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April 8, 2026
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Mascot Madness

By Jacob Baron | January 5, 2007

I propose Hamlet as Dartmouth's new mascot. He is certainly indecisive enough. That was a bad joke, but it was not without reason.

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For the Love of Dartmouth, Keep it Civil

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 5, 2007

With the April 2007 alumni trustee election underway, trustee candidates will be able to actively campaign for the first time as the Alumni Council lifted the ban on campaigning last fall. As never before, the campaign over the next several months will force candidates to elaborate on their competing visions for the future of the College.

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More Democracy in Trustee Elections

By David Glovsky | January 4, 2007

Dartmouth Alumni will soon be voting on a new member for the College's Board of Trustees. A web update by The Dartmouth on new trustee candidates ("Alumni Council names trustee candidates," Dec.

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The Absurdity of Mascot Boycotts

By Blair Sullivan | January 4, 2007

Is it appropriate for a team to use a Native American emblem as a mascot? Is it a gesture of honor and respect, or one of hatred and degradation? The answer to these questions depends on whom you ask.

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Are You Your Major?

By Skip Sturman | January 4, 2007

Meet Jess. Jess is working toward a major in comparative literature (French/philosophy) with a minor in theater and art history.

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Defending the Collegiate Press

By The Dartmouth Staff | December 7, 2006

WEB UPDATE, December 7, 5:27 p.m. Editor's Note: The following student newspapers endorse this collaboratively written editorial and have published it in either their print or online editions: The Brown Daily Herald The Cavalier Daily The Cornell Daily Sun The Daily Californian The Daily Evergreen The Daily Illini The Daily Orange The Daily Pennsylvanian The Daily Princetonian The Daily Reveille The Daily Sundial The Daily Texan The Daily Trojan The Dartmouth The Harvard Crimson The Michigan Daily The Oregon Daily Emerald The Stanford Daily The Yale Daily News One week ago, an administrator at the University of Southern California blocked the re-election of Zach Fox to the post of editor-in-chief of The Daily Trojan, the campus' student daily newspaper.

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UND's tradition is not Dartmouth's

By Robert Marchant | November 24, 2006

WEB UPDATE, November 24, 5:45 p.m. To the Editor: Despite the recent incidents involving the Dartmouth community and the Native American students, the College did invite the University of North Dakota hockey team to a tournament in Hanover.

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Duplicitous DDS

By Jacob Baron | November 21, 2006

In general, Dartmouth Dining Services does a superb job of feeding the campus community. Its food is reliably appealing, sometimes excellent.

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The Dishonest Politician

By Blair Sullivan | November 21, 2006

I have always had a strong interest in politics, but as I become more aware of the scandals and corruption among both political parties, I find myself somewhat disillusioned.

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Apology for hockey tournament mascot

By Josie Harper | November 21, 2006

To the Editor: I am writing to strongly denounce the historical and recent affronts to the Native American community at Dartmouth and to offer the support of the athletics department in playing a leading role to combat racial, ethnic and sexist ignorance and intolerance on our campus. At the same time, I must offer a sincere apology to the Native American community, and the Dartmouth community as a whole, for an event that will understandably offend and hurt people within our community.

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Reexamining Our Traditions

By Sara del Nido | November 17, 2006

"If we can't be self-reflective here, where can we be?" Native American Studies professor Bruce Duthu '80 posed this question to the audience at last Saturday's lecture exploring Dartmouth's historical associations with Native Americans.

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Leadership in Limbo

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 17, 2006

While anecdotal evidence and exit surveys report accurate high levels of student satisfaction with the Dartmouth experience, a sudden and vast College leadership void has affected many areas of campus.

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Racism or Cultural Insensitivity?

By Rachel Casseus | November 16, 2006

As a Haitian-American woman, a four-year member of the Dartmouth women's crew team and a passionate ally of the Native and Latino communities, my commitment to all three groups compels me to be that "vox clamantis in deserto." I am not here to absolve my teammates (men and women) of guilt for their lack of cultural sensitivity and forethought in light of the "Cowboys and Indians"-themed formal, but I do want to make one thing clear: The decision by members of the crew teams to dress up as Indians does not equate them with being racist. The teams should be accountable for their actions and they were.

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A New Conception of Diversity

By Zak Moore | November 16, 2006

In our Dartmouth community, which puts a very high premium on pluralism, we should also tolerate and seek to understand a diverse range of opinions on the nature of diversity.

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