Opinion

No dedication to research

By Derek Brand | January 17, 2007

To the Editor: Jacob Baron '10 notes ("The Rural University Paradox," Jan. 16) that Dartmouth is ranked low on two highly respected rankings of international universities.

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Opinion

The Rural University Paradox

By Jacob Baron | January 16, 2007

In his inaugural address on April 6, 1998, President James Wright declared that "Dartmouth is a research university in all but name." He has repeated his claim many times since, much to the dismay of some students who view Dartmouth's undergraduate college as its only feature worth mentioning.

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Opinion

Council-nominated alumni trustee candidates are agents of change, too

By John Wolf | January 16, 2007

To the Editor: I've been tagged with many labels since graduating from Dartmouth more than 35 years ago, but until Joe Malchow's letter, "faceless" and "neutral" were never among them ("Bring on the trustee campaign," Jan.

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Opinion

Dismay at the Selection of Belafonte

By David Glovsky | January 16, 2007

In an article published last Friday ("Polarizing Belafonte to deliver 2007 MLK speech," Jan. 12), professors Judith Byfield and Giavanna Munafo defended their selection of Harry Belafonte as the keynote speaker for Dartmouth's Martin Luther King Jr.

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Opinion

A dehumanizing analogy

By Erika Ruberry | January 16, 2007

To the Editor: Tuesday's column by Zak Moore '09 disgusts me ("A Vote on the Mascot," Jan.

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Opinion

Ignore the inaccurate labels, focus on the issues

By Sandy Alderson | January 16, 2007

To the Editor: The pomposity of Joe Malchow's letter was exceeded only by its inaccuracy ("Bring on the trustee campaign," Jan.

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Opinion

Harper is still misunderstood

By Krista Perry | January 12, 2007

To the Editor: Some people like to reinterpret what others say just to make them feel better.

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Opinion

Ignorance works both ways

By Clark Warthen | January 12, 2007

To the Editor: I was disappointed to find that prejudice and rash generalizations still reside at Dartmouth and among the campus ministry ("Words are just as harmful as 'sticks and stones,'" Jan.

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Opinion

Beating Harvard matters, not the mascot

By Kenan Yount | January 12, 2007

To the Editor: During my freshman year, there was also a big debate on campus as to whether Dartmouth should return to the Dartmouth Indian or change the Big Green to the Dartmoose.

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Opinion

Time to Resolve the Mascot Issue

By Nathan Bruschi | January 12, 2007

In the days before winter break, controversy held Dartmouth College hostage. Dartmouth Hall played host to student speeches, passionate protesters and the ears of the national media.

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Opinion

SA Course Guide Falls By the Wayside

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 12, 2007

Student Assembly has allowed one of its few useful services to the community, the SA Course Evaluation Guide, to deteriorate.

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Opinion

Bring on the trustee campaign

By Joe Malchow | January 11, 2007

To the Editor: Yesterday's letter by Rick Routhier '73 Tu'76 ("In defense of the trustee nomination process," Jan.

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Opinion

Course Guides Under Review

By PHILIP KENOL | January 11, 2007

Last term, I was stressed trying to figure out which classes to take. Indeed, with the amount of options out there and with classes ranging from Anthropology 47 (Hunters and Gatherers) to Math 28 (Introduction to Combinatorics), choosing a course load can be overwhelming.

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Opinion

Debtor Nation

By Shaun Stewart | January 11, 2007

"If I ran my office this way, I'd be out of business!" exclaims a character in the movie "Dave," referring to the federal government.

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Opinion

Moose already won, sort of

By Dylan Kane | January 10, 2007

To the Editor: It may interest Zach Moore '09 ("A Vote on the Mascot," Jan. 9) to learn that there was already a vote on the mascot situation in the fall of 2003 whence sprang Keggy.

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Opinion

The Pot Farm Far Away

By Jon Wisniewski | January 10, 2007

The official who came up with the name "Operation Green Thumb" must have been very pleased with himself.

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Opinion

Harper contradicts herself

By Andrew Eastman | January 10, 2007

To the Editor: In a recent interview with The Dartmouth ("AD Harper addresses coaching, fights and letters," Jan.

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Opinion

Words are just as harmful as "sticks and stones"

By Nicole Doyley | January 10, 2007

To the Editor: The issues that we grappled with at the end of the Fall term ("Racial tensions mar Fall term, activists respond," Jan.

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Opinion

Misguided Course Guides

By Tina Praprotnik | January 9, 2007

With only nine days left to make final winter course selections, students are still trying to learn more about courses they might like to take.

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Opinion

In defense of the trustee nomination process

By Rick Routhier | January 9, 2007

To the Editor: In his recent column, David Glovsky '08 compares the nomination of Dartmouth alumni trustee candidates to the election of political representatives and calls for greater democracy and transparency in the election of trustees to the Board ("More Democracy in Trustee Elections," Jan.

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