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Now Help ROTC

By Phil Aubart | February 5, 2008

Congratulations to the administration and Trustees of this humble College for the excellent work done in the recent revamping of Dartmouth's financial aid program.It is inspiring to see how far Dartmouth has come now that it is able to offer many of the world's youth a free Ivy League education.

Opinion

The Power of Free Booze

By David Glovsky | February 4, 2008

The success of frats is, first and foremost, tied to one thing: Free beer. Without the ever-flowing tap of free libations, the popularity of fraternities at Dartmouth would plummet. Without free alcohol, underage students -- unless they know upperclassmen who will buy them alcohol -- will remain legally sober.

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What's Your Point?

By Fred Meyer | February 1, 2008

To the Editor: Mr. Ballou's editorial ("Tag, We're 'It'," Jan. 29) was pointless. He claims to have written about the increase in admissions applications to Dartmouth because "I have to write about something or other, and sorority rush inspires me even less." Mr. Ballou is a regular columnist for The Dartmouth, a responsibility he values "for the most part... as an opportunity to promote hate and dissent among the Dartmouth undergraduate population." Mr. Ballou's sarcastic tone cannot change the fact that he is failing in his role as an editorialist.

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Don't Tear Down the Choates

By Ming K. Lee | February 1, 2008

To the Editor: Nathan Bruschi's column ("RIGs, The Greek Replacement," Jan. 29) adds to a growing chorus of voices calling for the demolition of the Choates to create room for an extension of frat row.

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Verbum Ultimum: Admitting Character

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | February 1, 2008

Each year, getting into a college like Dartmouth becomes harder. Alumni who graduated decades ago laugh at the likelihood that they could be accepted to today's Dartmouth, just as current undergraduates repress memories of the efforts and energies they expended to get in two or three years ago. As Dartmouth watches its own admissions statistics sky-rocket -- applications for the Class of 2012 increased by 11 percent, and that was before the new financial aid policy was unveiled -- the College is part of a larger trend in higher education admissions.

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The Protest Games

By Denise Hotta-Moung | January 31, 2008

While excitement and anticipation usually precede the Olympics, threats of boycotts and protests are all that loom before this year's summer games in Beijing. The activist group Olympic Dream for Darfur hopes its protests will encourage China to help end the current regime in Sudan.

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The Underage of Reason

By Christian Kiely | January 31, 2008

I have a question for Mr. Tom Alciere, ("Legislation Under the Influence," Jan. 28): Are you serious? Mr. Alciere claims to represent an organization known as Underage Drinkers Against Drunk Driving.

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Tag, We're "It"

By Caleb Ballou | January 29, 2008

Applications to Dartmouth are up 11 percent this year! Crazily enough, I've decided to do a very small amount of research to investigate this statistic, primarily because I have to write about something or other, and sorority rush inspires me even less.

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RIGs, The Greek Replacement

By Nathan Bruschi | January 29, 2008

Last week a number of students delivered a signed petition to Parkhurst decrying the "lack of alternatives to a traditionally and historically male-dominated social scene." They cited the absence of prominent student-controlled social spaces where men and women can interact on equal footing in physical plants, although spaces like this do already exist in Collis and in the various residential communities. When students talk about social spaces, however, they really mean somewhere to play pong.

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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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