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The Dartmouth
May 18, 2024 | Latest Issue
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

On Religion

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There have always existed two realms of discourse--the public, where actions are presented for popular consumption, and the private, where individuals are allowed to more or less do as they please.


Opinion

An Improved Alcohol Policy

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Over the last week, many returning students have been pleasantly surprised by the presence of kegs in frat basements on nights when the fraternity is not registered.






Opinion

The Mixed Message of Hip-Hop

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Sadly but luckily, my first awareness of black people and their culture came from hip-hop. Due to the persistent segregation of Southern neighborhoods and self-segregation in spite of forcible integration at southern schools, opportunities for meaningful relationships between white and black children remain low in Nashville, Tenn.



Opinion

The Moderate Mystique

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I was wasting time recently by doing one of my favorite things -- reading about anything that comes to mind on Wikipedia, a wonderful little (and by little I mean absolutely huge) free, open-source encyclopedia on the web.


Opinion

Unnatural Disasters

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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, finding a scapegoat is a tempting (and perhaps necessary) prospect.


Opinion

Carpe Diem

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Now that orientation is over and classes have started, everything will calm down, right? Wrong. The most important skill I've learned at Dartmouth has been time-management.


Opinion

Happy with Heintz

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To the Editor: As a Christian and a friend I would like to respectfully disagree with John Stern's assertion (Sept.


Opinion

No Understanding in "Guy & Fellow"

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To the Editor, While I am fully aware of the benefits of being able to step back and look objectively at what we hold sacred and sincere, I do not think that Friday's "Guy and Fellow" cartoon came even close to an excuse to blaspheme a figure who is, for many people on this campus and in this world, Lord and Savior.


Opinion

Against the Backlash

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To the Editor: I am somewhat disturbed (though not surprised, hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area) at the backlash against Noah Riner '06.


Opinion

Conviction at Convocation

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To the Editor: I am disappointed, but I can't say that I am surprised, at the overwhelmingly negative response to Noah Riner's recent Convocation address ("SA committee chair resigns after contentious speech," Sept.


Opinion

Verbum Ultimum

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Student Body President Noah Riner '06 sent a strong Christian message this past Tuesday in a Convocation speech that represented the first encounter between many in the Class of 2009 and the College's values.



Opinion

A Multi-faith Community

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To the Editor: As leaders of Hillel and Shanti -- the Jewish and Hindu religious groups on campus -- we feel that it is necessary to let the community know our position in the debate on Noah Riner's convocation speech.


Opinion

Unhappy with Heintz

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To the Editor: If the Dartmouth community wishes to talk about offensiveness, let it look no further than the comic by Paul Heintz '06's comic in The Dartmouth on Thursday.