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School For the Gifted

By Gwendolyn Carroll | May 24, 2004

To the Editor: In the "Verbum Ultimum" of May 21, the editors write that "students at Dartmouth are generally intelligent and worldly enough to recognize the potential pitfalls of gambling and avoid them." Compulsive gambling, much like alcoholism or abuse of narcotics, is an addiction, and avoiding such addiction is not a matter of intelligence or worldliness.

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Work-Study Works

By Scott Silver | May 24, 2004

To the Editor: Your recent article on work-study opportunities in the Hopkins Center (The Dartmouth, May 20) neglected to include all of the opportunities available to interested students. The department of Theater also hires a large work-study force.

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Affirmative Action and the Challenge of Diversity

By Vernon Takeshita | May 24, 2004

I am disturbed by Mr. Rodgers' claim of expertise over diversity issues in The Dartmouth ("Popular Trustee Candidate Responds," May 12). He claims, "With 35-percent minority employment, my company, Cypress Semiconductor, is more diverse than Dartmouth has ever been.

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From a Full House to the Big House?

By Lawrence G. Walters, Esq | May 21, 2004

To the Editor: I read, with dismay, the article regarding the potential charges being considered based on participation in online poker betting (The Dartmouth, "Police consider pressing online gambling charges," May 19). As an attorney practicing in the area of online gambling, I can say that such charges are rare, and not well founded.

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Giving Greeks Credit

By Meredith Jones | May 21, 2004

To the Editor: While I believe in freedom of the press, I also believe that the press has a responsibility to provide the community it serves with fair, impartial and thorough coverage.

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Defending Affirmative Action

By Yuki Kondo-Shah | May 20, 2004

Some of the points Zachary Goldstein made in his recent article in "In admissions, many get 'special' attention" (The Dartmouth, May 13), on admit rates for students of color are off the mark.

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A Just Move

By Rene C. Moya | May 20, 2004

Prime ministers and presidents respond, in principle, to their electorate. As the Spanish saying goes, "son gajes del oficio" -- it comes with the job description.

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Putting Pornography In Context

By Welton Chang | May 19, 2004

As both Dartmouth students and adults, we have grown into the responsibility of choice. But most recently, a campus group started by two students, Matthew Nolan '07 and Marshall Smith '07 (The Dartmouth, "New student group combats pornography addiction," April 27), has stated as its mission, "trying to develop a help group for people who are addicted to pornography and would like to stop." While a noble mission that is -- helping students who cannot help themselves -- the two students' association with xxxchurch.com, an evangelical Christian anti-porn website, raised doubts as to whether or not the group named EndPorn had a religious agenda.

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Legacy Advantage in Context

By Alexander D. Talcott | May 18, 2004

To the Editor: I've enjoyed your series on higher education admissions (The Dartmouth, May 7-13). Clearly, five articles cannot exhaust the issues of a process that is becoming ever more competitive and expensive.

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In Defense of Masters and Slaves

By Chris Langevin | May 18, 2004

As I am sure all of you know, in late 2003 Los Angeles County officials declared unacceptable the current labeling of primary and secondary interoperable electronics components, most notably computer hard drives, as "master" and "slave" devices. Officials made the formal request to suppliers in response to a complaint filed by a worker after he saw the terms printed on video recording equipment and informed the Office of Affirmative Action Compliance. The terms were then officially deemed offensive, despite the cries of manufacturers eager to maintain the industry-standard labels, as well as those of vociferous free speech proponents. Well, it bears mentioning that this is not a case of freedom of speech.

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Why, After Foresight, Silence On Iraq?

By Richard R. Crocker | May 18, 2004

To the Editor: Fifteen months ago, many of us in the Dartmouth community raised our voices to oppose the invasion of Iraq. We raised objections about the certainty that there were weapons of mass destruction and asked for more time for international inspections; we predicted a long and continuing struggle that would cost many lives, both American and Iraqi; we deplored the Bush administration's brash unilateralism and disregard of world opinion. We argued that an invasion would not decrease terrorism but inflame it. We pointed out that Iraq had not been a source of international terrorism. We argued that such an invasion was a violation of international law that would severely compromise our nation's moral standing. Our voices did not prevail, but at least we raised them.

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To Name Or Not To Name?

By Noah Cook-Dubin | May 18, 2004

To the Editor: Ah, nothing like a little public shaming to brighten up your day! The article about the '07 who plead guilty to credit card fraud (The Dartmouth, May 12) was a sad, sad display.

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Cowardly Spain

By Peter Chen | May 17, 2004

Winston Churchill once said of Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Germany, "You were given the choice between war and dishonor.

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Playing Nice

By Holly Sateia | May 13, 2004

To the Editor: One of the things I enjoy the most about working with Dartmouth students is that so many contribute their time and energy to make the campus experience a positive one.

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Credit Fraud Caper

By Heather K. Strack | May 13, 2004

To the Editor: I am appalled at The Dartmouth's treatment of the credit fraud case ("'07 Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud," May 11) -- a very sensitive and personal matter to all involved.

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Bringing Good Things to Dartmouth

By Ben Bawden | May 13, 2004

To the Editor: Regarding student complaints about the selection of Jeff Immelt '78 as commencement speaker ("Immelt tapped for commencement," May 10), this is a prime example of the ignorance of some of today's "top-notch" college students.

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Religion in the Public Forum

By Adrian Ng | May 13, 2004

Maybe I am combative or argumentative by nature, or just plain curious about what people believe, but in my conversations with my friends, I often cannot resist asking, "Why do you believe that?" Whether we are talking about the legitimacy of same-sex marriage, or the fight for fair trade, or the reproductive rights of women, or the battle against poverty, or the constitutionality of the phrase "under God" in the pledge of allegiance, or the pervasiveness of pornography, I try to probe and understand the fundamental assumptions that my friends hold.

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