Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Support independent student journalism. Support independent student journalism. Support independent student journalism.
The Dartmouth
September 4, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

Face the Music

|

Listening to the radio these days is about as painful as watching a Kay Jewelers commercial alone on Valentine's Day.


Opinion

Bro Talk

|

The critical debate about gender equity has been a vibrant source of discourse since coeducation was introduced to Dartmouth in the early '70s.




Opinion

Secure at Random

|

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.


Opinion

Point Beyond Pandora

|

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.



Opinion

Organic Division

|

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.





Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Rethinking the habit

|

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?


Opinion

The Proof is in the Profile

|

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.



Opinion

Resolution to Remember

|

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.



Opinion

Home for the Holidays?

|

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.


Opinion

Reform to Rebound

|

President Obama's first steps into serious policy-making were marred by mistakes and missed opportunities during the past year.


Opinion

Profiles in Haste

|

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.


Opinion

The Catcher in Cornish

|

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.