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A Roof over Every Head

By Sue DuBois | February 23, 2005

To the Editor: Robert Butts' op-ed ("Food, Clothing and " Feb. 22) chose to omit certain facts from his evaluation of Dartmouth housing.

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A Truce for Science and Religion

By Nathaniel Paull | February 23, 2005

John Stern '05, in his Feb. 22 column "Reasonable Religious Faith," is correct that it is a scientific and logical flaw to state that evolutionary theory precludes the existence of a creator.

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Food, Clothing and ...

By Robert Butts | February 22, 2005

My memories from second grade are few and far between, but one episode that survives is the day my class watched a tragically bad educational video about the "essentials of living." I think the incident stands out because the video was narrated by a vaguely frightening ventriloquist's dummy that quizzed the young "contestants" on the video about rudimentary social studies knowledge. One question asked which of these four items was not essential for human living (pictures were helpfully provided): food, clothing, shelter or pets.

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Reasonable Religious Faith

By John Stern | February 22, 2005

Intelligent design, the idea that random mutation and natural selection are not enough to account for the universe as we know it, is perhaps the most pressing intellectual and moral issue of our day.

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Breaking Down Walls

By Jewelle Gomez | February 21, 2005

To the Editor: I would appreciate your printing my letter (unedited) in The Dartmouth as a rebuttal to your insulting, inflammatory and inaccurate coverage of my Stonewall Lecture on campus ("Leading gay rights activist bashes men, praises '60s rock," Jan.

Opinion

Being a True Good Samaritan

By Julie Clemons | February 21, 2005

I have to take issue with the latest "Verbum Ultimum" (Feb. 18). I absolutely disagree with the statement, "The College should take no disciplinary action in response to a 'Good Samaritan' call, regardless of the history of the individual or organization making the call or the severity of the incident in question." Invoking the Good Samaritan policy should be a last resort, not a get-out-of-jail-free card.

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Verbum Ultimum

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | February 18, 2005

Dartmouth's "Good Samaritan" policy, outlined in Article II of the Student Alcohol Policy, ensures that "students and organizations that seek assistance will not be subject to College disciplinary action for either: (1) being the intoxicated person; or (2) having provided that person with alcohol." In the past, College officials have committed to upholding the policy so long as organizations do not flagrantly abuse it by repeated use. Recently, members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity made a "Good Samaritan" call which resulted in the fraternity's indictment on criminal charges.

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The Doctor Is Back

By Chris Bateman | February 18, 2005

Remember when the National Review, during the Democratic primaries, ran that cover showing Howard Dean and begging, "Please Elect This Man"? Howard Dean has inspired sharp reactions from conservatives.

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A Debatable Decision

By Professor Ron Edsforth | February 18, 2005

To the Editor: I find it very strange that our campus daily has not printed a word about the well-publicized debate I had with Victor Davis Hanson over the question "Is pre-emptive war in order to promote a free society justified?" This is obviously a question of greatest importance in the wake of President Bush's second inaugural address when the war in Iraq and war talk about Iran and Korea is again all over the media.

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Basement Aesthetics

By Peter Gray | February 16, 2005

At 2:30 a.m. last Saturday night I was on the first floor of a fraternity, working my neck muscles in time with the music of, to quote one enthusiast, this "totally sweet band that just played in this sweet club in New York which is kind of a big deal." As said muscles trudged their way to their present lactic-acid-induced paralysis, I decided to take a breather and head downstairs.

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Sins of Omission

By James R. Crandell | February 16, 2005

To the Editor: I could not help but notice the omission of Alpha Phi Alpha, Lambda Upsilon Lambda and Alpha Pi Omega from the front page chart of CFS GPA rankings ("Greek GPAs fall just short of College average," Feb.

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