A Third Party in 2008?
Imagine that it is early 2008 and the presidential primaries are in full swing. Iowa and New Hampshire are, however briefly, the centers of national media attention.
Imagine that it is early 2008 and the presidential primaries are in full swing. Iowa and New Hampshire are, however briefly, the centers of national media attention.
Inside and outside of Student Assembly, students have long been clamoring for reform. Changes addressing the organization's lacking validity and significance are indeed necessary, but the Assembly must be unified before they are attempted.
Over the past week or so, I have been reading about the unfolding Student Assembly drama that has been playing out in the pages of The Dartmouth.
To the Editor: In its previous editorial, The Dartmouth criticizes much of the platform of petition trustee candidate Stephen Smith '88, while praising one plank ("Reviewing the Rhetoric of a Potential Trustee," Jan.
As a Student Assembly class representative who thinks the Assembly is not pursuing worthwhile initiatives and who probably disagrees with Assembly President Tim Andreadis '07 on most issues, personal and political, I do not believe there is good reason to impeach him.
I met Stephen Smith '88 when I got here to the University of Virginia Law School, though I had heard about him before.
Most students couldn't care less about Student Assembly. Even as a former member who maintains contacts in the Assembly, I rarely feel personally represented in the organization, and only occasionally have more than tepid feelings of approval for Assembly actions.
To the Editor: I appreciate Student Assembly committee chair Molly Bode's attempt to clear the air after her organization's embarrassing mishap ("No SA plan to abolish the Greek system," Jan.
As recent reports in The Dartmouth and elsewhere have made clear, I am a member of a growing movement within the student body which seeks to substantially overhaul our student government in order to better advocate student interests.
To the Editor: Joseph Asch '79 is exactly right in saying that the College must balance teaching with research ("Teaching versus Research?" Jan.
To the Editor: I usually have no qualms with The Dartmouth, but I cannot believe that the newspaper published a story about an unfinished Assembly document ("Assembly paper calls for end to Greek Life," Jan.
Sometimes you don't know something's broken until you take a step back and get the bigger picture.
To the Editor: I found little agreement with the views expressed in Jacob Baron's column ("The Rural University Paradox," Jan.
To the Editor: Student Assembly President Tim Andreadis '07 noted that a "substantial" number of the students who attended recent Student Assembly meetings were staffers of The Dartmouth Review, and then went on to imply that the Review was a driving force behind the impeachment movement ("Work Together to Reform SA," Jan.
This past week, Stephen Smith '88 announced his petition candidacy for the Board of Trustees. To launch his campaign, Smith circulated a press release that outlined his three primary issues in the election. The petition candidate insinuates that a speech code still exists on campus and is supported by the College administration.
Jacob Baron '10 seems to argue for the impossibility of attracting researchers to Dartmouth ("The Rural University Paradox," Jan.
Before break, a conservative friend suggested that I should read the book "Letters to a Young Conservative" by Dinesh D'Souza '83.
In the past year, Dartmouth spent about $132 million littering our campus with fancy, new buildings.
To the Editor: Adam Shpeen '07 offers no substantive alternative to what he deems an ineffective Student Assembly. As stated in The Dartmouth ("Dissatisfied students may impeach Andreadis," Jan.
A group of students led by Adam Shpeen '07 seeks to reform Student Assembly. Instead of working with me to increase the Assembly's accountability to the student body, they are advocating for my impeachment. Increasing accountability to and from students has been the central theme of my tenure as Assembly president.