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April 11, 2026
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Civil Unrest in Argentina

By Alejo Cabranes | November 8, 2005

Last Friday, thousands of anti-free trade demonstrators became an unruly mob and took to the streets of Argentina, burning banks and McDonald's restaurants, throwing Molotov cocktails at police, and thus creating general havoc and disarray.

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No World Reaction to a Reactionary Iran

By David Rothenberg | November 8, 2005

In a week when names such as Samuel Alito and Scooter Libby have leaked into the American consciousness and domestic political chaos dominated the media, I was struck hardest by a story originating from outside of the United States.

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Higher Standards for Justice

By Zach Hyatt | November 7, 2005

Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court was defeated by conservative ideologues not content with Miers' conservative credentials: she did not have a documented history of social conservatism and the White House was unable to convince its conservative base that she was "one of them." The White House's feeble attempts to quell the conservatives' doubts -- with winks, nods, and a declaration of her devout "Christian-ness" -- proved about as effective as the Bay of Pigs.

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Please Treat Your Frat Dogs Well

By Ruth Hupart | November 7, 2005

To the Editor: As one of the founders of the developing Dartmouth Animal Welfare Group, I speak for the group when I say that we took issue with Amanda Dobbins' representation of the life of a frat dog ("Mommy, If a Fratboy Can Have a Dog, So Can I," Nov.

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Politicizing Dartmouth's Future

By Daniel Belkin | November 7, 2005

With the election of petition candidates Peter Robinson '79 and Todd Zywicki '88 to the Board of Trustees in the hotly contested May election, along with the recent Homecoming Alumni Association elections, unsettling political undertones permeate the debate about the future of the College, especially "The Lone Pine Revolution," the anti-Wright administration movement to change the direction of the College.

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SA Shouldn't Fund Pet Projects, Regardless of Merit

By Tatyana Liskovich | November 7, 2005

To the Editor: The Student Assembly's mission reads as follows: "The purpose of the Assembly is to coalesce and strengthen student participation in the College's decision-making process." Student advocacy in administrative issues; this makes perfect sense. But when SA starts expropriating its budget to independent student-run organizations, like the $7,000 unanimously voted to Katrina Relief, it is completely disregarding its intended role and revealing the politics of an organization that allows individuals to unfairly advance their own agendas with the indiscriminate stamp of assembly approval. Dartmouth students are, across the board, very involved in humanitarian efforts: alternative spring break trips to Costa Rica, preservation in Belarus, aid to Tsunami-affected areas, and organizing the building of an orphanage in Bangladesh.

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Misrepresenting Protestants

By Jay Thornton | November 4, 2005

To the Editor, Ilya Feoktistov '06 is cleverly trying to use the vast number of terrible events in this world as a justification for Israel's illegal and hurtful behavior ("The Hypocrisy of Prostestanism," Nov.

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Verbum Ultimum

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 4, 2005

Jamie Kennedy notwithstanding, this week in particular has seen many different and unique programs on campus, from Nobel Laureate Dr. Sidney Altman to economic advisor Allan Hubbard.

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Revisiting DDS

By Caleb Powers | November 4, 2005

In such turbulent times, I like having a source of consistency in my life. This is why I like the section of the Student Assembly website entitled "college committees." Here, you can see a list of SA's committees, apply to one and even view your archived applications, if there are any.

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Fact Over Faith

By Ben Selznick | November 3, 2005

In the currently popular discussion of evolution, Kansas has found its way into the middle of what has long been a heated debate.

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A Failed Constitution

By Joseph Asch | November 2, 2005

If you were faced with a difficult new task, say, writing a constitution, how would you proceed? As a well-educated person, you would certainly immerse yourself in history, reading about different forms of government and their success over the years.

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Alito's Disturbing Record

By Danielle Strollo | November 2, 2005

Monday, President George W. Bush did more than miss an opportunity to unite the country behind a moderate nominee to the Supreme Court -- he spit in the face of both women's rights and minority rights.

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The Perks of Freshman Housing

By Daniel Chiu | November 2, 2005

This is hardly news, but in case anyone has somehow managed to miss the loud, distracting construction going on around campus, here's the skinny: in addition to a variety of classroom and administrative buildings, new residential spaces are being built: the McLaughlin Residential Cluster at North College and Maynard Streets, and the Tuck Mall Residence Halls on Tuck Mall.

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Respect Religious Needs

By Jordana Beeber | November 1, 2005

A few short weeks ago, I was forced to make the most difficult decision of my time at Dartmouth. Upon realizing that two of my exams for a certain course would conflict with the Jewish holidays, I wrote the professor to explain the situation and to request an alternate test date.

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