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April 6, 2026
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Jimmy's Big Mistake

By Chris Talamo | October 11, 2007

The symbols of the chivalry of times past were men clad in shining, polished armor who would do away with religious dissidents with sweeping blows from their swords.

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Accepting Rejection

By David Glovsky | October 10, 2007

Rejection: Thy sweet nectar never tasted so divine. Rejection is a typical part of the Dartmouth experience, since organizational elections, applications for various programs and late nights in frat basements will at one point or another make 98 percent of Dartmouth students feel the sting of the generic rejection blitz (41 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot). I certainly can't remember all the things I've been rejected from. For those freshmen that have yet to experience this phenomenon, remember the rejection letters you received from the other supposedly illustrious institutions you applied to (early decision monogamists, I'm sorry, you can't understand): "Dear (name of student, hopefully spelled correctly), While you were more than qualified, unfortunately we did not have nearly as many spots as we would have hoped for this year.

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Overdue COS Reform

By Michael Herman | October 10, 2007

The Committee on Standards Task Force, of which I am a member, and which has supported this op-ed, welcomes the news that Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson has decided to reverse his past decision to delay consideration of the task force's proposals until a permanent dean assumes office in January ("Nelson to Convene New COS Committee," Oct.

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Let's vote again!

By Robert G. Reed | October 10, 2007

To the Editor: I note that the statement put out by the Alumni Council states, amongst other things, that "the lawsuit is against the will of the majority of alumni" ("Message to students fakes alumni address," Oct.

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Column was obscene

By Ali Amrhein | October 10, 2007

To the Editor: I find it necessary to express my extreme digust, displeasure and disappointment at your choice to print the obscene and borderline-pornographic article "Aurora's Guide to Eating Out" (Oct.

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Eating In

By Lee Cooper | October 8, 2007

It pains me to respond to -- and thus validate -- Aurora Wells '10's article on eating out ("Aurora's guide to eating out," Oct.

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Why Can't We Be Friends?

By Daniel Chiu | October 8, 2007

There's a scene in the movie "Mean Girls" in which newcomer Cady -- still completely ignorant of the customs and norms of her American public high school -- surveys the scene in the cafeteria with wonder during her lunch period.

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Time to Move On

By Andrew E. Lewin | October 8, 2007

I recently spoke with Richard M. Zuckerman '72, chairman of this newspaper during the controversy over the decision to go coeducational 25 years ago and a leader in that effort.

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Reflections on the Career Fair

By D'Arcy Danychuk | October 8, 2007

Of all the free stuff, the squishy foam remote from Comcast was my favorite item. No less than four of the booths were giving away things that a prospective employee might squeeze should he or she wish to relieve stress.

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Tell It Like It Is

By Rene Christian Moya | October 4, 2007

To the Editor: It has been a national pasttime of ours since Hitler to apportion a great deal of undue credit onto our would-be enemies, and Max Bryer '08's editorial on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fits in this tradition nicely ("An Impotent U.N.

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Dictating Rationality

By Nathan Bruschi | October 4, 2007

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems to cause controversy wherever he goes. Max Bryer '08 already gave us an analysis of the Iranian leader's visit to the United Nations ("An Impotent U.N.

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