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December 6, 2025 | Latest Issue
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Opinion
Opinion

Swimming Lessons

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Sometime a week ago, every Dartmouth student received a blitz from the Student Assembly screaming "SUCCESS!" in its subject line.



Opinion

Howard Who?

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On Tuesday, Jan. 7, I had the pleasure of meeting Howard Dean. I was very excited and immediately emailed my family about what I considered a momentous occasion.


Opinion

Do You Remember?

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To the Editor: Do you remember when we used words like "peace"? Do you remember when we shook hands and promised to put the past behind?



Opinion

An Empty Petition

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In the late 1920s, most of the "civilized" nations of the world joined together to sign several admirable treaties.


Opinion

Closing the Gap

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President Bush announced last week that his administration filed briefs in two Supreme Court cases opposing the University of Michigan's race-based admissions guidelines.


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Standing Up in Support

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Today, much of the Dartmouth community -- 1,043 members, to be exact -- took a stand. Today, much of the Dartmouth community said that it believes in something beyond the Dartmouth campus, beyond concerns regarding social and extra-curricular life or the operating budget.


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A Path to Resegregation

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By urging the U.S. Supreme Court to outlaw affirmative action, the Bush administration is playing a front line role in the assault on integration in education.


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An Economics Lesson

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To the Editor: William Meland's humorous piece on fuel efficiency and the evils of the free market ("Five Bucks a Gallon," The Dartmouth, Jan.


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Willie Horton Trivia

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To the Editor: Mark Yohalem made a serious mistake in his commentary, "The Liberal Reaction to Racism" (The Dartmouth, Jan.



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A Minor Detail

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To The Editor: Without meaning to be overly critical, I note that the article concerning the recent Dartmouth-UNH basketball game ("UNH's sizzling shooting too much for Big Green," The Dartmouth, Jan.


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Winning the Race

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I have sat down to write a column on race four or five times, and each time a voice in my head has persuaded me not to.


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A False Racial Trinity

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To the Editor: In his column "The Liberal Reaction to Racism" (The Dartmouth, Jan. 15), written in response to my article "Lott is not Alone" (The Dartmouth, Jan.


Opinion

A Higher Standard

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We made a list. The War on Terror. Ivy League student leaders. The failing economy and our role as consumers.


Opinion

Evolution of a Diet

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After dining on cumin-dusted salmon with sundried tomato couscous one night at home this past vacation, my father and I set to work on the new recipe box.


Opinion

The Sound of Silence

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There exist on every campus a few divisive issues that will never go away -- issues that will forever flare tempers and passions, issues that have no quick, painless resolution.


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Five Bucks a Gallon

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Last Friday at the Rockefeller Center rally for Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats' apparent best presidential hope for 2004, there was sometimes a jarring discontinuity between his obvious sincerity on topics like his stance against President George W.



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