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Preserve the Election's Integrity

By Geoff Bronner | May 17, 2005

To the Editor: Joe Malchow's column ("Savor the Victory," May 16) makes me believe that there is not much of anything to savor in the the recent trustee election. If Dartmouth has been reduced to one side "winning" over the other amidst triumphant rhetoric, then we have all lost. In debates like that, all that matters is winning and the real issues get lost in that pursuit.

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Savor the Victory

By Joe Malchow | May 16, 2005

There is, as Peggy Noonan is fond of saying, so much to savor. The College on the Hill has two new trustees, and they are something quite new.

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More Awareness Needed

By Ivy Pruss | May 16, 2005

To the Editor: In his recent column ("Fortnight in Review," May 9), N. Alex Tonelli raised the question, "Does anyone else feel that Dartmouth is a very safe environment for women compared to anywhere else in the world?" But I would answer his question with a NO!

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Teach for America Overrated

By PATRICK MATTIMORE | May 16, 2005

To the Editor: Emily Chenel's opinion about the Teach for America program ("Improving Teach for America," May 10) is more of a revelation about the programs' applicants than the program itself.

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Tear Down These Rules

By Geoffrey Berlin | May 16, 2005

Now that the 2005 alumni trustee election is over, Dartmouth's Association of Alumni should reassess its voting procedures and rules on campaigning. To the credit of the petition nominees, Peter Robinson '79 and Todd Zywicki '88, they ran vibrant campaigns and won.

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Green Key Deconstruction

By Kyle Parkinson | May 13, 2005

Ah, Green Key weekend. A time for the College's past and present student to come to together well, it's more like a time to celebrate Hanover's unique outdoorsy appeal okay I'll be honest, I don't know what the hell Green Key is all about despite several years of experiencing and almost remembering it.

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Editor's Note

By Jeewon Kim | May 13, 2005

Spring is here, and although there isn't an ice sculpture or an enormous bonfire adorning the Green, we have something else to signify our favorite weekend's return.

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11 Ideas for a Better Dartmouth (Part II)

By Joseph Asch | May 12, 2005

This brings to a conclusion my ideas, begun in Wednesday's issue of The Dartmouth ("11 Ideas for a Better Dartmouth," May 11). 6) Make an Off-campus Program obligatory: According to Provost Barry Scherr, each year only 600-700 undergraduates participate in off-campus academic programs.

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Inaccuracies and Insults

By Melinda Ross | May 12, 2005

I honestly don't care if N. Alex Tonelli '06 reads my rebuttal to his recent op-ed ("Fortnight in Review," May 9), but I do genuinely hope that everyone else who read his column does.

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We've Come a Long Way

By Robert H. Manegold | May 11, 2005

To the Editor: In response to Jen Garfinkel's article ("Seven women share stories of College life," May 4), as a member of the last all-male class admitted to Dartmouth in 1971, I experienced, through observation, many of the terrible difficulties of those first pioneers. Dartmouth is a far better place because of the women who share it with the men.

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11 Ideas for a Better Dartmouth (Part I)

By Joseph Asch | May 11, 2005

The recent Trustee election campaign and student complaints in The Dartmouth have finally focused attention on the shortcomings in undergraduate education at the College. The Administration has responded by reorienting its rhetoric away from Dartmouth being a university, highlighting building projects (including new dorms -- at last!), and increasing the size of the faculty.

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It Takes More than the Players

By Abe Clayman | May 11, 2005

To the Editor: "No real progress will ever be made until the athletes decide for themselves that they actually want steroids out of the game," quoth Michael Kreicher ("It's All Up to the Players," May 5). He's right, partly. Steroids will not be out of the game until players and fans want them out. Maybe the fans like 73-home-run seasons.

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"Runaway" Media

By Daniel Belkin | May 10, 2005

JonBenet Ramsey, Scott Peterson, O.J. Simpson, Kato Kaelin, Chandra Levy, Gary Condit, Terri Schiavo, Martha Stewart, Elian Gonzalez, Monica Lewinsky, Michael Jackson.

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Improving Teach for America

By Emily Chenel | May 10, 2005

May 2 marked the deadline for those accepted by Teach for America to agree to join its ranks. Across the country some 17,000 applicants applied to the two-year teaching program that places uncertified teachers in under-resourced school districts.

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Curves, Cars and Competition

By Caleb Powers | May 9, 2005

Recently I lent my car to some friends who wanted to see a concert in Providence. Also recently, some friends of mine, who borrowed my car to see a concert in Providence, slid off the road on the way home and incurred about $6,000 worth of damage to my car, though they themselves were unharmed in the accident.

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Fortnight in Review

By N. Alex Tonelli | May 9, 2005

Alexandre Dumas once proclaimed, "I'm a Dumas." Dartmouth administrators have continued in this tradition to the point that this column is so saturated with topics to address that it can no longer attack just one egregious error in judgment.

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Belinsky Misses the Point

By Gabe Mahoney | May 6, 2005

To the Editor: Michael Belinsky suggests that "competition in the classroom would generate knowledge and promote learning," proposing this be accomplished by making it hard to get good grades.

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