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Diversity According to Wright

By Chris Langevin | September 29, 2004

To the Editor: "Dartmouth needs to be a place where arguments and assumptions and conclusions are tested and, then, tested some more." In his convocation address, President Wright encouraged students to seek out media that challenges our views rather than reinforces them.

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Losing Your V-Card

By Kaelin Goulet | September 28, 2004

No, the first time isn't easy. It's unfamiliar and uncomfortable. But everyone is doing it in 2004 -- in their home states or in New Hampshire; by mail or at Town Hall -- and it's ultimately rewarding to share in an act most people have enjoyed for years. I won't undermine the intellect of Dartmouth students or the legitimacy of the voting process any further by reducing either to jokes or incentives (although, if you register with Vote Clamantis you're entered to win an iPod--okay, enough shameless self-promotion). We at the College, like many young people, already know the most important issues any citizen needs to know: those that matter to us and our community.

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Classes Are a Size Too Large

By Kenan Yount | September 28, 2004

Intrigued by the recent idylls and rants in The Dartmouth concerning our U.S. News ranking (August 24, "Dartmouth ranked ninth -- again"), I decided to peruse a copy of the magazine myself to see what all the fuss was about.

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Stating the Obvious

By Jacques Hebert | September 27, 2004

Maybe it's my idealism faltering after a summer away from the free-thinking Dartmouth environment, or maybe my cynicism has finally gotten the best of me.

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An Old Tradition Failed

By Joseph Asch | September 27, 2004

During my four years at the College, I lived in North Fayerweather. Though I spent plenty of time out of Hanover on the Mainz LSA, on an exchange program with UCSD, working and traveling, I was always able to return to Hanover and move back into North Fayer. The dorm was a fun place: in the fall residents played touch football on the Green in the intramural league; we participated in the Fayerweather Row hockey team in the winter; and in the spring we played soccer and intramural softball.

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Of Politics and Baseball

By Joseph I. Malchow | September 24, 2004

To students, draft is a very frightening word. It implies certain death or injury in a war. A war which, college students that we are, is by default -- and take your pick here -- unjust, immoral, evil, imperialistic, oil-driven, politically-motivated or, to quote Kofi Annan, just plain "illegal." A draft is not to be taken lightly. That is why I was at once saddened and infuriated when about one year ago, some particularly insolent students (or teachers; I wouldn't put it past them) barraged the hallways of my former high school with insipid bills purporting that a vote for George Bush is a vote to be drafted.

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Verbum Ultimum

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | September 24, 2004

President Wright delivered his annual Convocation speech on Tuesday. He used this opportunity to berate a political and media culture that seems to focus on trivial subjects at the cost of intelligent discussion of substantive issues.

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Pretty in Pink

By C. Matthew Staffier | September 23, 2004

To the Editor: How many SAE's does it take to write an article? Two, of course: one to stumble over the words and the other to mix up the martinis.

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Surprised and Saddened

By Joe Rago | September 23, 2004

To the Editor: While I certainly sympathize with the impulse behind Dan Balserak's screed, "Thumbs Up For Collars Down," (The Dartmouth, September 21) I must say I was surprised and saddened to see Phi Delta Alpha listed as a repeat offender.

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Elected, Not Selected: 2000 Election Review

By Frank Webb | September 22, 2004

To the Editor: In his op-ed on legacy admissions ("Legacy Favoritism: Undermining Merit-Based Admission," August, 19) Patrick Mattimore wrote, "The current President Bush has enjoyed legacy breaks beginning with his admission to Yale clear through to his appointment as commander-in-chief by the Supreme Court in 2000." While we should all seriously consider the issue of legacy admissions, I wish to address the latter portion of this glib assertion by Mr. Mattimore. During George W.

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He's a Middlebury Grad, In Case You Miss the Name-Drop

By Charlie Buell | September 22, 2004

To the Editor: I am a local who agrees with Paul Heintz's op-ed "Get involved, Get Registered and Vote in New Hampshire" (The Dartmouth, September 10). As an editor, if you are looking for a real student issue (which was also hot in 1964 when I graduated from Middlebury,) check out Howard Dean's "Democracy for America" website where he makes a logical argument for a reinstatement of the military draft -- but of course Dartmouth students would be able to get out of it, right? (Just kidding -- but only a little).

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Our Barry Bonds' Big-League Ball Blunder

By Kirby Bohling | September 22, 2004

To the Editor: There is a mistake in your article concerning Barry Bonds' ("Barry Bonds' deserves recognition as an all-time great," Stephen Macekura). Granted, it's incredibly late, but I was tracking down stats on Barry Bonds, and your link came up.

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Don't Worry, Be Happy ... If You Go to Dartmouth

By Brian Reed | September 22, 2004

To the Editor: With regards to E. M. Crawford's letter (The Dartmouth, August 24), most, if not all college and university rankings such as those he references are simply and vaguely based on the amount of resources that an institution has.

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Thumbs Down for Collars Up

By Dan Balserak | September 22, 2004

I am as preppy as the next guy. My footwear is generally limited to flip-flops or loafers. I like to wear button-down shirts with lacrosse shorts or sweatpants.

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Downgrading College Ranking Publications

By PATRICK MATTIMORE | September 22, 2004

E.M. Crawford's letter "Why, Oh Why" (The Dartmouth, August 24) highlights one of the many problems with magazine rankings of colleges: the widespread misperception that numerically ranking colleges actually tells you something that is objectively valid regarding those universities. Nevertheless, the college admissions panic is on for U.S.

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The Long Delay: Getting Ready for Fall Term

By Julia Hildreth | September 10, 2004

The time to pack your bags for Dartmouth is finally here! Well almost. You probably can taste the independence and autonomy that await you in Hanover this September, and the only thing that stands in the way of your much-anticipated matriculation is the longest darn summer of your entire life. Even though I am headed into my final year at Dartmouth, I can still remember quite well what it feels like to be sitting at home before freshman year, working long hours at some mundane summer job and getting anxious to escape the jurisdiction of your parents.

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