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September 4, 2026
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The Human Canon

By Sam Buntz '11 | September 23, 2009

A typical feature of the conservative critique of modern universities is a defense of the "Western Canon" as literature of preeminent worth.

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In Praise of Orientation

By Tom Mandel '11 | September 22, 2009

William Shakespeare once wrote, "Friends, Greeks, freshmen, lend me your ears; I come to praise Orientation, not to bury it." Or at least he said something along those lines.

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Time to Go It Alone

By Raza Rasheed '12 | September 22, 2009

Years of hot air, sordid affairs, uncivilized shouting matches and general partisan rancor have conspired to lower our expectations for the political process to all-time lows.

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Storming Parkhurst

By Jacob Batchelor '12 | September 21, 2009

In the latest issue of Dartmouth Life, College President Jim Yong Kim spoke with Student Body President Frances Vernon '10 about the nature of student protest on Dartmouth's campus.

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The Myth of the Blank Slate

By Jasper Hicks '12 | September 21, 2009

Sitting on the steps of Robinson Hall during this year's DOC Trips, I heard yet another dean invoke the idea of the "blank slate" while speaking to a group of enthusiastic incoming freshmen. What he described was the chance for all students to hit the reset button, start over and begin anew.

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Hey Stranger

By Kevin Niparko '12 | September 14, 2009

This scenario happens to every Dartmouth student at least six times a week: You are on your way to meet some friends for dinner at Food Court.

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Welcome to College

By Zachary Gottlieb '10 | September 14, 2009

Since your tortuous journey here at Dartmouth started with the Admissions Office, so will I. This summer, I worked full time in McNutt Hall, welcoming prospective students and their parents and answering questions about Dartmouth.

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The Gospel of Eros

By Sam Buntz | August 24, 2009

This weekend, as I was buzzing through the work of the esteemed literary critic Harold Bloom, a sentence jumped out at me: "[Our] erotic livesare quite simply now our spiritual lives." It is startling to see something you felt you knew but couldn't express reflected back at you.

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Safety & Superiority

By Tom Mandel | August 17, 2009

In my mind, there are two types of Safety and Security officers. The first is the right type. These are the Safety and Security officers that acknowledge their role as protectors of students' safety and security, and act accordingly.

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Obama's 09X

By Isaiah Berg | August 13, 2009

I thought the Summer term was going too fast. It's easy to get caught up in the weather, the social life and everything that Dartmouth has to offer.

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Crashing the Wave

By Sam Buntz | August 13, 2009

Aug. 15 marks the 40-year anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Festival. Many college students look back on the days of Jimi Hendrix and Keith Moon with nostalgia nostalgia for a time when we didn't even exist.

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A Failed Tradition

By Tom Mandel | August 10, 2009

This coming weekend is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, the famous festival that was a defining moment of the hippie movement.

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