Expect the Unexpected
There are a little over 1,000 of you, swooping down into this isolated part of New Hampshire. There are over 3,000 of us, ready to join forces.
There are a little over 1,000 of you, swooping down into this isolated part of New Hampshire. There are over 3,000 of us, ready to join forces.
To the Editor: In a Letter to the Editor titled "The Dartmouth Brand," Daniel Hui '05 remarks that Joe Rago "seems ashamed of his fellow classmates, who constitute the most diverse class in the school's history." I'd like to know how and why Hui arrived at the wild conclusion that Rago is ashamed of his classmates because of their ethnic or racial diversity. Rago is ashamed of many of his classmates because they are, in a word, foolish.
To the Editor: Thank you for writing such an excellent article! It was fantastic. I'm so glad my son is attending Dartmouth.
After reading the articles, editorials and blitzes this past summer concerning Dartmouth branding, I must say I am extremely disappointed.
To the Editor: I am writing in response to your editorial, "The Importance of Consent," in the August 14, 2003 edition of The Dartmouth.
Confused with the California recall? Yeah, things are pretty dicey, but more than that, ever since Arnold Schwarzenegger entered the California gubernatorial race, weird things have been happening.
Well, good news -- "The BlabberForce" is off to a roaring start. They've recruited some prominent figureheads at Parkhurst, including President Wright and Dean Larimore.
Perhaps you have asked yourself why two, parallel lengths of fence stand in the southwest corner of the Green.
If mass media counts as a barometer of public interest, we are sensationalists. We need to be entertained, and in this age, sensational or "breaking" news panders to that need.
There has been a lot of recent press and discussion concerning the Sexual Assault Awareness and Consent Campaign initiated by a group of students intent on educating the Class of 2005 about issues of consent.
What are the top three academic programs at Dartmouth? I had trouble answering the same question when a senior administrator posed it.
Remember that infamous "swim test" we all took during our freshman DOC trip? I'm sure you do -- it was the easiest test to pass at Dartmouth.
As an exchange student for the summer from New College, Edinburgh University, I have had ample opportunity to meditate on the value of college exchanges.
To the Editor: Benjamin Zabar's poignant column, "A Farewell to the Rope Swing," (Aug. 6, 2003) brought crystal-clear memories splashing back of countless, joyful hours hooting it up on our own secret swing almost twenty summers ago. The swing is dead, long live the swing!
I'll state this for the record: I hate walking all the way to the Food Coop to buy the groceries that I can't get at Topside.
To the Editor: While I agree with Mr. Rago that "The BlabberForce" is far from an ideal name, I must disagree strongly with the rest of his insulting and highly flawed letter.
To the Editor: Mr. Rago's hope in his editorial was to distinguish between "bad" Dartmouth students and "good" ones.
To the Editor: So, Dean Nelson, five or six "serious injuries" have occurred in the past decade as a result of the rope swing ("Swing's risks force removal," Aug.
I remember the first time that I climbed the slippery wooden ladder. I stood up there on that platform with quaking legs and a death grip on the rope.
On September 8, the Harvey Milk High School in New York City will begin educating 100 solely gay, bisexual, and transgender students who find the other city public schools too hostile.