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April 7, 2026
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An Opinionated Farewell

By Tom Atwood | February 14, 2008

Unfortunately, the more opinion columns I write, the more absurd I feel. It seems like everything that gets published on this page is hackneyed from overuse -- sort of old, weathered and slushy.

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The Wright Replacement

By Christian Kiely | February 14, 2008

With the ubiquity of ad hoc committees on this campus, it's understandable that students feel that such committees have lost their saliency. One that will inevitably form over the coming months, however, will exist as a rarity -- it will actually address an issue that has direct implications for generations of Dartmouth students to come.

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Personality Contest

By PATRICK MATTIMORE | February 13, 2008

Personality Contest To the Editor: In their Verbum Ultimum("Admitting Character," Opinion, Feb.1) The Dartmouth Dditorial Board explains that "Dartmouth has consistently fielded a class of freshmen to uphold this legacy by relying on the personality-centered aspects of our application, valuing essays and recommendations -- especially the recommendation Dartmouth requires from applicants' peers -- above other, more objective instruments like SAT scores and grade point averages." If, in fact, The Dartmouth staff can divine what qualifications the Admissions Office prizes most highly in applicants to the College, there's something rotten in Hanover. Suggesting that the subjective evaluation of candidates unknown to the Admissions Office is superior to objective measures is just plain wrong. Relying on peer essays that the Admissions Office cannot determine who wrote is folly.

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Cyber War Crimes

By Dmitriy Gutkovich | February 12, 2008

Technology is a uniquely human form of evolution. We can fly, breathe underwater and connect to any person on the planet in less time than it took our 18th century counterparts to walk to their neighbor's house.

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COStly Changes

By Alexandra Arnold | February 12, 2008

In the Book of Genesis, Potiphar's profligate wife -- finding her affections unrequited -- falsely accuses Joseph of rape and has him thrown in prison.

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I'd Rather Not See You in Hell

By Ryan Bouton | February 11, 2008

To the Editor: Lucy Stonehill's article ("See You In Hell," Feb. 6) is provocative; I can only sympathize with her over what sounds like an unfortunate experience, however, since she provides no details as to what her classmate said to so anger her. Indeed, there are times when a person reacts immaturely when presented with an alternative belief system.

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Mirror, Mirror in the Classroom

By Lydia Chammas | February 11, 2008

In her latest column ("See You in Hell," Feb. 6), Lucy Stonehill '10 vents her frustration after listening to a classmate use his religious views when crafting an argument about the Genesis story during class.

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Three's Company

By Brian Solomon | February 11, 2008

I don't want bipartisanship. The most popular thing on the campaign trail these days is to talk about reaching across the aisle and working with both parties to get things done.

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AKA an Improvement

By Lee Cooper | February 8, 2008

The College's decision to permit Alpha Kappa Alpha -- a historically African American sorority -- to return to campus is a wise one, but not for the reasons that were predictably emphasized in Tuesday's article about the reaction to our latest Greek addition ("Students Weigh Social Impact of AKA's Return," Feb.

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The Paradox of Selectivity

By Evan Meyerson | February 7, 2008

Through watching my sibling go through the 2008 edition of the college crapshoot, it has become clear to me that I could not get in to Dartmouth with today's admissions metrics.

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Using Our Endowment...Get It?

By Jordan Osserman | February 7, 2008

From Saturday night party games involving a Frisbee and hallucinogenic research chemicals to dorm room doors equipped with homemade fingerprint detectors, even Alpha Theta's Dartcon can't hold a candle to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's nerd-dom.

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Death to the Penalty

By Sam Buntz | February 6, 2008

American machismo, in all of its zeal, has had quite a few shining moments. An example would be, say, dumping all that tea into Boston Harbor, or winning those two World Wars.

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See You in Hell

By Lucy Stonehill | February 6, 2008

It has been a few months at least since I've been driven to the point of passion about a religious topic or incident.

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Commencement Speakerbox

By Daniel Belkin | February 5, 2008

"To the members of the Class of 2008, you made it! On this great occasion that concludes your college career, take it from me, [to be determined], that your journey through life has only yet begun." These are the generic words that will echo across the Green on graduation this coming June.

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