Still Bored at Baker
Dartmouth students finally have something better than two-cup, solitaire and masturbation to curb the vicious boredom of winter in Hanover.
Dartmouth students finally have something better than two-cup, solitaire and masturbation to curb the vicious boredom of winter in Hanover.
Jacob Baron '10 stated that petition trustee candidate Stephen Smith '88 is "most in touch with student opinion" ("Vote the Issues on Trustee Ballot," Feb.
I recently traveled to Washington D.C., for the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting. At this meeting, all 10 of the Democratic presidential candidates gave speeches and met attendees.
I immediately sympathized with the parents of heterosexual women at Dartmouth when I read, "It's not often that students attempt to cover model penises with condoms while wearing drunk-simulation goggles," in The Dartmouth ("Center for Women hosts Sex Festival," Feb.
To the Editor: It seems that Jon Appleton ("Keep the personal matter of a professor private," Feb.
I love the New Hampshire primary and I love the political horse race that is the 2008 presidential election, but it has also left me with a strange sense of melancholy.
A friend once asked me, "James, if you had the chance, who would you love to take out back and pile-drive?" Upon first thought, many candidates came to mind -- Ryan Seacrest, Aaron Carter, perhaps Cody from Step by Step?
To the Editor: I was both appalled and offended after I read the recent article by Nathan Bruschi '10 (Affirmative Action Too Skin Deep?, Feb.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a trustee as "a person in whom confidence is put." This spring, Dartmouth's alumni will elect their newest trustee.
David Day's article does not even attempt to mask the disdain that he feels for Muslims and Islam ("Under Muslim Feet," Feb.
To the Editor: I am sorry The Dartmouth saw fit to print the article about the arrest of Professor Vivian Kogan ("Dartmouth French prof arrested for shoplifting," Feb.
Last fall at "Experiences," a mandatory presentation for freshmen, a number of students spoke about their dealings with issues of race, gender and discrimination at Dartmouth.
When I was little, "Alice in Wonderland" was a little too scary for me. Not scary in the traditional, monster-under-the-bed sort of way, but rather in a way that most people would describe as "psychedelic." Even a six year-old can pick up on the fact that Disney's customarily watered-down version of a classic tale is not just a funny dream that Alice has.
To the Editor: A number of recent letters in The Dartmouth ("Diversity of Vision Matters," Feb.
Last week, Zak Moore '09 eloquently supported trustee candidate Stephen Smith '88 on this page ("Diversity of Vision Matters," Feb.
To the Editor: In his Feb. 8 column on the war on terror ("Undemocratic War for Democracy"), Max Bryer '08 argues that the Bush administration should have "call[ed] on average Americans to bear the costs" of the war.
"Okay, now it's true, the majority of students these days are so cravenly PC they wouldn't know a good time if it was sitting on their face.
"'If you had been elected vice president in 2004,'" asked The Daily Show's Jon Stewart, "'who would you have shot in the face?'" With that statement, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards opened his speech, which was held in Alumni Hall at the Hopkins Center last week.
Winter Carnival is a weekend of excess. Students, chafed by the stress of midterms, take three or four days to bask in the warmth of carefree winter fun and gluttony.
The release this past week of the Administrative Working Group's reports on administrative policies shows a marked increase in the transparency of Parkhurst.