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The Dartmouth
April 3, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

Uneven Separation

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To The Editor: It seems to me that recently the government has walked a fine line between separation of religion and state. On one hand, the Supreme Court has allowed for the education vouchers to be used in private, religiously affiliated schools.


Opinion

Better Living for Students

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To the Editor: My daughter is an '04 that is required to be on campus for her "Sophomore Summer." I am appalled at the living conditions that the College has forced these students to live in. The rooms I have observed have not been properly cleaned and obviously not maintained.


Opinion

I Pledge Allegiance....

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I pledge allegiance to my flag, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible with liberty and justice for all." This is the Pledge of Allegiance in its intended form, as written by Francis Bellamy in 1892.



Opinion

Homosexuality and Rights

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To the Editor: A month ago I wrote an op-ed entitled "On Homosexual Rights," and there have been several responses to it, both in this paper and via BlitzMail.




Opinion

A No-Win Situation

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When Dartmouth announced Charles Harris as its new athletic director, the move initially seemed a tremendous coup for the school -- Harris was without a doubt among the most respected men in collegiate athletics.


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Maintaining Perspective

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To the Editor: As a white male, I have this question that might shed light on our "racist" non-consideration of race ("Thesis raises troubling questions about race at College," May 29): How often do you think about the air you breathe?


Opinion

The Politics of Inevitability

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To the Editor: Richard Harvell '03 published a statement ("Lost in the Viscera," May 28) in which he defended the position that Israeli settlers are "racist -- a hard claim to disagree with," and in violation of the Oslo accords.



Opinion

Late So Soon

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How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? --Dr. Seuss How did it get so late so soon?


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A Fork in the Eye

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Look around. There are forks and eyeballs rolling through the aisles, across the back of the Green, seeping onto the graduation stage.


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One Year Later

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Upon graduating last year, I had everything all figured out. I planned to spend the summer working at a film studio in Santa Monica, then take a quick vacation traveling Europe, and finally start working for Microsoft in Seattle in the fall. Of course, the week after I threw my mortarboard into the air, I decided to skip out of the film internship, and I instead flew to New York City.



Opinion

What's Our Future?

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Ah, the solemnity of an Ivy League graduation. All the young Brahmins in their gown-hidden letter sweaters and navy suits and pleated skirts, nodding pleasantly at Mummy and Dad before they step onto the platform in orderly and dignified fashion to receive their diplomas and bid quietly regretful farewells to Jimmy Wright in person.


Opinion

Punishing Sexual Assault

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To the Editor: Your editorial on Friday, May 24, about changes in the sexual assault policy at Harvard was right on target when it observed that more rather than less student input is needed when changes to such a policy are contemplated.


Opinion

Still Fighting for Rights

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To the Editor: In response to the May 22 letter, "On Homosexual Rights," by Steven Lulich '02, we would like to say that "homosexual rights," as he calls them, would have to be present in society before they could be considered endangered. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered rights are indeed nonexistent when one considers that members of our community are fired from jobs, attacked, beaten and raped because of their sexual orientation or gender expression.



Opinion

Keeping the Lens Broad

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By Mohamad Bydon '01 To the Editor: Michael Mello's attempt to disgust us into supporting Israel by describing the scenes of "puddles of blood ... human flesh and bones and brain matter" that would follow a fictional suicide bombing at 105 Dartmouth Hall is rather feeble.