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Food for Thought

By Caleb Powers | February 7, 2005

Toward the end of fall term, I wrote a column entitled "DDS vs. Common Sense" (Nov. 23). My hope was to elicit some kind of response from somebody who would tell me whether or not my assertions about what I thought to be absurd food prices were warranted.

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For the Record...

By Todd Rabkin Golden | February 4, 2005

To the Editor: As the Student Assembly Executive Board -- Chris Bertrand '07, Todd Rabkin Golden '06, David Hankins '05, Russell Lane '06, Mats Lemberger '06, Kirsten Murray '07, Sebastian Restrepo '07, Dax Tejera '07 and Santiago Vallinas '07 -- we had hoped the anger and confusion surrounding the dismissal of Brian Martin as Alumni Affairs chair would have died down by now and we could get back to more important issues [Tejera is a member of The Dartmouth Staff]. But there is a lot of misinformation out there, and we want to set the record straight. First, one fact that has been consistently overlooked about our decision to remove Brian was that the decision was made by over two-thirds of the Executive Board in accordance with our constitution.

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Follow The Money

By N. Alex Tonelli | February 4, 2005

In weeding through the opinion pieces over the last few weeks, it is easy to see that there are many areas at Dartmouth in need of better funding.

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BMar's Defender

By Rawson Daniel | February 3, 2005

To the Editor: Tuesday's article on SA ("SA rolls out 34 public computers," Feb. 1) operates more as slander against former SA Vice President of Alumni Affairs Brian Martin than anything else.

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Indepedence Abroad

By Anne Cloudman | February 3, 2005

To the Editor: John Campbell hit the nail on the head yesterday when he noted that students should be aware of the independent nature of exchange programs before deciding to participate ("Study abroad programs leave some students embittered," Feb.

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Getting Real About Humanism

By Cory Helgeson | February 3, 2005

Hello again, friends, and welcome back to our research into the new philosophy of Humanism. Today, let us begin by establishing the basic truth that each of us is autonomous since we are neither physically nor mentally linked to anyone else.

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Still Separate But Equal

By Michael Belinsky | February 2, 2005

Professor and scholar Allan Bloom writes in his book "The Closing of the American Mind," that the post-WWII campaign for desegregation of college campuses drove many colleges across America to lower their admission standards and adopt the now-controversial affirmative action program.

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How Soon Is Now?

By Michael Kreicher | February 1, 2005

Today marks the deadline to apply for next year's LSA and FSP programs. That's right, I submitted my application this morning for the Spanish department's LSA in the spring of 2006.

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College (adj.)

By Alex Howe | February 1, 2005

Google is king. In our age, it is the Alpha and the Omega, the instant answer to every question. The worth of everything in our world -- people, companies, ideas -- is determined by its rank in Google's result listing.

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For Clarity's Sake

By Ralph Davies | January 31, 2005

To the Editor: The article published about the most recent Student Assembly meeting ("Assembly amendment remains stalled," Jan.

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