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Southward to Biloxi

By Janos Marton | October 20, 2005

Ever since Captain Jack McDonald told me that my genetically irregular blood pressure rendered me ineligible for the Marines OCS program, I have wondered how one actually serves his or her country these days.

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Are You Willing?

By Nick Taranto | October 19, 2005

Lewis is not in good shape. He is frail, in his eighties, has emphysema and takes a veritable mountain of pills every day.

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Why the Wacky Weather?

By Daniel Belkin | October 19, 2005

Since when did our own weather patterns begin to mirror "The Day After Tomorrow?" The 2004 blockbuster film about a meteorological apocalypse no longer seems like a complete computer-generated Hollywood fantasy.

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Approval Voting

By Richard Schwartz | October 18, 2005

To the Editor: I was pleased to see professor emeritus Robert Norman weigh in on the trustee voting system ("A Superior Voting System," Oct.

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Desensitized by Disaster

By Andrew Lane | October 18, 2005

Large-scale disasters -- including the tsunami in Southeast Asia, Hurricane Rita and the recent earthquake in Pakistan--are severe drains on global morale and non-victims are rapidly becoming desensitized. Dartmouth students have done a commendable job organizing the Katrina Relief program through the Tucker Foundation.

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Notes from the Ground

By Will Olivos | October 17, 2005

Today marks the first time in a week that I've had downtime between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Today, I've been assigned basecamp at our headquarters (the community center of a church left standing from Katrina). Admin has consisted of a few points today: (a) manning walkie talkies and coordinating debris crews, (b) informing the public works department, to their chagrin, that one of our chainsaw teams uncovered a "furiously gushing" water main break, (c) answering the phonecalls of anxious survivors and potential volunteers, and (d) most recently, signing onto Facebook.

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Give Fatherhood a Chance

By Tina Praprotnik | October 13, 2005

Me Hunter-Gatherer, you Child-Bearer ? After reading a series of articles discussing women's life choices, both in national publications and in The Dartmouth, the above seemed to be an appropriate modification of that classic "Tarzan" line.

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What Not to Say

By Habiba Musah | October 12, 2005

In a recent broadcast of his "Morning in America," the radio talk show host and former Reagan Administration Secretary of Education Bill Bennett went out on a limb and made a drastically inappropriate statement.

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Rice Would Dwarf the Competition

By Crystal Dueker | October 12, 2005

To the Editor: Regarding the Oct. 10 article about any possible change to the "first-in-the-nation" primary by Stuart Reid '08 ("NH already anticipating flurry of 2008 presidential primary"), it is important to remind your readers that a political action committee named americansforrice.com purchased a $4,000 TV ad on WMUR ABC on Sept.

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Candidates Should be Neutral

By Frank Gado | October 12, 2005

To the Editor: Geoff Bronner advises "alumni to read the proposal themselves and not rely on someone else's interpretation," and I agree that "it deserves thoughtful consideration and an informed debate" ("Approaching the Alumni Constitution," Oct.

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Cronyism Run Amok

By Jedidiah Sorokin-Altmann | October 11, 2005

"Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." So said President George Bush to FEMA Director Michael Brown, shortly before Brown resigned in disgrace due to his agency's poor response to Hurricane Katrina.

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