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The Dartmouth
September 1, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

Colonize This

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I'll admit it. I've become something of an Olympics addict over the past week or so. Last night, after finding myself hypnotized by Michelle Kwan and giggling childishly at Irena Slutskaya (she's got a funny name), I began to wonder, "Hey, why are there no great Indian Winter Olympians?


Opinion

Oh, Olympics

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My parents and I had a lovely dinner at Molly's this weekend when they came up for a visit. After dinner, our server tried to tempt us with delicious sounding desserts and warm beverages, but the Horowitz clan had something more important on the agenda -- the Olympics. When my parents asked me what I wanted to do when they came to visit, watching the Olympics was my number one choice.


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Is This Apathy?

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In his recent column (The Dartmouth, Feb. 14, 2002, "Adherence to Activism in the Face of Apathy"), Sam Stein finds the Dartmouth Young Democrats' flagging numbers indicative of a trend toward student complacency.


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Zeta Psi

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To the Editor: The Dartmouth has recently published two articles containing information about activities allegedly taking place at 8 Webster Avenue, a facility owned by the Zeta Psi alumni corporation.


Opinion

Redefining the AAS Debate

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In recent weeks, this paper and the campus have seen an exchange of opinion over the relevance and need for an Asian American Studies minor on campus.


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Can I See Some ID?

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Security in this nation has never been tighter. Boarding an airplane requires passing through several armed checkpoints, military fighter jets circle over our major cities, and for their safety, the producers of the just-released Britney Spears movie "Crossroads" have been whisked away to an undisclosed location.


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Poke a Nipple

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I walked into my house the other day to find two friends sprawled on the couch. "Come sit down with us," they said.


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Sharpton's Sins

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On Sunday evening, the Rev. Al Sharpton gave a lecture in Rollins Chapel as part of the Tucker Foundation's "Social Justice and Leadership" program.


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Sands Running Low

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Everything's got an expiration date nowadays. Have you noticed? Foodstuffs, batteries, film, contraceptives -- each of them marked for an eventual demise.




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Talking to One Another

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To the Editor: I have heretofore avoided adding any commentary on the Greek community to these pages, for the most part finding such columns by their nature unable to seriously address many of the deeper issues that trouble our community when it comes to drawing circles of exclusion.



Opinion

The Argentina Experience

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To the Editor: I was a participant on the Buenos Aires Foreign Study Program in the spring of 2000 and as a result, I've taken an interest in the recent developments surrounding the Spanish department FSP and its possible move from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay (The Dartmouth, Feb.




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An Imperfect Bill

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Having written about our country's need for campaign finance reform in these pages before, I was disappointed with Hemant Joshi's Feb.


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An Issue of Talent

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To the Editor: Alexandra Roberts '02 makes a dubious point in her rebuttal of Katie Greenwood '04's critique of the sorority system (The Dartmouth, Feb.


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Dreams of Personhood

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During the course of the three years of the post-Student Life Initiative era, Greek controversy has inevitably centered around one or another of the buzzwords that have trickled down from ineffectual administrative letters.


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An Active Student Body

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To the Editor: In his Feb. 14 critique of student apathy at Dartmouth, "Adherence to Activism in the Face of Apathy," Sam Stein '04 is guilty of the very fault for which he rightly criticizes much of the student body; he condemns student disinterest but fails to acknowledge any viable alternatives or solutions.