jung Kim | January 6, 2011

In high school, one of the most difficult lessons I had to learn as an opinion columnist was to anticipate the intensity of readers' reactions.

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Woods: Freedom Under FIRE

By Brendan Woods | January 5, 2011

You don't have to be a founding father to appreciate the value of free speech. The First Amendment has been protecting blowhards and civil rights leaders alike since it was first written into the Constitution.

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Rasheed: Playing the Immigration Card

By Raza Rasheed | January 3, 2011

Last November, American voters elected, in their infinite wisdom, to give an orange crybaby and his band of angry fanatics control of the House of Representatives, while leaving Democrats in charge of the Senate.

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VERBUM ULTIMUM: Failure to Launch

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 30, 2010

In announcing the Dean of the College's "update" on the issues of alcohol and sexual assault, acting Dean Sylvia Spears said the presentation would include "new campus initiatives" and "specific programmatic initiatives" intended to combat these serious problems facing students at the College.

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