VERBUM ULTIMUM: Poisonous Politicking
When the polls close on April 7, the alumni will have elected two new members to the Board of Trustees and a slate of officers to the Executive Committee for the Association of Alumni.
When the polls close on April 7, the alumni will have elected two new members to the Board of Trustees and a slate of officers to the Executive Committee for the Association of Alumni.
I often imagine what my life will be like 30 years from now. It's a disturbing habit really, a fascination with the morose that, like a fiery car crash still smoldering on the side of the road, simultaneously repulses and enthralls me.
Our generation suffers a disconcerting and existential lack of a tangible common cause. Gone are our parent's days of Vietnam and civil rights, and gone are the days of our grandparents fighting Nazism in the Second World War.
This spring break I went on an Aquinas House Alternative Spring Break trip to Phoenix, Ariz., and worked at Maggie's Place, a home for homeless pregnant women.
To the Editor: Buried in Wednesday's story ("Orgs. fund Trustee, AoA Campaigns," Mar. 31), which discloses for the first time that Dartmouth Undying was organized in 2008 by Dartmouth Director of Alumni Relations Emeritus Michael Choukas Jr., is at least one statement that alumni should find amazing.
No one tells you how much harder it is to be on campus when your friends are off than it is to be off campus when your friends are on.
You're in grade school. It's 11:59 a.m. and you watch the red second hand of the clock slowly tick its way towards recess.
After last week's passage of the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, right-wing extremists egged on by the frenzied hateful and irrational tone of their leaders, vandalized Democratic congressional offices, shouted racial slurs at minority Congressmen and threatened several lawmakers and their families, which caused 10 Democrats to request heightened security details.
As the spring season descends upon Dartmouth, many eagerly await new beginnings after a cold and difficult Winter term.
This past St. Patrick's Day, my friend and I walked down a Montreal street with cans of Guinness, in honor of the Irish bishop.
So ended my last trip up to Dartmouth. Last Friday afternoon, I rolled down West Wheelock as the inverse prodigal son, returning to Dartmouth's open arms to as Luke 15:13 calls it "waste his substance with riotous living." What follows is my entirely non-sarcastic and wholly serious explanation of my religious feelings about senior Spring, in case you were wondering how much legitimacy to give me as an author (I'm reclaiming my schtick, Josh Kornberg '13). For those who drive up to school, or are the passengers in cars filled to the brim with things students won't need but bring up anyway (hope and condoms), we enjoy the special bond of a shared journey.
To the Editor: A recent posting by Joseph Asch '79 on Dartblog seems to suggest that a statement attributed to me in The Dartmouth ("Trustee candidates speak at alumni event," March 10) was an endorsement of Mr. Asch's candidacy for alumni trustee.
On Thursday Feb. 25, the group responsible for the Generic Good Morning Message famous for its racist joke last year about College President Jim Yong Kim ("E-mail on Kim stirs controversy," Mar.
Last week I saw something strange while waiting for my morning omelette at Collis Cafe. After the lady asked the obligatory "egg-white or regular?" the student in front of me answered that he wanted half of each. Now I've heard of half-marinara, half-alfredo on pasta, and I won't deny that Thai peanut and medium sauce is a delicious stir-fry combination.
"Happy Birthday," wrote Spencer. The words, slipshod and shallow after so much silence, still profane my Facebook wall like graffiti.
Friday's Verbum Ultimum discussed the Student and Presidential Alcohol Harm Reduction Committee. What steps must this new committee take if it is to be effective? The Student and Presidential Alcohol Harm Reduction Committee should, first, do no harm.
To the Editor: Zachary Gottlieb '10 is both funny and accurate in his take on Dartmouth speech patterns ("Eating My Words," Feb.
Correction Appended When Hanover Police announced its intention to implement compliance checks and sting operation at Greek organizations ("Stricter alcohol plans outrage Greek orgs.," Feb.
As freshmen, we can respect tradition and absorb taunts deeming us the "worst class ever," but we should not have to accept what we believe are the worst classes ever courses that don't truly interest us just because we cannot receive spots in our first choices.
To the Editor: I would like to respond to the Short Answer by Brendan Woods (March 1) which invited a Greek house to take the lead in resolving gender issues on campus.