Face the Music
Listening to the radio these days is about as painful as watching a Kay Jewelers commercial alone on Valentine's Day.
Listening to the radio these days is about as painful as watching a Kay Jewelers commercial alone on Valentine's Day.
The critical debate about gender equity has been a vibrant source of discourse since coeducation was introduced to Dartmouth in the early '70s.
The College's decision to postpone the implementation of the Organizational Adjudication Committee's student board ("Implementation of OAC student board postponed," Jan 13) was abruptly announced Tuesday following months of preparation and support from the student body.
Many of my fellow opinion columnists have decided to tackle national issues with the peculiar self-impression that they are experts.
As wild, unpredictable and insane as terrorism may seem to us, it is not random. Terrorists have a method they wait silently until they see a gap in our security, carefully analyze the gap and then exploit it. So far, it has proven extremely difficult to disrupt this pattern.
For a sci-fi film that is essentially about the struggles of a group of 3-D blue cat people, James Cameron's "Avatar" has generated a surprising amount of controversy and grossed over $1 billion dollars worldwide. If you missed it over break (and don't bother seeing it in Lebanon; they're not showing it in 3-D), here's the plot the year is 2154 and humans have paved over every last scrap of Earth's natural beauty.
With one well-aimed, no-holds-bar punch, Brad Ferro knocked Snooki to the ground. For a brief moment, Snooki remained standing, dazed.
Over the last decade, the general consensus among food scientists and left-wing politicians has been that the American food industry has run amuck with unhealthy, non-sustainable products.
Somewhere, in his high-security jail cell, the Christmas Day bomber has plenty of reasons to celebrate.
Dartmouth is a community with a collective emotional atmosphere that can be healthy or unhealthy.
To the Editor: Paul Glenn's recent article about stagnant sports programs and the challenges of recruiting was spot on.
To the Editor: Raza Rasheed's Jan. 7 op-ed "Reform to Rebound" bewilders me to no end. Why, after listing the countless pitfalls of the ultra-liberal agenda pushed by the Democratic Party recently, does Mr. Rasheed suggest a legislative effort that he believes will elevate this failure of a party?
In her article last week, ("Timeout, TSA," Jan. 5) Emily Johnson '12 addressed the issue of airport security, asserting that tax dollars are best spent on gathering intelligence which can help prevent attacks before they occur.
To the Editor: As President Kim has noted in several speeches, Dartmouth will celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2019.
In the two weeks leading up to the New Year, the whole world is forced to put up with optimistic news stories, opinion columns, blog posts and TV specials all making predictions for the coming year.
The completion of the Capital Campaign ("Dartmouth completes $1.3 billion campaign," Jan. 8) signals that despite the recent recession, donors are still enthusiastically supporting the College.
As I settled into Baker Library, strung out on Red Bull and EBA's, furiously procrastinating the inhumane amount of finals work assigned to me by my masochistic professors, I yearned for winter break like Richard Simmons yearns for a new pair of spandex.
President Obama's first steps into serious policy-making were marred by mistakes and missed opportunities during the past year.
On January 4th, the United States government put into place a round of security measures that it hopes will be a "significant enhancement of our security posture." What these new measures call for is the screening of 100 percent of passengers from 14 countries deemed "terrorism-prone." On that list are countries such as Nigeria and Yemen where Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was respectively raised and trained along with other African and Middle Eastern nations, North Korea and Cuba.
New Year's Day marked the birthday of literary legend, J.D. Salinger, now 91 years of age and author of the much beloved "The Catcher in the Rye" as well as other works that equal or excel its luster.