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September 3, 2026
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Donation Revelation

By Jacob Batchelor | February 2, 2009

As I stood amidst a crowd numbering in the millions, I felt the collective joy and hope of a nation participating in the greatest democracy of our world.

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No Love Lost

By Brian May | January 30, 2009

I take issue with the claims made by Peter Blair '12 in his most recent column ("Love Beyond the Brain," Jan.

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The Real King

By Spenser Mestel | January 29, 2009

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stopped just short of calling the United States government a terrorist organization.

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In Defense of Science

By Chris Talamo | January 29, 2009

Science has been pretty good to us, don't you think? Granted, there have been some abominable developments thrust upon us, like nuclear weapons and Windows Vista, but let's face it: we like our iPods and televisions far too much to give them all up and start churning butter.

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Love Beyond the Brain

By Peter Blair | January 28, 2009

In her recent piece about the questionable scientific basis for love ("The Love Doctor," Jan. 27), Emily Johnson '12 argues, "I don't think the knowledge that oxytocin is a big part of the reason two people can look at one another with eyes full of love on their 50th wedding anniversary can lessen the beauty of their bond, nor detract from the meaning that bond gave their lives." After spending most of her article degrading love by attempting to convince us that it is reducible to physical processes, Johnson then tries to rescue love from the grave she has dug for it.

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Proceed With Caution

By Tina Praprotnik | January 28, 2009

As I watched Obama's inauguration last Thursday, I felt hopeful and moved (which I expected), but also a little concerned (which I did not expect). Before the inauguration, Brian Solomon '11 asked "what President Obama can say on this day that will ... ignite the passions of Americans" ("A Time (For Us) To Act," Jan.

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The Love Doctor

By Emily Johnson | January 27, 2009

Two weeks ago, Barack Obama's impending inauguration was filling 18-year-old me with a "now-I've-seen-everything" smugness.

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Reimagining Athletics

By Isaiah Berg | January 27, 2009

Did you know that if you Google search the term "student-athlete" on The Dartmouth's web site archives, you get over 110 article hits?

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Atheist Shout-out

By Nathan Bruschi | January 26, 2009

I was sort of stunned when he said it. No, I'm not talking about Dr. Joseph Lowery's humorous end to his profound benediction, or Chief Justice John Roberts's flubbing of the oath of office, or Obama's miscounting when he said, "44 Americans have now taken the presidential oath" (43 have). Nor am I talking about Obama's bluntness when speaking about our nation's dire situation or our role in its fixing.

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Love is King

By Sam Buntz | January 23, 2009

As we finish honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is appropriate to reflect that he believed in an outdated idea: love.

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Failing the NRO

By Tom Mandel | January 22, 2009

In her recent column, "Distributive Justice" (Jan. 15), Tina Praprotnik says, "[T]he main goal of distributive requirements should be to produce well-rounded graduates and to encourage students to explore subjects outside of their chosen field of study." She goes on to point out the flaws in the distributive requirement system, and how that system prevents students from making the most of their undergraduate experience by forcing them to take obscure courses simply to fulfill requirements.

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Fiction at the Fence

By Spenser Mestel | January 21, 2009

Although he would probably never admit it, I bet someone reading this article stayed up all night on his 11th birthday, eagerly hoping an owl would deliver an acceptance letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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Priority Report

By Peter Blair | January 21, 2009

Micaela Klein's recent guest column ("An OPAL in the Rough," Jan. 15) was an impassioned defense of the Office of Pluralism and Leadership.

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