On Religion
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.
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.
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.
This Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon narrowly defeated Likud rival Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu in a party vote.
To the Editor: Another new year at Dartmouth, more letters about class sizes, little change.
Had Noah Riner opened his convocation speech with "I'm gay," this wouldn't be happening. That's not Noah, but if it were, no one would have resigned.
To the Editor: Matt Hill's article on Led Zeppelin ("25 years later, Led Zeppelin's influence can still be felt," Sept.
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.
To the Class of 2009: I just happened to click onto The Dartmouth's website and saw the controversy about Noah Riner's speech.
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.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, finding a scapegoat is a tempting (and perhaps necessary) prospect.
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.
To the Editor: As a Christian and a friend I would like to respectfully disagree with John Stern's assertion (Sept.
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.
To the Editor: I am somewhat disturbed (though not surprised, hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area) at the backlash against Noah Riner '06.
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.
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.
At Convocation, Student Body President Noah Riner '06 delivered a speech that has since stirred public debate.
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.
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.
To the Editor: One year ago I had my say regarding magazine rankings of colleges ("Downgrading College Ranking Publications," Sept.