The Writer on the Hill
Amidst the typical campus controversy, personal hardships and academic stresses, I have always been able to find solace in Dartmouth not as an institution, but as a physical place.
Amidst the typical campus controversy, personal hardships and academic stresses, I have always been able to find solace in Dartmouth not as an institution, but as a physical place.
When the Class of 2010 takes its final curtain call this month, they will exit stage left to thunderous applause.
To the Editor: Since Friday, there's been a lot of talk on campus about the SAE drug incident, and so I wanted to take a minute to address some of the more misguided assertions I've been hearing ("Harassment Allegedly Followed Drug Report," May 21). First, the issue shouldn't be whether those charged (if convicted) deserve punishment.
As we approach the observance of Memorial Day this year, a certain silence and indifference falls upon our campus.
Beneath the surface of this week's headlines which saw mentions of felony charges, harassment and arrests lies a greater and perhaps more important debate about the meaning of "brotherhood." The arguments go both ways: on one hand, a true brother wouldn't endanger or offend others by taking drugs in a common area, while on the other hand, a real brother shouldn't bring an internal problem to the public sphere particularly the legal sphere.
Aryeh Drager / The Dartmouth Staff Aryeh Drager / The Dartmouth Staff The other day, I was talking with my Israeli cousin about the difference between American and Israeli higher education, when he revealed something utterly shocking: he was in the midst of studying for 11 exams one for each of the 11 classes he was taking this semester.
Since the epic 1987 struggle over the ideologically outspoken Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, a troubling unwritten rule has evolved against candor in the confirmation process.
American history is a series of inspiring reminders of how far we've come in our national quest to form a more perfect Union.
It seems that the recent budget cuts have become a passing thought and our focus has shifted to other more important things graduation, internships and the appearance of up-and-coming rap artist Sam Adams, for example.
To the Editor: The column "Correlation, not Causation," by Jordan Osserman '11 (May 17), makes what to my mind is the most important point in any debate about the Greek system at Dartmouth.
Yoon Ji Kim / The Dartmouth Yoon Ji Kim / The Dartmouth The recent announcement of the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science has rekindled debate over the balance between preparing students for particular careers and Dartmouth's heritage as a liberal arts institution.
No matter how experienced, moderate or uncontroversial a Supreme Court nominee is, there will always be at least a few Senators and pundits who find something to disagree with.
Friday's Verbum Ultimum discussed the recommendations made by the Student and Presidential Alcohol Harm Reduction Committee.
For my past three terms on campus, I have taken courses in both the 10A and 2A time slots. You might ask why would I do this to myself, and I would tell you that I don't mind it.
The recommendations made by the Student and Presidential Alcohol Harm Reduction Committee have substantial potential to make the drinking culture in Hanover safer.
A few weeks ago, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that approximately 70.1 percent of all 2009 high school graduates in America enrolled in college or university.
Frankly, there has been a lot of criticism about many of College President Jim Yong Kim's initiatives that focus heavily on the sciences and graduate studies.
Aryeh Drager / The Dartmouth Staff Aryeh Drager / The Dartmouth Staff There's always been quite a buzz about "diversity" at colleges, and ours makes a concerted effort to cultivate a variety of experiences and viewpoints for its students.
I wholeheartedly agree with Julian Sarkar '13 that Dartmouth has long suffered from inflated grades ("Over the Median," May 12). In fact, Sarkar's article is only one in a long history of appeals for reform.
Like most students here, I come across the Dartmouth homepage multiple times a day. And when I do, I almost always find some news blurb about how we were recently a top ranked college in some category or another.