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Simple Saving Steps

By Scott Holland | November 12, 2002

To the Editor: If the budget cutbacks at Dartmouth are so upsetting, perhaps the "Take a Professor to Lunch" program could meet at Lou's, Collis, the Hop or a dorm common room for take-out sandwiches.

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An Appropriate Sendoff

By Matt Soriano | November 12, 2002

I think that all good Republicans should take a moment from our busy schedules of oppressing minorities and women, fondling our concealed handguns and driving oversized sport utility vehicles over helpless woodland creatures to think of what was lost last Tuesday.

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Violation, U.S.A.

By Sasha Earnheart-Gold | November 12, 2002

It saddens me to read the Oct. 31 column, "'Earth on Empty' is Full of Something Else" by Matt Soriano concerning "Earth on Empty" SUV violation tickets. I would suggest to Mr. Soriano that it is not the Earth on Empty folks who are treating us like we are stupid, but rather the car manufacturers and oil companies.

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Don't Blame the Messengers

By Robert Butts | November 11, 2002

Anyone who turned on the TV last Tuesday night got a rare chance to watch history in the making. Even the cable news pundits -- who are not usually at a loss for words -- struggled to find precedent for the GOP's midterm electoral romp, which marked the first time that a first-term president's party gained seats in both houses of Congress in a midterm election since Teddy Roosevelt occupied the Oval Office. The victory was stunning.

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AIM Addiction

By Dan Knecht | November 11, 2002

I have a problem. I am addicted to AOL Instant Messenger. I have been for the past few years. Ever since I typed my first few friends' screen names into my buddy list, I can't seem to sign off from this terrible addiction, and it's getting worse.

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The More Things Change...

By Benjamin Borbely | November 8, 2002

So Election Day has come and gone at last. The Republicans managed to buck the trend and gain congressional seats in both the House and the Senate, both of which they now control.

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The Week

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | November 8, 2002

Election Lessons Hanover voters participated in two congressional elections Tuesday that, in many ways, mirrored trends at polling stations across the country. In the House race, incumbent Charlie Bass '74 crushed his opponent in a contest that was never considered competitive.

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Mixed Messages

By Scott Holland | November 7, 2002

To the Editor: Following a story about a swastika being carved into the upholstery of a bench in Rockefeller Center and the scandalized reaction of the student body,I find it surprising and offensive that you would print hateful racial and ethnic slurs such as the following quoted from "The Dartmouth Who?" by Tai Antoine '01 on Nov.

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Times Are Bleak

By Sam Stein | November 7, 2002

Bombings in Kuta, Indonesia, have led to the confirmed death of more than 250 people. Meanwhile in Rockville, Md., police were finally able to capture the deranged gun-owning psychopath.

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Not the Libraries, Please!

By Ryan Tan | November 7, 2002

Frankly speaking, I have never been so bitterly disappointed at this college. I'm sure all of you know the recent hype about budget cuts in lieu of the recent economic downturn.

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A Bizarre Conclusion

By Stan Horowitz | November 7, 2002

To the Editor: Even though I'm a conservative, I thought most of the responses of faculty members to allegations in the Oct.

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A D-Plan for Life

By Abby Horowitz | November 7, 2002

What kind of job are you looking for?" she asked. I was in Career Services thinking about the future.

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Picture Perfect

By Tanisha Keshava | November 7, 2002

As I was walking home from class the other day, I noticed that the leaves were slowly beginning to lose their vibrant orange and red and yellow.

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Where are the Women?

By Bob Slate | November 6, 2002

To the Editor: Upon finishing up coaching another girl's volleyball season, I was struck suddenly by something: Where are all the women coaches and officials for women's sports?

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Endorsement Concerns

By Thomas Charles White | November 6, 2002

To the Editor: I'm concerned about The Dartmouth Editorial Board's Nov. 5 endorsement of Gov.

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A Hasty Conclusion?

By Peter Allen | November 6, 2002

To the Editor: I am writing to you in response to the swastika incident in the Rockefeller Center.

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Fundamental Questions

By John Stray | November 6, 2002

To the Editor: The shape of the eventual budget cuts being discussed on campus now will reveal the priorities of the College as it moves forward.

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Lord Have Mercy

By Abigail Drachman-Jones | November 6, 2002

They have the FSU football team (which, as I learned recently, is quite the team to have). They have hot weather.

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Double-Checking Protests

By Peter DeMaria | November 5, 2002

To the Editor: Dartmouth students care about the causes against which they protest. I question, however, the "solutions" they provide to solve the problems of the Iraq issue.

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Visit Middle Earth

By Sarah Green | November 5, 2002

Thank you so much for printing Jessica Skolnick's Oct. 22 article "Hobbits scarce, musicians plentiful at area bar" and photos from her foray up to Bradford, Vermont.