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June 24, 2026
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I Don't Know, But...

By Zachary Gottlieb '10 | November 18, 2009

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.

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Cruel and Unusual Punishment

By Josh Kornberg '13 | November 17, 2009

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.

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Hiding Behind Our Pink Spandex

By Jasper Hicks '12 | November 17, 2009

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.

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Teachable Moments

By Isaiah Berg '11 | November 16, 2009

In a recent interview with The Dartmouth about faculty reaction to the College's impending budget cuts ("College leaders to face profs' budget concerns" Nov.

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Short Answer

By The Opinion Staff | November 15, 2009

Friday's Verbum Ultimum urged College President Jim Yong Kim and the Board of Trustees to address the upcoming budget cuts with creativity. To what degree, if at all, should Kim and the trustees involve the Dartmouth community in the decision-making process?

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Doctor No's Malpractice

By Cameron Nutt '11 | November 15, 2009

On the 11th day of the 11th month each year, the United States dedicates a day to honoring the men and women who put themselves in harm's way to uphold the values and securities we hold dear.

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There's No Place Like Home

By Billy Zou '12 | November 12, 2009

This weekend, I went outside for the first time in months. Sometimes I like to think of Hanover as an old prostitute parked along a cul-de-sac of the Connecticut River.

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VERBUM ULTIMUM: Informing Decisions

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 12, 2009

The Dartmouth Board of Trustees announced last weekend that the College will implement a series of budget cuts over the next two years that could total $100 million in an effort to address a 23-percent drop in Dartmouth's endowment and a $34-million fiscal deficit ("College aims to cut $100 million over two years," Nov.

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A Heart-Healthy Dartmouth

By Jacob Batchelor '12 | November 11, 2009

At some point in the process of getting to know a new friend here at Dartmouth, I always end up having an awkward conversation explaining to him or her why I have a two-by-two-inch metal box in my chest.

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Full Participants

By Peter Blair '12 | November 11, 2009

In her column "The Right Reasons" (Nov. 11), Emily Baxter attempts to castigate the recent decision by the Catholic Church to admit conservative Anglican priests into the fold.

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Live Substance-Free and Die

By Julian Sarkar '10 | November 10, 2009

Last week, the legislature of the "Live Free or Die" state failed to overturn a veto of a bill decriminalizing the medicinal use of marijuana for chronically and terminally ill patients ("Gov.'s veto of marijuana bill upheld," Nov.

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Jumping to Conclusions

By Raza Rasheed '12 | November 9, 2009

The prevailing media narrative emerging from last Tuesday's off-cycle elections, and the two Republican gubernatorial victories in New Jersey and Virginia, is that President Obama and Congressional Democrats are in huge trouble for next year's midterms, and that the Republican Party is poised for a major comeback.

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Short Answer

By The Opinion Staff | November 8, 2009

Friday's Verbum Ultimum called for Dean of the College Sylvia Spears and Student Assembly to select an Organizational Adjudication Committee student board that is representative of the student body. What do you consider to be the ideal makeup of the board, and how should Spears and the Assembly populate it?

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