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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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Two Separate Issues

By Alyssa Robins | January 17, 2008

To the Editor: In light of recent discussion surrounding the return of Beta Theta Pi to Dartmouth, I'd like to clarify that Alpha Xi Delta does not oppose Beta's reoccupation of its house.

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Open Beta to Men and Women

By Erika Sogge | January 17, 2008

Wednesday's two-page Beta Theta Pi Board of Trustees advertisement states that the organization has a history of being a "leading Greek organization on campus, respected by male and female students" and that it is looking to come back and "build a model Greek organization, one that respects the dignity of its members and the community at large." It appears that Beta has a strong desire to build a membership composed of respectful leaders from across campus.

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Daughters Before Dollars

By Erin McDonald | January 16, 2008

To the Editor: Where are our women? As a proud member of the Greek system and a proud woman of Dartmouth, I am still waiting to hear what the females on the Board of Trustees -- who represent all of the women of Dartmouth -- have to say about the unfair and blatantly inconsiderate decision to allow Beta back on campus. Sadly there are only three women on the 18-member Board of Trustees, but that means there are three powerful Dartmouth leaders who can step up and advocate for the women of the College on important issues like the one at hand. I truly hope that all of the Trustees, male and female, are closely monitoring the emotional response from Dartmouth students and alumni who oppose the College's decision to bring back Beta.

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