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Character, Not Popular Ideas

By Iden Sinai | September 29, 2005

Despite all the discussion of President Bush's culpability in the wake of Katrina, most Dartmouth students have yet to blame deposed FEMA Director Michael Brown, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco or New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin for any of the storm's aftermath.

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On Religion

By Ben Selznick | September 28, 2005

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.

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An Improved Alcohol Policy

By Caleb Powers | September 28, 2005

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.

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The Mixed Message of Hip-Hop

By Ilya Feoktistov | September 27, 2005

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.

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The Moderate Mystique

By Jon Wisniewski | September 26, 2005

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.

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Unnatural Disasters

By Tom Glazer | September 26, 2005

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, finding a scapegoat is a tempting (and perhaps necessary) prospect.

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Carpe Diem

By Deborah Wassel | September 26, 2005

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.

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Happy with Heintz

By Jesse Moya | September 26, 2005

To the Editor: As a Christian and a friend I would like to respectfully disagree with John Stern's assertion (Sept.

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No Understanding in "Guy & Fellow"

By Rachel Zeile | September 26, 2005

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.

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Against the Backlash

By Brian C. Chao | September 26, 2005

To the Editor: I am somewhat disturbed (though not surprised, hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area) at the backlash against Noah Riner '06.

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Conviction at Convocation

By Anne Kennedy | September 26, 2005

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.

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Verbum Ultimum

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | September 23, 2005

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.

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A Multi-faith Community

By Elisabeth Sherman | September 23, 2005

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.

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Unhappy with Heintz

By John Stern | September 23, 2005

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.

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