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April 12, 2026
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Short Answer

By The Opinion Staff | April 6, 2009

Friday's Verbum Ultimum discussed the proposed amendment to the Association of Alumni constitution.What single reform (if any) do you think the trustee election process needs most?

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Twitter Me This

By Emily Johnson | April 6, 2009

The other night, I wincingly answered a phone call from my mother, expecting to be chastised yet again for neglecting summer job applications, or questioned for the hundredth time about Parent's Weekend.

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Dear Dr. Kim

By Phil Aubart | April 3, 2009

Now that the 17th President of our fine institution has been selected and introduced to the community, we need to take advantage of the great opportunity for change accompanies this occasion.

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Snake Oil

By Zachary Gottlieb | April 2, 2009

As of late, it seems that postmodernism -- with its acknowledged sense of self-awareness, self-reference and ennui -- has experienced a spurt of popularity.

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Drop Something

By Kevin Niparko | April 1, 2009

On my way through town yesterday, I overheard an enlightening conversation between a prospective student and her mother.

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A Naked Lunch in Hanover

By Sam Buntz | April 1, 2009

There is a great deal of fodder for opinion columns at present. Doctor-assisted suicide, the death penalty and gay marriage are all hot topics in New Hampshire.

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Get Feisty

By Ben Gonin | March 30, 2009

Discussion in France is a contact sport. I spent my spring break in Paris, staying with my French cousin, who is a student at the equivalent of a graduate business school.

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Humane Drug Use

By Tom Mandel | March 30, 2009

On a recent trip to Mexico, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not seek to deflect the blame that America deserves for the Mexican drug problem: "Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade." This drug trade has been costly for Mexico and other Latin American countries.

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Veto Abuse

By Jacob Batchelor | March 30, 2009

Last week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation that, if made into law, will put New Hampshire at the forefront of the progressive movement ("N.H.

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Dartmouth Reads

By Isaiah Berg | March 30, 2009

Don't you miss the days when you were able to curl up with a good book on a consistent basis? Many students do.

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A Right to Die

By Spenser Mestel | March 10, 2009

Whenever the debate over euthanasia arises, I wonder whether opponents of assisted suicide have ever seen a loved one battle a terminal disease.

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Researching the Future

By Chris Talamo | March 10, 2009

I'm studying to become a cosmologist. That means that I study the observable universe at extremely large distances to learn about where it came from.

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Short Answer

By The Opinion Staff | March 9, 2009

Friday's Verbum Ultimum discussed the election of Jim Yong Kim as the 17th College president. What long-term goals do you most hope Kim will pursue?

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The SAD Season

By Emily Johnson | March 9, 2009

We made it -- 09W gasps its final frigid breath. Classes are ending, shorts and flip-flops have been sighted all over campus and the sun stays out until 6 p.m. It's been a long 10 weeks getting here, though.

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Play Too Hard

By Nina Maja Bergmar | March 6, 2009

Many Dartmouth students seem exceedingly proud of their "work hard, party hard" mentality. Unfortunately, the balance between the two has gotten lost somewhere between Monday Night Freeze and Wednesday night's debauchery. The focus on socializing is ingrained in students from the beginning of their Dartmouth career.

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VERBUM ULTIMUM: Pride and Prejudice

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | March 6, 2009

Like any major change of leadership, the election of Jim Yong Kim as the 17th College president ("Global Health Leader Jim Yong Kim is Dartmouth's 17th President," March 2) brings with it an opportunity to redefine policies and reexamine long-term goals. Now, perhaps more than ever, as Dartmouth finds itself in the process of restructuring its budget and reevaluating its priorities, Kim will have a chance to significantly shape the future of the College.

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