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December 26, 2025 | Latest Issue
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Opinion


Opinion

Pack Your Bags

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The airline industry is without a doubt the single most consumer-friendly industry. They saw just how much we loved those extra fees on baggage, so they've decided to introduce a new $45 fee on carry-on items you want to put in the overhead.





Opinion

Campaign Statement: Eric Tanner

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Hi, my name is Eric and I am running for Student Body President. Ever since I joined the Assembly my freshmen Fall, I have seen the organization repeatedly leave big issues to other groups, focusing instead on programming.


Opinion

Lessons Learned

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Like many seniors, I am less than a term away from graduation, and I am reflecting on my lessons learned about student governance over the past four years.




Opinion

Verbum Ultimum: Diversifying our Assets

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Last weekend's announcement that a slate decisively opposed to recent lawsuits against the College was elected to the Association of Alumni executive board ("Alumni elect Unity Slate' to AoA," April 12) may mark the end of the contentious debate on the appropriateness of alumni body representatives suing the College in pursuit of parity ("Lawsuit appeal divides candidates in AoA race," March 30). Although no elected alumni group has expressed a desire to bring a lawsuit against the College, the persistence of the discussion of parity within alumni factions shows us that debate over the Board's composition is far from over.


Opinion

Living a Lie

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Aryeh Drager Aryeh Drager As the herds of prospective students begin to flock to Hanover in the coming weeks, I can't help but reflect upon my own journey to Dartmouth.


Opinion

A Rewarding Study

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Learning doesn't always come easy. Although there are people who simply love to learn intrinsically, some students if not most need a more extrinsic motivation to show up every day and succeed in school.


Opinion

Dartmouth Nation

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Congratulations from abroad, Dartmouth. I've been watching you from afar during my two consecutive off-terms, and I'm relieved to see another Board of Trustees election has passed, and that power will change hands peacefully.



Opinion

Laying Down the Law

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Since Ancient Greece, scholars have contended that the law is "above men" that there are singular, "objective" meanings to laws and constitutions that judges should apply impartially to legal disputes.


Opinion

Splitting Up the Sexes

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Tiny Wagner College in New York recently created a small firestorm by announcing the creation of a "Foundation for Male Studies" with the intent of offering male studies as a full-fledged academic discipline.


Opinion

Ask Them, Tell Them

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In the 1960s, student protests of military programs on college campuses turned violent. An ROTC commander's home was fired at with a shotgun.



Opinion

A Tale of Two Causes

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It certainly hasn't been the best of times lately. In Haiti, a devastating earthquake left behind widespread death and destruction.