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September 3, 2026
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One Small Step for Bush

By Robert Butts | January 19, 2004

When President Bush unveiled his major space initiative last week -- including plans for NASA to return to the moon by 2020 and construct a lunar base that could function as a launchpad for future manned exploration of Mars and the solar system -- he invoked the words of astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon: "We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return." In addition to proposing a literal return to the moon, Bush no doubt hopes for a more political return to the success of the Apollo program and the political dividends that the United States' first lunar landings paid for NASA and the presidency. But Bush's new vision also bears an uncanny resemblance to other, less glorious chapters of the space program's history.

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Space Race

By Julia Bernstein | January 16, 2004

Move over Mr. Skywalker, there's a new hero in town. In the wake of the success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, it seems as if the defining trilogy du jour is not George Lucas's tale of galactic rebellion, but Peter Jackson's careful recreation of a beloved fantasy world.

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Just Cover the Curtains

By Alex Jordan | January 15, 2004

To the Editors: In regard to the issue of the Rollins stained glass (The Dartmouth, Jan. 13), I think that we are ignoring the most obvious solution: remove the boards, restore the stained glass and put up some nice heavy curtains that can be closed to cover the windows.

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The Trials of Pete Rose

By Sam Stein | January 15, 2004

In a peculiar twist of fate, Pete Rose, famed baseball star and gambling aficionado, admitted to a decade of sequential lies about his propensity for deleterious betting binges and actually lost the adoration of the baseball hierarchy.

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Let Students In

By Judge Quentin L. Kopp | January 15, 2004

Dear Editor: Barring undergraduates from attending the Dec. 6, 2003, meeting of the Association of Alumni constitutes one of the more saddening and discouraging acts of administration authorities.

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Enough About Trains

By Janos Marton | January 14, 2004

To the Editors: Trevor Burgess' patronizing letter to the editor on Jan. 12 highlights the fundamental contradiction of the proposed changes to the Alumni Constitution.

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Atrocities in Chechnya

By Ilya Feoktistov | January 14, 2004

The video showed a young man pleading in Russian as a Chechen kidnapper cut off his ear and repeatedly kicked at the stump. "I beg you to give them money, please.

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A Muddled, Mixed Message

By Amie Sugarman | January 13, 2004

Upon consideration of President Bush's incredible track record in international relations, one might find it difficult to conceive that his new stance toward foreigners is muddled.

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Check the Facts

By Sean Mann | January 12, 2004

To the Editors: Facts surrounding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are almost universally contentious, with misleading and inaccurate information often used to present one side or the other in a favorable light.

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It's Not Over for Kerry Yet

By Janos Marton | January 12, 2004

What is the point of holding the first-in-the-nation primary if the media and rabid Deaniacs are telling us that the election is already over? The media's relentless attacks on the John Kerry campaign as "flailing" or "failing" are very misleading.

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Rock On, Billary

By Michael Sarinsky | January 12, 2004

Many of you, I am sure, remember Bill Clinton, the former President of the United States. In fact, Clinton was one of the most memorable presidents in recent history, in large part due to his children's books on tape with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. In addition, Clinton was also well-known for both his domestic and foreign politics in an age of much prosperity across the country.

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The Year of the General

By Brian Martin | January 9, 2004

America must act as a leader, not a paranoid bully. After Sept. 11, America needed a different foreign policy and a new national security plan.

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