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'Men' Of Dartmouth

By Emily Johnson | November 24, 2008

I attended the "Men at Dartmouth" panel with trepidation. If it weren't for the fact that so many upperclassmen had me the panel was not to be missed, I never would have crammed myself into Collis Common Ground with a couple hundred other students last Wednesday night. Thankfully, the panel was far different from what I'd envisioned when I quickly dismissed the promotional Blitzes; from the blunt subject line, "MEN OF DARTMOUTH," I had pictured a bunch of frat brothers congratulating themselves on what sweet dudes they were, obnoxiously flaunting their right to freedom of speech and belittling the cause of progress for women on this campus. Instead, the panelists shared candid, humble stories of the daunting obstacles they overcame with heart and courage.

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Liberal Arts

By Yang Wei Neo | November 21, 2008

What should a liberal education be? What disciplines should be emphasized? The Daniel Webster Project Conference, which begins tomorrow, examines these interesting and important questions in educational philosophy with respect to Socrates and Rousseau. Dartmouth has, over time, introduced courses that seem almost pre-professional: Mathematical Finance, Operations Research, Computer Science, Business Chinese, Public Policy etc.

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Down The Hatch

By Sam Buntz | November 20, 2008

There's no fun in motion pictures these days. Well, that's not exactly true -- movies now have a lot more depth than they had in the past.

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Ask A Friend

By Tom Mandel | November 19, 2008

Not surprisingly, the presidential election permeated every aspect of our lives in the weeks leading up to it.

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The Freshman Column

By Kevin Niparko | November 19, 2008

The other day, while waiting in line for my ham, egg and cheese sandwich in Collis, I overheard some upperclassmen discussing an Opinion column in The Dartmouth.

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Abstinence (Higher) Education

By Peter Blair | November 18, 2008

Last week, two events about sex and sexuality took place at Dartmouth. Chabad sponsored a lecture by Dr. Miriam Grossman, author of the book "Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in her Profession Endangers Every Student" ('Speaker warns women against casual sex," Nov.

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I Scream, You Scream

By Claire Murray | November 18, 2008

If you asked me how many times per week I visit Food Court specifically to scope out the frozen yogurt sundae bar, I would probably lie rather than admit how often I tell the FoCo cashier, "Just toppings!" But seriously, there was no better place than FoCo to satisfy a candy craving -- until this fall.

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Vox Clamantis: Sheep Mentality?

By Kenan Yount | November 17, 2008

To the Editor: Is Grafton County GOP Chairman Ludlow Flower actually serious when he claims that Dartmouth students vote en bloc and that kind of "sheep mentality" got Obama and Vanessa Sievers '10 elected?

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"Student" Athletes

By Brian Solomon | November 17, 2008

There is no more hollow term in big-time college athletics than the fabled "student-athlete." From three-point lines and end zones across the country, "students" compete for universities that have increasingly become nothing more than training grounds for professional sports.

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Facebook Democracy

By Zachary Gottlieb | November 17, 2008

I come not to praise Vanessa Sievers, but to bury her. Sievers, now a national flash in the pan, democratically won the local election for county treasurer.

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Vote Or Die?

By Chris Talamo | November 13, 2008

Ah yes, voting! The font from whence freedom springs forth into our great nation. Without voting, we'd still be under the harsh rule of a King George or King Frank of some odd number.

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One Step Forward, One Step Back

By Jacob Batchelor | November 12, 2008

In Jordan Osserman '11's pre-election piece "An Indecent Proposal" (Nov. 3), he argues that in all the fervor for Obama's campaign, another "equally historic battle" was being forgotten.

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Still In Awe

By Echo Brown | November 11, 2008

When they declared Barack Obama the winner, all of the big-screen televisions in Times Square started projecting images of him and his family with the subtext "President Elect." And I just started screaming, "I can't believe it!" I was screaming and crying so loud that three photographers took a picture of me, and I lost my voice for the next three days. In that moment, it was as if my entire existence on this planet had been validated.

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