Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Support independent student journalism. Support independent student journalism. Support independent student journalism.
The Dartmouth
December 10, 2025 | Latest Issue
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

Hypocrisy on the Gaza Strip

By David Day | August 23, 2005

Several weeks ago, Iraqi Prime Minster Ibrahim al-Jaafari called for the United States to begin withdrawing American forces from Iraq by as early as 2006.

Opinion

Enough Already

By Michael Kreicher | August 18, 2005

Let me be the first to say that enough is enough. Cindy Sheehan has now been camped outside of President Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch for nearly two weeks.

Opinion

Robinson Hall

This year's Tubestock weekend, though free of any serious problems, prompted many local law enforcement officials to inquire about a means to step up enforcement on the Connecticut River, especially with regard to blatant public drinking by underage students. Valentin Valkov's drowning last Friday only exacerbated that issue, as Hanover Police confirmed the involvement of alcohol in the incident. Instead of Valkov heading to Oxford University as he had originally planned, the Bridge students' alcohol-influenced decision-making led to the unfortunate loss of Valkov's life. The connection between alcohol use and Dartmouth tradition has the potential to destroy the tenuous relationship between Hanover Police, College officials and the Dartmouth student body. To date, the College and local law enforcement officials should be commended for their conscious restraint from a knee-jerk reaction against Tubestock and other summer traditions, despite the inherent safety risks involved.

Opinion

Bill Frist Is a Robot

By Michael Belinsky | August 16, 2005

I have decided to devote a few hours during which I really should be doing homework to explain to the ever-curious Dartmouth student the reason behind the Democratization of Sen.

Opinion

A Closer Look at the Data

By Michael Amico | August 11, 2005

To the Editor: In "Where Feminism Went Too Far" (Aug. 4), Iden Sinai ends his interpretation of the widely-documented gender gap in adolescent academic achievement -- females routinely outscoring their male cohorts -- with a preposterous conclusion: "The cadre of extremist feminists that seemingly has hijacked American education from kindergarten through graduate work has created an Orwellian playing field where one gender is just more equal than the other." But Sinai does not disclose the members of this cadre.

Opinion

Why Blame Feminism?

By Peter Jenks | August 9, 2005

To the Editor: Iden Sinai '07's column ("Where Feminism Went Too Far," August 4) drew to your readers' attention data suggesting a larger number of women than men complete their high school degrees, and alludes to similar data for higher degrees as well.

Opinion

Debating Indian Mascots

By Michael Kreicher | August 9, 2005

It has been almost 40 years since Dartmouth changed its mascot from the Indian to the Big Green. In 1968, our dear old Dartmouth turned in its fierce Indian warrior in exchange for the intangible and ambiguous color of green. Although I have no problem with green as a school color, I'm sorry to say that it is a very lackluster mascot, if you can even call it that.

Opinion

Where Feminism Went Too Far

By Iden Sinai | August 4, 2005

Anyone who watches television or movies can tell you that the one member of the American citizenry who remains a safe punchline (or punching bag, to be more accurate) is the American man.

Opinion

Missing the Punchline

By Julia Bernstein | August 2, 2005

Karl Rove must be having a bad week. Not because of the Valerie Plame scandal, the allegations of ethically unsound behavior or even the danger to his job.

Opinion

Change the World

By Michael Belinsky | August 2, 2005

Everyone wants me to do it, and frankly I'd rather not! My teachers and mentors, my heroes and politicians, and now even the Rockefeller Center -- everyone keeps drumming the same message into my head.

Opinion

Orioles' Hitting Shines

By Maia Fedyszyn | August 2, 2005

To the Editor: Rob Esposito's column "AL East: Yankees, Red Sox and Orioles all in the hunt" (July 28) inaccurately portrays the Orioles as a weak-hitting team and Sammy Sosa as the O's "lone shining star." This could not be further from the truth: as of July 28th, the Orioles are tied for the second best batting average in baseball, possess the second best slugging percentage in the majors, and have hit more home runs than the Yankess or Red Sox.

Opinion

The Facebook Epidemic

By Michael Kreicher | July 28, 2005

I'm sure all of you have shared this experience: you are sitting in your dorm room watching your blitz mailbox religiously waiting for the cool upperclassman to reply to your inquiry about pong when all of the sudden you receive a message that someone on Thefacebook.com wants to be your friend.

Trending
The Dartmouth