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April 6, 2026
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The Politics of Scarcity

By John Stevenson | August 1, 2002

I will take a pause from my usual philosophic speculations to address a local issue. In the recent weeks, there has been popular discontent with our favorite organization in the milieu of bureaucracy here at the College: the Council on Student Organizations. This body has perhaps one of the hardest jobs on campus: dispersing student funds to a motley group of organizations.

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Princetongate

By Robinson Hall | July 30, 2002

By breaking into Yale's admissions website, Princeton has committed an act that is not only unethical, bone-headed and probably illegal but also a significant blow to how we understand the ethics of the Ivy League colleges we attend. At least one high-ranking Princeton admissions officer broke into Yale's website using confidential information from applications given to them in confidence by the very people who believed in Princeton's moral character at least enough to apply there. Information about who Yale admitted probably did not affect Princeton's admission decisions, which may have already been made.

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The Widow Continues

By Jonathan Eisenman | July 26, 2002

To the Editor: I should like to, at the risk of turning the paper into a sounding board for myself and Mr. Stevenson, reply to his column entitled "Coming Out of the Closet" (Wednesday, July 24). First, however, I would like to upbraid you, editorship of The Dartmouth for altering the title on my submitted work from "The Widow's Peak" to "Rhetoric and Sacrilege." Not only did you ruin my attempt, albeit in poor humor, to retain the word "widow" in my letter, but in your ultimate editorial wisdom, you allowed the "balding author" bit to remain.

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Coming Out of the Closet

By John Stevenson | July 24, 2002

In my piece entitled "The Widow's Challenge, Part I", I critiqued the liberal side of the Christian faith that emphasizes social justice and community service over absolute devotion to a Person.

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Tubestock

By Caryn Karo | July 22, 2002

To the Editor: How irresponsible and ignorant of the entire Editorial Board of the D to write an article bashing Doc Kupiec for urging safety and legality on the part of our classmates? Class Council does not "promote" the event, as the article suggests, but our Class President did choose to stand up and take some responsibility for the members of our class rather than remain silent. Students are aware of what Tubestock is and what it will continue to be.

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Disney and The D

July 22, 2002

To the Editor: Your editorial "Tubestock doomed to mediocrity" not only misses the point of the letter I sent out this week, but also raises an issue much larger than Tubestock: an infantile and cowardly attitude which seems to infect the editorial board.

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Common Humanity and the Core

By Chien Wen Kung | July 18, 2002

This article is meant to be an extended addendum to what John Stevenson '05 said in his piece ("The Critical Examination," June 28). I would like to thank him for citing my previous article; I now return the favor by attempting to add to the multiculturalism debate that he calls for. Proponents of multi-culturalism have called upon liberal education to diversify itself in the face of changes to America's ethnic/racial composition.

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Tubestock doomed to mediocrity

By Robinson Hall | July 18, 2002

When '04 Class Council President John "Doc" Kupiec's sent out his letter encouraging students to "demonstrate that we can be responsible adults" and thus ensure that Tubestock does not go the way of the Winter Carnival keg jump (gone, but far from forgotten), he intended to help save a tradition fighting for its very survival.

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The Widow's Challenge (Part II)

By John Stevenson | July 16, 2002

In part one of the Widow's Challenge, I spoke of the clash between liberal society and cultural relativism/ identity politic. The question I pose now is: Has education become a co-conspirator in the plot to assassinate the beliefs enunciated in the Declaration of Independence? To put it another way: Does our current societal values, which are reinforced by the mulitculuralistic and diversity-oriented programs and curriculum changes here at the College, help us to make the right decision vis-a-vis the widow?

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What Have You Done?

By Ryan T. Mulrooney | July 16, 2002

To the Editor: It has now been 10 months since this country was viciously attacked on September 11, 2001, resulting in the murder of thousands of U.S.

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Agnostic Faith

By Todd Hayes | July 16, 2002

To The Editor: I think that the judgment being based on a suit by an agnostic makes it a little more difficult to understand why the suit was even looked at ("One Nation Under God," July 8). I think that freedom from unwanted religious persecution by government means is really what the law is about. The line "under God" was actually added many years later through effort by the Knights of Columbus and backed by President Eisenhower.

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Where Have All the '04s Gone?

By Lauren Adkins | July 10, 2002

The great sophomore migration is in progress. The destination: Unknown. I gradually became aware of our dwindling numbers upon my return from a spring semester FSP in Washington D.C.

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One Nation Under God

By John Stevenson | July 8, 2002

This recent July 4th, our Independence Day, was a strange one for us. For the first time in history, we had a taste of what it is like to live in many countries around the world, namely Israel.

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