An Insightful Bum on the Corner

A bomb went off at a Yale University Law School on Wednesday, May 21. This incident, coupled with bombings in Saudi Arabia and Casablanca, and an escalating Middle-East dynamic, have inevitably led to the reemergence of a culture of fear -- even in isolated Hanover New Hampshire. Like so many others, I am tired of living in this culture of fear.

Robinson Hall

Donations Should Enhance, Not Sustain

On Dartmouth Branding, Part II

It's the Seinfeld School of Business (SSB). Some refer to it by its more common name, "Tuck School of Business," but I call it something more appropriate.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

In their sweeping indictment of the military-industrial complex, consumer advocate Ralph Nader and Texas journalist Molly Ivins both want Americans to wake up to the nightmare of the presidency of George W.

An Irrational Keg Policy

For several years now, students have complained about Dartmouth's misguided alcohol policy, and the changes presented last January only exacerbated the administration's rift with reality.

A New Traditional Mascot

After decades of fierce and sometimes caustic debate, the controversy surrounding Dartmouth College's mascot -- or lack thereof -- reached a verdict Friday when the College announced the creation of a new official mascot.

Swan Song

I'm not one to dwell in nostalgia and sentimentality. Graduation shouldn't be about losing Dartmouth, but about carrying what we've learned from our school into the next stages of our life.

Identity impedes change

I remember a conversation I had four years ago with one of my favorite high school teachers. She regarded my personality as being somewhat brash and my general outlook on life as being at odds with the majority of people on an Ivy League campus.

A difficult decision to make

I have not graduated, but that has not stopped the Office of Alumni Relations from treating me as though I have.

Here's to Goodbye

And so the time has come. I look back at the year that has just passed and hope that in these months, I have become just a little wiser, just a little stronger, just a little older.

On Dartmouth Branding

HYP -- Harvard, Yale, Princeton. Like it or not, these three schools are generally considered the nation's top three schools, the most selective and elite.

As Long as We're Separate...

I want to get one thing clear before we start. I am one of "those" feminists. You know, the yelling, screaming, ugly, hairy, vegetarian, lesbian, pro-choice, women's studies, tampon-burning, pacifist, leftist, radical, communist-Nazi kind of feminist.

... And Proud of It!

I am a Republican. There, I said it! I share this identity with a majority of my fellow Americans, the majority of our elected representatives and our president.

The Halliburton Amendment

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives just aren't tactful when it comes to foreign affairs.

Compromised Standards

You plagiarized a seminar paper, failed your final exam, walked out of the makeup exam and filed a lawsuit against your college, what would you get?

Rebooting the Matrix

There is a climactic car chase/fight scene/shootout in The Matrix: Reloaded that was one of the most relevant parts of the Wachowski brothers' film.

The Kashmiri Situation

he May 13 column "End the Occupation, India" by Adil Ahmad '04 baffled and offended us when we read it last week. Mr. Ahmad starts by saying, "Of course, with the Hindu nationalists in power in India, these discussions [on the Kashmir issue] will break down even before they have begun ..." He seems to be blaming these diplomatic breakdowns on India exclusively.

Missile Defense in Today's World

Ever since the attacks of Sept. 11, some commentators have suggested that the United States has seen its perceived sense of invincibility shattered.

A New Angle on the Mascot

May Madness

It's that time of the year again. The sun is shining (when it's not raining or snowing). The Green is actually green again.