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Legislation Under the Influence

By Tom Alciere | January 28, 2008

To the Editor: I want to raise public awareness about the extent of drunk driving in the United States by "young people" and its danger to college students. On September 25, 2005, the sheriff of Greene County, New York got busted for DWI.

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Vox Clamantis: Commending AZD Leadership

By Dimitri Gerakaris | January 28, 2008

To the Editor: I would like to commend Alyssa Robins '08 and Sarah Bankoff '08 for their exemplary leadership through these trying times as president and vice president of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. They have in word and deed contributed not only to the stature and benefit of their sisterhood, but they have elevated the discussion from our immediate needs to help educate us all about the greater issues regarding the promotion of parity between male- and female-dominated social spaces on campus. We, the Beta at Dartmouth Trustees, look forward to assisting in every way possible, including the possibilities of using 6 Webster Avenue for subsequent rush (should construction allow) and finding other ways to partner in the years ahead. I am mindful of the Greeks Speak conference that occurred last Sunday to discuss issues in a positive and solution-based manner. It would be wonderful if we could together apply the conference's consensus-based conclusions to help provide model organizations for the Dartmouth community. As you know, we will be holding an open forum on January 31.

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Generation "Look at Me"

By Daniel Chiu | January 28, 2008

It was while watching the sixth or seventh rendition of awkward suburban teens performing the Soulja Boy dance on CollegeHumor that I truly came to understand the meaning of the term "attention whore." It is really surprising how many people out there long for the world to watch them "crank that." Talk about vanity.

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God Politick

By Lee Cooper | January 25, 2008

The Buddha was no politician, but he could offer some stability to the flux of this presidential primary season.

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The Magic Income Line

By C.J. Curtis | January 24, 2008

To the Editor: I'd like to address an inconsistency in the new financial aid initiative. The decision to not scale aid for those above an arbitrary income line has created a state of "under $75,000 or bust." An income difference of a few dollars could mean a difference of $20,000 in aid.

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Bringing Racism Abroad

By Nina Maja Bergmar | January 24, 2008

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once pronounced, "Let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire" as he formulated his dream of an America free from racism.

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Kegger at Parkhurst

By D'Arcy Danychuk | January 24, 2008

It's obvious what the football team must do when Beta comes back. No, not win the Ivy League championship (though they should do that, too). The team should really rekindle ties with the house that historically has been theirs and take advantage of the clean slate represented therein. Beta has served some time in the penalty box; since it's been gone, the game has changed a little.

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The Charity Case

By Zak Moore | January 23, 2008

Perhaps the most commonly uttered phrase in political discourse is the statement that 'liberals are charitable and conservatives selfish.' Too often conservatives uncritically accept this dictum by shamefacedly embracing the concept of selfishness in the name of efficiency or some other abstraction.

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Give Me A Break

By Daniel Belkin | January 23, 2008

Without a doubt, the day off from classes on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a welcomed, once-in-a-blue-moon breather from the weekly grind.

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Buying the Freshman Fifteen

By Jordan Osserman | January 23, 2008

The freshman fifteen is a little exaggerated. Maybe it's the alliteration or just a result of melodramatic eighteen-year-olds, but I don't think too many college first-years actually undergo such extreme weight gain.

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Verbum Ultimum: A Dartmouth Experience for Everyone

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 23, 2008

After the College's announcement last week that the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience has reached over $1 billion in gifts, this week's unveiling of a new financial aid policy has put the possibility of the Dartmouth experience within reach of millions of America's poorest students. Following recent announcements from peer institutions that have launched campaigns to make college education more affordable for the middle class, Dartmouth's new policy presents an important reminder that a premiere liberal arts education is not complete without a diverse intellectual community comprised of students from every tax bracket.

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Last say on Beta

By Richard Prutzer | January 18, 2008

To the Editor: Erika Sogge ("Open Beta to Men and Women," Jan. 17) stated that Beta "has a unique opportunity to create a fellowship -- a social space that includes 'highly regarded' men and women." This is far from a "unique opportunity." Currently, three Greek organizations on campus -- Alpha Theta, Phi Tau, and The Tabard -- are coed. All of these houses run open programming throughout the term, often several times per week. If you're looking for more co-ed spaces on campus, I suggest that you check out coed Greek life before blaming "the Greek system as whole"

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Final thoughts on Beta

By Nathan S. Empsall | January 18, 2008

To the Editor: I would like to add an unaffiliated perspective to the mix. The current controversy, like this summer's Theta Delta Chi"Kappa Kappa Gamma incident, reveals the widespread discrimination against Dartmouth women.

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A Modest Bro-posal

By Colin Simonds | January 18, 2008

In its 239-year history, the administration of Dartmouth College has proved woefully inadequate at addressing egregious gender inequality on its campus. From the misogynistic shadow cast by the obviously phallic Baker Tower to the unsung (except by male athletic teams) stanzas of our alma mater, women are marginalized and made to feel inferior at every possible juncture. The prospect of Alpha Xi Delta losing its house on Webster Avenue to the infamous Beta Theta Pi draws more attention to this issue.

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Verbum Ultimum: A Call For Transparency

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 18, 2008

The return of two sanctioned fraternities and the subsequent marginalization of one of the most centrally located sororities on campus has unsurprisingly renewed the fervor of the ever-present and usually tedious dialogue about gender relations at Dartmouth. That this announcement would cause heated debate seems obvious.

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