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The Dartmouth
April 7, 2026
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Activist Judges?

By Matthew D. McGill | April 29, 2004

To the Editor: Regarding the article, "Appeals judge urges liberal interpretations of the Constitution" (The Dartmouth, April 27), reporting Judge Noonan's Thurlow Weed Lecture, the article refers to Judge Noonan as a member of "the activist, San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals." The term "activist" is much en vogue today, and is not as a term of endearment.

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Academic Gala

By D. Bradley Bate | April 29, 2004

To the Editor: I was a bit disappointed to see that Wednesday's issue of The Dartmouth contained no mention of the Academic Gala, which occurred Tuesday evening.

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Tips for New Organizations

By Eva Vivalt | April 28, 2004

To the Editor: I have a few comments regarding the campus UNICEF group not getting recognition ("UNICEF Deserves Recognition," April 26). The following bits of information on campus resources might be helpful for students: Instead of blitzing the Tucker Foundation, go over there and talk.

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Shaping Masculinity in the Modern Age

By Phil Klay | April 28, 2004

Now that Sexual Assault Awareness Week has ended, I find myself wondering why even here at Dartmouth women have yet to completely "take back the night." A while ago, when a female companion and I walked across the Green, a large drunk accosted us, making threats and sexual suggestions as he waddled by.

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Reputation Matters

By Daniel Kay | April 27, 2004

In her editorial, "Deflating Grade Inflation," (The Dartmouth, April 22) Amie Sugarman argues against the Princeton administration's plan for limiting grade inflation and the possible institution of such a plan at Dartmouth.

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Facebook Follies

By Dan Knecht | April 26, 2004

Just days prior to this winter's finals period, Dartmouth students started receiving mysterious e-mails soliciting virtual friendship from fellow students.

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Grades Aren't Everything

By Alexandra Amrhein | April 23, 2004

To the Editor, While I agree with many of Amie Sugarman's assessments ("Deflating Grade Inflation," April 22), I find it necessary to contest several of her statements, which do not seem to have a basis in fact. Ms. Sugarman boldly asserts that "a student from a much lesser university with a 4.0 grade point average clearly has the advantage over an Ivy Leaguer with a much lower average." I don't think this is very "clear" at all.

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Kudos to Beth Robinson

By Kate Monteiro | April 23, 2004

To the Editor: I can't tell you how proud I am to be a member of the same Dartmouth family as Beth Robinson ("Alumna gay rights lawyer recalls groundbreaking cases," April 21). Her strength, her courage and her vision have been an inspiration to all of us in the movement for marriage equality. The Hanover Plain has nurtured other leaders for fairness and equality as well.

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Rush Isn't A Competition

By Meredith J. Willsen | April 23, 2004

To the Editor: We would like to express our thanks to The Dartmouth for the newfound interest they have shown in Panhell and in the Greek system as a whole ("76 women receive sorority acceptance," April 16). However, recruitment (a.k.a.

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Easter Eggs and Ramadan Hats

By Chris Langevin | April 22, 2004

The bunny is an idol. There, I've said it. The patron hare of sweet-to-eat has usurped the highest holy day on the Christian calendar and demoted its billion-plus practitioners to mere subsidiaries of M&M Mars, Inc. While some Christians still cling desperately to ideals and advance feeble apologetics ("The egg is a symbol of new life; it's how chickens are born again!"), I think even the theologically comatose will agree that there exists a chasm of vacuity between "Son of the Living God is raised victorious over the forces of evil and death, in the process saving mankind from the certain damnation of his sinful nature" and "anthropoid lagomorph traipses gaily about leaving candy and pastel eggs in difficult-to-reach places." Why has the bunny triumphed?

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Deflating Grade Inflation

By Amie Sugarman | April 22, 2004

I like receiving As in my classes. It's quite a feeling of accomplishment to attain the highest possible grade in something. This fulfilling ability to receive As at top colleges has been put under assault by the administration of Princeton University with its proposal to limit As to 35 percent of the grades given out.

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New Hampshire Senate Seat

By Rich Lougee | April 21, 2004

To the Editor: I was interested to read of Burt Cohen's positions as reported in your article on Thursday, April 8 ("Underdog Cohen rallies support to defeat Sen.

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From a Responsible Investor

By Ronald M. Green | April 21, 2004

To the Editor: The column by Justin Ruben '95 raises important questions regarding the social responsibilities of colleges and universities for what is done with their investments (The Dartmouth, April 20). Dartmouth has recently begun to address this issue with the formation of a new committee, the Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility, which I chair.

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Friends, Indeed

By Jay Banerjee | April 21, 2004

Oh, how I've waited for this day. Many years have passed us over, and, whether you realize it or not, in that time we've all grown older and wiser.

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Standing Ground

By Ejder Memis | April 21, 2004

To the Editor: Jenn Buck claims that some Iraqi Civil Defense Corps guards left their posts during the Fallujah clashes (The Dartmouth, April 14). However, since that claim was made within the context of former Kurdish peshmerga soldiers now in the ranks of ICDC, it may seem to readers that it was the former peshmergas that left their posts.

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Responsible Investing

By Justin Ruben | April 20, 2004

Normally, when I receive another alumni fundraising appeal from Dartmouth's development office, my main concerns are how much generosity my checking account can absorb and what I'm going to do with another tote bag.

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