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Room for Debate

By Brice Acree | April 28, 2009

In a recent opinion piece, Jasper Hicks '12 laid out his case against the organizations that he believes are destroying the health of political dialogue on this campus ("Political Hangover," April 24). Chief among these groups were the College Democrats, College Republicans and College Libertarians; but unique to his list of wrongdoers was the newly formed Dartmouth Political Union, whose mission is, as our web site states, to promote the free exchange of ideas on campus by providing a forum for students to debate important issues.

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Tutorial Me This

By Jacob Batchelor | April 28, 2009

Although classroom discussion has been one of the most interesting and rewarding experiences I've had since coming to Dartmouth, as of this term my favorite class only has one student to debate -- myself.

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Dear Frances

By Jordan Osserman | April 27, 2009

I'd like to offer you my congratulations on your landslide victory this Monday. A lot of students -- myself included -- are really excited to see how you will continue and improve on Molly Bode's great work as student body president. As you get to work on a host of issues this spring, I want to bring your attention to a campus concern that nearly every candidate that has ever run for student body president in recent history has addressed: the need to reform Dartmouth's underage drinking policy. Frankly, while the Assembly has been doing important work with alternative social spaces, I've yet to see anything done to protect underage students who face legal trouble because of alcohol violations. Worse yet, this campus is plagued by ignorance and misinformation about the punishment students can face for underage drinking.

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A Better Solution

By Emily Johnson | April 27, 2009

Lately, it seems like every other day the government applies a temporary patch to yet another leak that has sprung in our capsizing economy.

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Engendering a Contradiction

By Zachary Gottlieb | April 27, 2009

As soon as I feel that I have a hold on gender relations at this school, something blatantly goes against everything I've learned. Recently, The Dartmouth featured an article about Girls Gone Wild employees approaching Dartmouth students, asking them to participate in an interview ("Alleged adult film reps.

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VOCES CLAMANTIUM: Zywicki's Exit

By The Dartmouth | April 24, 2009

To the Editor: Lost in the controversy over parity, the Board of Trustees took a great step forward when it created standing committees to insure Board-level focus on alumni relations, student life and academics.

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Political Hangover

By Jasper Hicks | April 24, 2009

I used to love politics. I used to find screaming pundits on TV to be great entertainment. I once even considered rocking a bow tie like Tucker Carlson.

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Team Support

By Raza Rasheed | April 22, 2009

Earlier this month, the annual NCAA men's basketball tournament concluded with the crowning of the North Carolina Tar Heels, after the Michigan State Spartans failed to show up for the game, presumably because they were caught in the traffic produced by Detroit's bustling auto industry... or something.

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Safety and Security

By Chris Talamo | April 22, 2009

Whenever I'm traveling (which is painfully frequently), a mysterious figure calls to me from an intercom and barrages me with instructions.

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Hang One, Warn a Thousand

By T. J. Rodgers | April 22, 2009

"Hang one, warn a thousand" says the ancient Chinese proverb. In its April meeting, the Dartmouth Board of Trustees hanged Todd Zywicki '88, thus warning the petition trustees -- and any others tempted to express independent views -- not to cross the party line.

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Missing Morality

By Peter Blair | April 22, 2009

On Saturday, April 11, Dr. John Hare, a professor at Yale Divinity School, delivered the keynote address for Aporia's Religion and Philosophy spring conference.

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Short Answer: Zywicki's Removal

By The Opinion Staff | April 21, 2009

Friday's Verbum Ultimum discussed the removal of Trustee Todd Zywicki '88 from the Board of Trustees. Do you believe the Board was justified in its actions? Under what circumstances, and by way of what procedures, do you believe the Board should remove alumni-elected trustees?

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Doing It Right

By Blair Sullivan | April 21, 2009

Last week, the state of Vermont made history by legalizing same-sex marriage. Although it is one of four states in the nation that now recognize such marriages, Vermont is the first to have reached this result by means of a truly democratic process.

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A Year's Achievements

By Molly Bode | April 20, 2009

Hello Dartmouth! Your vice president, Nafeesa Remtilla '09 and I would like to inform the student body of Student Assembly's accomplishments this year and encourage you to vote in today's election.

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CANDIDATE STATEMENT: John Nolan

By John Nolan | April 17, 2009

For the past 11 terms, I have been on campus interacting and working with the student body. I have been a member of the 2010 Class Council since my freshman fall, as well as worked two jobs and held leadership positions on the Nathan Smith Pre-Health Society. But my activities and demonstrated leadership are not what will make me a good president.

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CANDIDATE STATEMENT: Boyd Lever

By Boyd Baxter Lever | April 17, 2009

Dartmouth has an awesome opportunity this year to establish strong relations with College President-elect Jim Yong Kim, create greater connections with his administration and empower student government and student organizations on campus. We also have great challenges -- the budget cuts must not be allowed to lessen the Dartmouth Experience for any student or organization. Once elected, I will work to enact the changes I have outlined in my plan: Transparency, Communication and Tangible policies. Short term: -Promote Big Green athletics by offering PE credit to those attending events. -Protect funding for student organizations by creating a common application, and promote transparency by establishing a Governance Communications Council consisting of executives of Undergraduate Finance Committee organizations. -Revamp the Readership Program by replacing USA Today with The Wall Street Journal. -Reform the Alcohol Management Program to safely reflect the realities of Dartmouth social life, and work with the Dean's office to pass it as quickly as possible. -Launch a more transparent and accessible web site for Student Assembly that outlines budget expenses, events and initiatives. -Elect a Student Assembly delegate to attend Hanover Town Council meeting to strengthen ties and foster communication within the Hanover community. Long Term: Transparency and Representation in Student Assembly: Most students outside student government don't understand current Assembly practices, exacerbating the popular conception that the Assembly is an irrelevant and inconsequential body.

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