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The Merit of a Meritocracy

By Shala Byers | May 10, 2007

I would like to thank Amanda Rosenblum '07 for her positive, negative and abstract feedback on the SEC slate for class marshals, historians and orator ("Gratitude and Curiosity," May 8). I have to, however, respectfully disagree with her close-minded approach to the holistic process and penchant to destroy entire traditions that have been around for hundreds of years in one fell swoop. Though it is nice to see that the system is continually questioned, its ultimate destruction is not the solution and Rosenblum's suggestion of such raises a greater issue that affects Dartmouth and even the United States.

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Transfer Tales

By Daniel Belkin | May 10, 2007

For giddy high school seniors across the country, years of stressful schoolhouse preparation and anticipation for the "best years of their lives" recently culminated as prospies signed on the dotted line of an admissions offer and sealed their collegiate destiny, marking their most momentous decision to date.

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Criticism requires solutions

By Kenan Yount | May 9, 2007

To the Editor: Jacob Baron '10's suggestion that students write-in Stephen Colbert as a choice for Student Assembly president is completely off-base ("Colbert for SA President," May 8). I think it's fair to criticize the SA as a "nonentity" and a joke of an organization; however, if you're going to criticize something you have to offer a solution that amounts to something better than "mockery is change so vote for Stephen Colbert." If Baron has such contempt for the current slate of Student Assembly candidates, then perhaps he should have considered getting some guts and using his op-ed to offer himself as a write-in candidate to reform the organization.

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Regaining the Right Role

By Doug Keare | May 9, 2007

Perhaps Churchill's best observation was that democracy was the very worst system of government imaginable -- except for all the others that had ever been tried.

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Mockery is Not the Answer

By Shaun Stewart | May 9, 2007

I had a completely different column written for today. It was a satirical piece poking fun at the platforms of a number of the Student Assembly presidential campaigns, and was probably my favorite piece I've written all year.

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Colbert for SA President

By Jacob Baron | May 7, 2007

Having witnessed the farcical antics of this year's Student Assembly, Dartmouth students are treating the upcoming presidential elections with their annual surge of relentless cynicism.

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Defining Progress

By Zeke Turner | May 7, 2007

I have always wanted my own beehive. I think I initially fell in love with the idea as a child when I was taught to simultaneously cherish and fear bees.

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Vote For Me ... Except Not Really

By Zachary Gottlieb | May 7, 2007

It's time to talk Student Assembly. Again. With several candidates vying for student attention, one presidential candidate truly stands out among the competition. While junior Carlos Mejia's risqu spread in The Mirror and Ms. Robinson's seduction of a young Dustin Hoffman were both impressive and fictitious, I have impressed many with my dedication and personal struggle with adversity. As a dedicated student/drinker, my greatest asset is my typicality.

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Candidate Statement: Ian Tapu

By Ian Tapu | May 7, 2007

After exploring the many different facets of Dartmouth as a student and learning about our College's key strengths and weaknesses, I feel that I am in a unique position to offer solutions and a fresh perspective to Student Assembly as vice president.

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Nova Robinson: Candidate Statement

By Nova Robinson | May 4, 2007

Student government at Dartmouth abounds with the potential to positively influence the College experience of all students, but its current structure prevents it from achieving its potential. My plan for concrete change is to turn Student Assembly from a fragmented lobbying body into an organization that oversees and controls the roughly $850,000 of Student Activity fees distributed to student organizations each year.

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Jaromy Siporen: Candidate Statement

By Jaromy Siporen | May 4, 2007

Student Assembly needs immediate, radical and effective reform. By simply implementing new programs, improving existing services and changing its focus to serve the Dartmouth community, a new student government could bring about a revolution in campus life.

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Rap, Sexism and Dartmouth

By Claire Murray | May 4, 2007

In a recent op-ed, "Ain't Nuthin' But a Blame Game" (May 2), Michael Kreicher '08 concluded that blaming hip-hop music for the problems of racism, sexism, homophobia and violence in society is a convenient but invalid way to address these very real problems.

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Vote Siporen for SA change

Jaromy Siporen will be best able to steward Student Assembly in the direction of change. After the Editorial Board privately met with each candidate, it became clear that the ideas in Siporen's platform are the most feasible; his dissatisfaction with Student Assembly's current structure is the most cogent; his understanding of Student Assembly is the most thorough; and his leadership style is the most conducive for successful implementation of his platform. Siporen sees the improvement of students' quality of life as the ultimate objective of Student Assembly and builds his platform on this vision.

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