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I approve of government bailouts for too-big-to-fail banks. I sincerely hope that the final health care bill includes a public option.
I approve of government bailouts for too-big-to-fail banks. I sincerely hope that the final health care bill includes a public option.
After arriving at Dartmouth this past fall, I received a number of invitations to join clubs, including one from the College Democrats.
In late November, my government professor asked our Violence and Security class to identify the bloodiest armed conflict since the end of World War II.
On the first floors of residence halls across campus, you can see the names of past intramural champions displayed from days when residence halls fielded teams who casually excelled at everything from water polo to basketball.
Jasper Hicks' critique of the "Cult of Sustainability" (Dec. 1) shows that he understands neither sustainability nor climate science.
Yesterday, Aaron Golas '07 published an editorial accusing a guest columnist of dismissing "a decades-old tradition of editorial cartooning and centuries-old tradition of satire." This comment was the latest chapter in a two-week long exchange in the pages of The Dartmouth. For those of you unfamiliar with the ongoing debate surrounding recent comics in The Dartmouth, let me give a quick synopsis.
If Christians like Justin Murray ("An Intolerable Situation," Nov. 17) and Charles Clark ("Constructive Criticism," Nov.
Over the past few months and years, sustainability has turned into a pseudo-religion on this campus.
It is hard to imagine from within the Dartmouth Bubble, but when we (hopefully) graduate in the coming years, the current health care debate in Congress could have a vast impact on our lives.
In the wake of the tragic shootings at Fort Hood, the national community has gathered to mourn the loss of 13 Americans.
In his column last Friday, Chris Talamo '11 ("This War is the Answer," Nov. 20) made some interesting points about the worthiness of the War on Terrorism, concluding that "The world is much better off for America's actions no matter how belligerent." Ultimately, however, I couldn't possibly disagree more.
According to a New York Times blog post, a scientific study determined that athletes with lower-leg amputations who use certain high-tech prosthetics appear to have an advantage over ordinary competitors.
Friday's Verbum Ultimum discussed College President Jim Yong Kim's approach toward streamlining the administrative structure at Dartmouth. Do you approve or disapprove of his approach, and why?
I think that I will spark little controversy by describing Dartmouth's environment as pluralistic and academic.
It's not often in our country when transfers of power produce serious policy changes. The Obama honeymoon period significantly improved the nation's general foreign relations, but that was more of a product of our neighbors' thankfulness that they didn't have to put up with Bush, rather than a result of American pressure.
College President Jim Yong Kim will never be accused of sitting idle during his first five months in office Parkhurst Hall has undergone significant restructuring under his watch, much of it long overdue.
Last year, sizable budget cuts were implemented by the Dartmouth administration, with little noticeable impact on the quality of student life.
Perhaps I've been reading too many William Safire columns or have succumbed to the jaded pettiness of a senior amidst enthusiastic underclassmen, but I'm using my 700-word allotment to discuss a daily decision in Dartmouth discussion diction that deliberately diminishes discursive value (alliteration, this looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship). A quotidian bother for this humble columnist has been the frequent use of "I don't know, but" as the preface to comments during class discussions.
The United States prison system is as unsavory and misguided as David Bowie's 1972 mullet. With 7 million Americans in jail, on probation or on parole, the "land of the free" is host to nearly 25 percent of the world's prisoners, according to a CNN study.
Flair, like Homecoming or Winter Carnival, is a Dartmouth tradition. But part of what distinguishes this tradition from our termly festivals is the fact that flair is worn year-round it begins with Trips and ends, well, never.