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April 8, 2026
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Approaching the Alumni Constitution

By Geoff Bronner | October 5, 2005

To the Editor: I hope that the letter byAndrew Getraer '86 ("Disingenuous Behavior," Oct. 3) does not represent how most alumni will approach the discussion and voting on the proposed new alumni constitution.Andrew seems to have made his mind up, but a few things need to be clarified for anyone else interested in this topic. First, "Changing the Rules" was not an article, it was an opinion piece byJoseph Asch '79.I would encourage alumni to read the proposal themselves and not rely on someone else's interpretation, it deserves thoughtful consideration and an informed debate. Second, the constitutional reform started by the Association of Alumni and the Alumni Council began before the recent election of petition candidates to the Board of Trustees.

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The Magic of Hanover

October 5, 2005

To the Editor: It was reassuring to read that Daniel Chiu '09 ("Taking One Step Forward," Oct.

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Women and Careers

By Jon Wisniewski | October 4, 2005

To the Editor: We find several incorrect assumptions in Ms. Gosse's letter to the editor, in which she laments the "trend towards motherhood among Ivy League Women" ("Women: Leave Home", Oct.

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Tolerance and the Folly of Skeptics

By Bruce Gago | October 4, 2005

The recent controversy over Noah Riner's convocation speech has inspired many Dartmouth students to raise their guard and insist that a speech defending absolute truth and encouraging a change of beliefs is inappropriate. Although we claim openness, we are actually deeply committed to a particular view of reality, which we affirm in others who share it and oppose in those who do not. William Willimon, the chaplain of Duke University, recently spoke to a group of Canadians who questioned his conviction that Christians should attempt to convert unbelievers to Christianity.

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Taking One Step Forward

By Daniel Chiu | October 3, 2005

As an '09 who's only been at Dartmouth for a mere three and a half weeks, I'm definitely still in my "take one step forward and two steps back" phase.

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The Right Response to Katrina

By Sam Stein | October 3, 2005

The effects of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita will be felt long after New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Coast are restored to their former conditions. The suffering of victims will surely linger, reconstruction costs will be felt for years and, as is the aftermath of all disasters whether man-made or natural, the government will enact long-term legislation -- and pour in billions of dollar -- aimed at deterring similar catastrophes in the future. In our efforts to improve what has been, by all admissions, an "inexcusable" disaster response capacity, we Americans would be wise to reexamine our foreign policy agenda as well.

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Disingenuous Behavior

By Andrew Getraer | October 3, 2005

To the Editor: It was with a growing sense of disgust that I read the article "Changing the Rules" in The Dartmouth ("Some female students plan for stay-at-home motherhood, not career," Sept.

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Give Motherhood a Chance

By Sara del Nido | September 30, 2005

Over the past few decades, gender issues have been increasingly visible in public discourse. Many advocates champion the progress that has been made, resulting in more women in positions of political power and higher education, as well as the paid workforce in general, all historically male-dominated fields.

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On Logic

By Adrian Ng | September 29, 2005

Ben Selznick '07 needlessly reminded us that there are two realms of discourse " the public and the private ("On Religion," Sept.

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Changing the Rules

By Joseph Asch | September 29, 2005

"When the people are unhappy with the government, in America they try to change the government; in the Soviet Union, the government tries to change the people." " Old Soviet joke. At Dartmouth, when the Administration is unhappy with election results, it tries to change the electoral rules. Having lost the last three trustee elections to anti-Administration candidates, the Wright Administration has now responded to these rebukes. However, rather than addressing the fundamental reasons why the petition candidates won their elections, a process has been set in motion to change the way the alumni vote for trustees. The Administration's first step was to look at the detailed results of the trustee elections.

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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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