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December 7, 2025 | Latest Issue
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Opinion
Opinion

Residents By Definition

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To the Editor: I am writing to respond to Brian Nick's Nov. 19 column "At All Costs." I want to take issue with an assertion Mr. Nick made.


Opinion

Governor Who?

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The elections are over. Now we can breathe, but please do not take too deep a breath. The gusty political whirlwind is about to start anew.


Opinion

An Unreasonable Request

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To the Editor: In Pamela Hairston's Nov. 13 letter to The Dartmouth ("Overdue Reparations") she failed to mention that so-called "white" America has provided countless benefits to African-Americans through programs such as affirmative action, welfare and special scholarship programs.


Opinion

Legitimate Criticism

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To the Editor: In response to Kenan Yount's Nov. 19 column, "A Misguided Battle," regarding the ongoing controversy of Augusta National's membership guidelines, I have to say that while I certainly sympathize with a great deal of his position, I think his basic argument is flawed.


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Staying Small

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Alumni, students, faculty and administrators should take a second look at John Strayer's Nov. 6 letter, "Fundamental Questions." In it, Strayer questions the ability of the College to maintain itself as the premier liberal arts institution in the nation while simultaneously attempting to become a better research institution.



Opinion

A Misguided Battle

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After getting a good laugh out of Friday's editorial cartoon in The Dartmouth, I realized that little has been said in our paper about the controversy over the membership policies of the Augusta National Golf Club.


Opinion

At All Costs

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We are now two weeks removed from the midterm elections, and everyone in the political world is still trying to figure out what to do next.



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Repressive Tolerance

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Dartmouth economics professor Bruce Sacerdote '90 recently published a study arguing that the economic disparities slavery created between free blacks and those who were slaves largely dissipated within two generations after emancipation.


Opinion

The Week

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Security Bill Setbacks The House approved Wednesday a revised version of the Homeland Security Bill reducing worker protection provisions despite Democratic opposition.


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Popularity Politics

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It was 1994, and I was sitting in the second tier of my high school's auditorium. I remember it distinctly because the whole event was so comical.


Opinion

Overstepping One's Bounds

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To the Editor: The Nov. 6 article "Study: Slavery's effects lasted just 2 generations" explaining Professor Sacerdote's study on the ramifications of that institution could have been called, "Study: Racism caused free blacks to be as oppressed as former slaves in just 2 generations." Sacerdote, by attempting historical analysis, mocks his own profession.


Opinion

Paying Respect

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To the Editor: As a grandchild of two World War II veterans, an American and a liberal, I was disheartened and embarrassed to see a poor turnout to the Veterans' Day service in a Tuck auditorium on Nov.


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Donor Discrimination

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Donating blood is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to save a life. For those of us who do not want to go to medical school or who do not currently wish to part with our vital organs, we can simply attend a local blood drive for an hour a few times a year to renew someone's chance at life.




Opinion

A Political Process

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To the Editor: I would like to respond to Tom White's letter in the Nov. 5 issue of The Dartmouth, criticizing the Editorial Board for endorsing Jeanne Shaheen based on her stance on abortion.


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Attention to Accuracy

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To the Editor: I refer to the Nov. 8 column by Sam Stein, "Times are Bleak," which cites evidence of a horrific future for humanity.


Opinion

Like Drunken Sailors

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I could accuse the College of spending money like drunken sailors, but that wouldn't be fair to drunken sailors: they spend their own money.


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