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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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Dartmouth 101

By Emily Johnson | November 11, 2008

The presidential election is over. Halloween, come and gone. Rush drama, a small spot in the rearview mirror.

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A Case For Apathy

By Yang Wei Neo | November 10, 2008

This presidential election has transformed the apathetic teenager into an informed voter. We discussed the candidates' personas, basic policy proposals and, most importantly, the actual geographical proximity between Alaska and Russia.

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The First Coming

By Zachary Gottlieb | November 7, 2008

There were thousands of us, celebrating the arrival of our salvation and Hope. The politically meek came to celebrate inheriting the Earth en masse.

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Vox Clamantis: Let's Play By The Rules

By Greg Boguslavsky | November 6, 2008

To the Editor: I was disappointed to read "Students spar over campaign tactics" (Nov. 5). While I am not surprised that the College Democrats' leadership chooses to accuse individuals by name, I am dismayed that The Dartmouth failed to let the accused respond.

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