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The Dartmouth
December 26, 2025 | Latest Issue
The Dartmouth
Opinion

Opinion

Reputation Turnover

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Finally, we -- the Class of 2010 -- have come to a point of no return. Our youth is gone, our goals set and corporate recruiting has gotten away with it.


Opinion

Profane Tank

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A light has gone out of the world: George Carlin is dead. Not only was he a brilliant comedian, but a fierce opponent of dogmatism and political correctness.


Opinion

The Devil's Consultant

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And so summer has begun. Despite the persistent rain, barbeque grills still flare with the conflagrating promise of charred meats and a fireside recitation of Hesiod's Theogony.



Opinion

Summer School

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Well, here we are. From the time that we first ventured on campus as wide-eyed prospective students, eager to swap SAT scores and meet every professor we could find, sophomore summer has dangled in front of us like keys in front of an infant.



Opinion

Vox Clamantis: Support for Greeks

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To the Editor: In his op-ed ("Frat-eternity," June 20), Zachary Gottlieb states on several occasions that the administration is trying to get rid of the Greek system. If that is the case, why is the College allowing Beta Theta Pi fraternity to return to campus next fall?


Opinion

Short Answer

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In light of the recent announcement of the 14 members of the presidential search committee, what are your thoughts on the selection process and the composition of the committee? As a final jab to the defeated alumni, the search committee is two-thirds Board-appointed.


Opinion

What Now?

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Many alumni and other supporters of the Parity Slate of candidates in the completed Association of Alumni elections must ask themselves what to do now.



Opinion

Frat-ernity

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While the College on the Hill has rallied for its titularly nebulous Campaign for the Student Experience, student social life continues to grow at a less-than-precipitous pace.


Opinion

Bizarre, Bazaar

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As I was searching for a brilliant, awe-inspiring metaphor to represent the "it's-overness" of our undergraduate years at the College on the Hill, two analogies instantly came to mind.


Opinion

Plus C'est La Meme Chose ...

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There's one story my mom loves to tell about her father, Herbert S. Landsman, who graduated at this Commencement 68 years ago. Her father was eating lunch at the Hanover Inn.


Opinion

In Defense Of "Marriage"

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Dear ol' California. In case the news hasn't penetrated your corner of the Bubble, California recently became the second state to uphold gay marriage in the courts, and with a Republican-appointed majority no less.



Opinion

Learning to Love Israel

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As many of us commemorate Israel's 60th year of independence, it is appropriate to reflect on our relationship, as individuals and as an educational institution, with Israel.


Opinion

My Father's Suit

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It was a gray size 40 that draped down below my knees. In fact, there was no need for pants. What should have been a tight-fitting, European designer suit looked more like a parka on my six-year-old frame. It became our routine.