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Free Speech and its Limits

By Robert B. Donin | April 18, 2005

Richard Roberts ("Free Speech and Inconsistency," April 14) glosses over the facts of the Zeta Psi case to create the false impression that the College sanctioned the fraternity for the content of its ideas.

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RIAA Feeds the Wrong Musicians

By Kevin Khandjian | April 18, 2005

To the Editor: RIAA President Cary Sherman describes the loads of "starving artists," if you will ("RIAA sues undergrads using i2hub," April 14) -- but does he even know who they are?

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Setting the Record Straight

By Abby Tassel | April 15, 2005

Last week, The Dartmouth published an article about my resignation but I declined to comment ("Tassel resigns, students cite frustration," April 6). It now seems important to clarify the conditions of my leaving Dartmouth in light of the various articles and many people who have expressed their dismay at my decision.

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John Bolton's Folly

By Michael Belinsky | April 14, 2005

"Sending [John Bolton] to New York would be like sending Nixon to China it will be more like sending the bull into a China shop," Senator Joseph Biden, D-Del., said at the hearings of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding George Bush's nomination of Bolton to be the U.S.

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Free Speech and Inconsistency

By Richard P. Roberts | April 14, 2005

Regardless of the Ford Foundation petition that President Wright recently signed, the leader of one of the world's most enduring academic institutions clearly does not understand how free speech works.

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Snafu at GM

By Tim Mosso | April 13, 2005

Last Thursday, General Motors announced that it would pull its advertising from The Los Angeles Times.

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Avoiding the Crossfire

By Jon Wisniewski | April 13, 2005

Go blue states, because red states are backward and suck! Gooooooo donkeys! One expects to hear this kind of banter while watching cable news, not while reading the written musings of a Dartmouth undergrad.

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A Just Cause

By Abe Clayman | April 12, 2005

When the United States forms its foreign policy, we hope that we frame it around various just causes: freedom, human rights and economic opportunity.

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Party on, dudes.

By John S. Leyba, | April 12, 2005

Let me get this straight: The College is paying for EBA's to bring pizza to frat parties ("College-funded 'party packs' provide non-alcoholic alternative," April 8)? Oh, yeah, they provide sodas too?

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FIRE an Ideological Smokescreen?

By Alexander McCormick | April 11, 2005

To the editor: In "Ivies confront free speech uproar," the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is described as "an organization that champions free speech on university campuses" (April 7). A noble calling, to be sure, and the organization sounds neutral and objective.

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The Judicial Scarlet Letter

By Dan Belkin | April 11, 2005

To the editor, Amid a series of recent controversial judicial decisions regarding the pledge of allegiance, gay rights and Terri Schiavo's life, opponents of various judicial rulings have branded members of the American judiciary with the new scarlet letter of "A," not for adulterer but "activist." Today, the independence of the judiciary, along with the principle of separation of powers and checks and balances that have endured Western political thought for centuries, is under assault. Opponents deride "activist" judges for "legislating from the bench," making laws that would otherwise not have been enacted due to weak public support.

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No to Petition Candidates

By The Dartmouth | April 11, 2005

By Mohamad Bydon '01 After the successful campaign of T.J. Rogers, many alumni feel emboldened to stand against the increasing emphasis on scholarly research at Dartmouth.

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Where to Draw the Line

By Sara del Nido | April 8, 2005

By the time I attended the Dimensions weekend at Dartmouth as a senior in high school, I was already aware that Dartmouth social life was defined by alcohol.

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Liberal Bias at Dartmouth

By Kapil Kale | April 7, 2005

Of course there is a liberal bias at Dartmouth. The vast majority of our campus faculty leans towards the left, as is true of universities around the country.

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Image Politics

By Mat Brown | April 7, 2005

Your article on Abby Tassel's resignation ("Tassel Resigns, Students Cite Frustration," April 6) fails to give a concrete explanation of the "political" problems faced by sexual assault advocates, so allow me to spell it out.

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