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The Dartmouth
April 8, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion

Opinion

Calvin's Epiphany and Student Assembly

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One of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes quotes is when Calvin says, "Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon ... everything's different." I believe that Student Assembly's achievements this term parallel Calvin's observation that significant change often goes unnoticed. In their Nov.



Opinion

Finding Community

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This College has a bad habit of overusing the word "community" to give people warm, fuzzy feelings of group solidarity.





Opinion

Accepting Our Label

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Since President Bush and Co. recently announced that they were turning over to Iraqis increased security and governing responsibility , there have been several ominous developments that have deepened my anxiety over this Iraq calamity (for lack of a more objective term). To begin with, amid a wave of anti-American attacks the enigmatic Trent Lott dropped this little sound bite: "Honestly, it's a little tougher than I thought it was going to be [in reference to Iraq]." Then he added, "If we have to, we just mow the whole place down and see what happens." Holy crap!


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Remembering DuBois

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Anniversaries do not always neatly coincide with history, but invocations of the past often have much to say about the realities of the present. These thoughts came to mind as I was reading David Levering Lewis's biography of W.E.B.



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What Would Help?

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To the Editor: Well, what can a ninth-generation Southerner say? I can say thank you for those who were trying to make a point on your campus that it isn't right to stereotype Southerners.


Opinion

Bias at Dartmouth

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Dartmouth is a special community marked by a belief that civility and mutual respect enable people to learn from each other.


Opinion

"They're Just Meat"

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Valery is in his early twenties. He is a commissar or a lieutenant colonel responsible for morale and discipline in a battalion of the Russian Army stationed in Chechnya.



Opinion

A Bold Idea

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Ten thousand dollars a year for college. It sounds like one of those campaign promises that are good on the stump but too expensive once the candidate is elected.


Opinion

Clarifying the Flag

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To the Editor: Your Nov. 13 article "Students call Dean posters a hoax" on the Confederate Flag has the same mistake as nearly all of the news media.


Opinion

Proud Heritage

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To the Editor: In reference to your story on Generation Dean and the Confederate Flag, many Southerners are also offended by the way that the Confederate Flag is used in this political debate. My great grandfather bravely served the Confederacy, as did his two brothers and his son.


Opinion

Don't Judge a Book...

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To the Editor: I am a Southerner. I drive an old Chevy pickup truck complete with a gun rack and large Confederate battle flag decal.


Opinion

What Better Symbol...

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To the Editor: Regarding the discussions about a new symbol and nickname for the College's teams, I am old-school enough to believe that, polls aside, no moose is good moose.


Opinion

A New Look at an Old Symbol

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To the Editor: After being offended by Dean (and also being told by Dean how I should vote), I find great humor in the flag posters. In the South we do not consider the Confederate flag to be related totally to slavery.