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The Dartmouth
April 3, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
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.


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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.


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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.


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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.




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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.


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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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Simple Saving Steps

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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.