Paradise Lost
To the Editor: Every so often I happen upon one of those moving accounts of unique courage and personal strength that just make my heart go all aflutter with reestablished faith in humanity.
To the Editor: Every so often I happen upon one of those moving accounts of unique courage and personal strength that just make my heart go all aflutter with reestablished faith in humanity.
To the Editor: In response to Andy Hanauer's column entitled "Lott is not Alone" (The Dartmouth, Jan.
To the Editor: I applaud the College administration for their humility in rethinking their initial shortsighted and potentially disastrous decision to sink the aquatics program.
To the Editor: Friday's article "Panhell, IFC kick off winter rush" (The Dartmouth, Jan. 10) did an excellent job of delineating the various formal recruitment processes currently underway and open to all eligible students interested in Greek life.
You won't get financial aid unless you're below the poverty line. Forget Dartmouth,you should apply to the University of Texas. There has always been a burning feeling of resentment in my stomach for my high school guidance counselor, who spoke these nave words to me almost five years ago.
The College's welcomed announcement that it will reinstate the swimming and diving programs confirms that Dartmouth students can indeed have a voice in the decisions that guide and shape our college.
To the Editor: We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the students, alumni, faculty members and staff of Dartmouth College for the support they have provided to our teams during the past 45 days.
Last month, while Trent Lott was busy attempting to extract his foot from his mouth, the Republican Party was in full spin- control mode, hoping to contain the damage to just Lott himself while leaving the rest of the party unscathed.
Among the many cases on the Supreme Court docket, one pair of lawsuits threatens to ignite a firestorm over diversity, race and higher education.
To the Editor: Speculation is a thriving phenomenon in our society. At best, it can be a constructive force to generate potentially plausible explanations and then to test them for accuracy and efficacy.
The choice of an occupation remains one of life's great mysteries. Somehow, after 22 years of "seemingly unprofitable meandering" (to use John Gardner's phrase), upon graduation one is expected to suddenly chart a clear course for the future.
You have been awake since 5:30 a.m. and, after traveling for hours, you have finally arrived in paradise.
After spending millions of dollars over recent years to bring the student body closer, the administration finally succeeded without spending a dime.
Today is Jan. 7, 2003, a little early, one would guess, to start thinking about the November 2004 election.
To The Editor: I am a concerned student who has been watching the reactions to the Dartmouth budget cuts with interest.
Hospitals in West Virginia and Pennsylvania rang in a hearty New Year last Wednesday by transferring patients to hospitals as far as 90 miles away.
I love Dartmouth as much as anyone, but I've always been bothered by the great disparity between how much the College fawns over us and praises us as high school seniors, only to patronize us for the duration of our experience here.
To the Editor: Collegiate swimming in the United States is under assault. When I started coaching at the collegiate level almost 30 years ago, there were over 350 Division I Men's Swimming programs.
To the Editor: I have read with regret the story of yet another swim program's demise. It is farcical that the administration at Dartmouth speciously attributes the "necessity" for this action to a lack of financial resource.
To the Editor: I am sure this comment has been raised, but if it hasn't " was the administration thinking at all when they cut the swimming program?