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The Little Things

By Kevin Niparko | March 4, 2009

Last week as I left the Alumni Gymnasium, muscles swollen and head buzzing from a post-workout endorphin high (ladies, feel free to blitz me), I threw on my jacket and sweats and headed out into the Hanover snow.

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Reality Mentality

By Blair Sullivan | March 4, 2009

If you were suddenly diagnosed with terminal cancer and told that you had only months left to live, how would you spend your remaining time?

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An 'A' for Effort

By Tom Mandel | March 4, 2009

Chris Talamo argues in his recent column ("Attitudes on a Curve," Feb. 25) that students should only receive 'A's for doing well, not for trying hard.

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Interweb 2.0

By Brian Solomon | March 4, 2009

No one in our generation doubts the transformative power that computing and the Internet have had on society.

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Going National

By Victoria Maceira | March 3, 2009

I am submitting this article on behalf of the current presidents of the seven Panhellenic sororities, to explain our support for bringing a new national sorority to campus. The reasons for bringing a new sorority to Dartmouth are well understood.

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Grade Complacency

By Jacob Batchelor | March 3, 2009

Chris Talamo recently made the compelling point that we, as college students, have "an absurd sense of entitlement" when it comes to our grades ("Attitudes on a Curve," Feb.

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Free and Clear

By Isaiah Berg | February 27, 2009

Self-promotion is a necessary skill in today's world. To get anywhere, whether at Dartmouth, in graduate school or in a leadership position in business, you need to be able to sell yourself and your strengths.

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Right to Religion?

By Nathan Bruschi | February 26, 2009

Jason Paul Indreland, a Satanist inmate in the Montana State Prison system, is suing Yellowstone County for $10 million on the grounds that his religious freedom was infringed on by his guards, who refused his requests for satanic medallions and reading materials. Traditionally, a prisoner's First Amendment right of religious freedom is subject to limitations when a "valid, rational connection" is established between prison regulations and legitimate government interests.

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Major Delusion

By Lydia Chammas | February 26, 2009

In his recent op-ed "Major Consolidation" (Feb. 24), Peter Blair '12 suggests dissolving the Native American studies and women's and gender studies programs because they are "arbitrary and unnecessary," as well as incompatible with Dartmouth's educational mission. In his crusade to "explain" the view he expressed in last week's "Short Answer" (Feb.

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Attitudes on a Curve

By Chris Talamo | February 25, 2009

We often like to ponder the silly things that would come to pass if children ruled the world, but I swear by the many gods in Valhalla, the thought of students in charge of academia sends chills down my spine.

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Major Consolidation

By Peter Blair | February 24, 2009

Last week, I wrote a Short Answer arguing that we should cut major departments that could be subsumed into other departments, like Native American studies and women's and gender studies.

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Worthy Heroes

By Emily Johnson | February 24, 2009

The annual Harris "heroes" poll, released again last week, asks Americans, "Who do you admire enough to call a hero?" Number one on the list?

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Bad Sam

By Jacob Batchelor | February 20, 2009

Indulge me in a hypothetical situation you might find familiar: It's 3 a.m., and you are walking through a parking lot behind Fraternity Row.

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Visual Abuse

By Sam Buntz | February 19, 2009

You've probably heard the old joke about masturbation: "Studies show that 95 percent of men do it and 5 percent lie." If you are alive and at all conscious of the spirit of the times, I think you will agree with me that these statistics can be applied to Internet pornography as well.

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