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Drop the Losing Team

By Lael Kellett | November 15, 2004

Drop the Losing Team To the Editor: Perhaps the real mistake in the attempt to eliminate swimming was that the College picked the wrong sport. Football has become non-competitive.

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At What Cost, Rank?

By Jill Baskin | November 12, 2004

To the Editor: I agree with Richard Wright's response to John Appleton's concern over the recent rankings put out by the Times Higher Educational Supplement, which placed Dartmouth 138th out of 200 universities ("Reading the Rankings," The Dartmouth, November 11). I would never argue that Dartmouth is a perfect institution or that we shouldn't strive for further academic improvement.

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Swing State Politics

By Kapil Kale | November 12, 2004

To The Editor: In his column, Student Voting at Dartmouth, Daniel Linsalata pointed out the mistakes Hanover voters made by voting for Sen.

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Money Talks, Nobody Swims

By Bob Conn | November 12, 2004

To the Editor: Regarding your interview with Adam Keller: Saying that student protests led to overturning the elimination of the swim teams is vastly oversimplified.

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Getting Out the Truth

By Michael Liroff | November 11, 2004

To the Editor: Daniel Linsalata rails at the Young Democrats in his confused critique of Get Out The Vote efforts here at Dartmouth ("Student Voting At Dartmouth," The Dartmouth, November 9). The main thrust of his argument is that the students the Young Dems turned out were uneducated voters, a claim he substantiates by pointing out that while the incumbent Sen.

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Reading the Rankings

By Richard Wright | November 11, 2004

In a recent letter to the editor, my good friend and colleague Jon Appleton draws attention to the fact that Dartmouth did not do so well in a recent ranking exercise in The Times Higher Educational Supplement and then uses this result to condemn the academic leadership at the College ("Dean of Faculty Gets an F," The Dartmouth, November 10). Although the overall results place Dartmouth 138th out of 200 universities world wide, this should not be a cause for concern or a basis for criticism. I've never been one to pay much attention to university sweepstakes about who is No.

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Be a Good Sport

By James G. Laatsch | November 11, 2004

To the Editor: Peter DeMaria ("Controlling Assault Weapons Hyperbole," The Dartmouth, November 10) is the individual who needs to do his homework and also evaluate his rhetoric.

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Dean of Faculty Gets an F

By Jon Appleton | November 10, 2004

To the Editor: It is not surprising that "a new ranking from an influential British publication placed Dartmouth 138th among the world's top 200 universities and last among Ivy League schools by 110 spots" (The Dartmouth, "Dartmouth buried in new rankings of top universities," November 9). In the last few years those who have tried to provide intellectual leadership have departed.

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Hats are Patriotic, Too

By Lily Lei | November 9, 2004

To the Editor: I am writing in response to Daniel Kozikowski's letter to the editor ("Maybe Their Hats Should Have Some Blue and White, Too," The Dartmouth, November 8) in which he expressed his "dismay" at the fact that this term's Alpha Chi pledges failed to remove their hats during the national anthem.

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The Ultimate GOP Fantasy

By Michael Belinsky | November 9, 2004

The Republican victory on Tuesday was more substantial than people realize. Aside from winning both the popular and the electoral votes for the presidency, the Republicans now hold control of the Senate by 10 seats, the House of Representatives by 30 seats, and the National Governors Association by seven seats.

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Just Don't Call Me Stupid

By Erika Walsh | November 9, 2004

To the Editor: I couldn't agree more with Austine Kuder's message ("Keep an Open Mind," The Dartmouth, November 8). I am similarly troubled by the widespread, dare I say oppressive, political commentary being thrown around on this campus recently.

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Closer to Purple than Red

By Ali Kelley | November 8, 2004

To the Editor: The county-by-county depiction of the popular vote on the front page of November 4's issue of The Dartmouth (and many other national newspapers) over-represents Bush votes.

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