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The Dartmouth
September 1, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

Roughing It

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Having spent substantial parts of the last two years in Alaska and Southern Africa, I was excited when my friend, Meg'n (she requested that I disguise her name pretty good, huh?) asked whether I would be interested in camping in the woods for the weekend.


Opinion

Not Total Support

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To the Editor: I was very disappointed to see that despite the fact that your own poll (September 24) showed that a quarter of Dartmouth students were not in support of any military action, this viewpoint was entirely ignored in the most recent issue of The Dartmouth.


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A Peaceful Approach

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To the Editor: September 11th's terrorist attacks in Washington and New York brought us all a horrifying reminder of the tremendous suffering that occurs when a city is bombed.


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Remembering a Friend

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To the Editor: As a Dartmouth alumna returned to pursue an MD/PhD, I am struck by how Dartmouth with different faces remains the same, ever and never changing.


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Larger than Life

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As another grand year kicks off here at Dartmouth, we would be inclined to examine the broader concerns of student life, the overarching issues that touch us all.


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Our American Victory

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Our nation mourns, for we have suffered a tragedy beyond the description of superlatives. With well over 6000 innocents murdered by a faceless enemy, we Americans now find ourselves surrounded by loss.


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The Real Islam

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Who so ever kills an (innocent) human being, for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he has killed all mankind, and who so ever saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind" -- The Holy Quran: Al -- Ma'dah Verse:32) The Quoted Verse from the Holy Quran (believed to be the perfect and last of a number of heavenly revelations, according to Muslims) is witness to the faith of tolerance, respect and peace -- the faith which I amongst many Muslims, both at Dartmouth and around the world adhere to.


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United We Stand

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In the past two weeks two unthinkable things happened in our country. I don't think I have to tell you what the first one is.


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Confronting Evil

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Rarely is the line between good and evil as clear-cut as it was with the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11.



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A City Left Naked

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Stunned with their briefcases, ash dusting their clothes and shoes a ghoulish gray, they make their mass exodus across the Brooklyn Bridge.


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A Case for Loyalty

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The Denver Post has made a stand to refer to the new home of the Denver Broncos solely as "New Mile High Stadium." The stadium's actual name, in line with the wonderful age of selling out in which we live, is "Invesco Field at Mile High." Even before I came to Dartmouth from Denver over two years ago, when the stadium's construction was in its infancy, the controversy over naming the stadium filled the papers.



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Balance for Ratings?

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In an effort to improve viewership among conservatives, CNN recently initiated talks with conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh regarding a future show.


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A Sophomore's Summer

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I. Summertime Things I Have Missed By Being Here At School: Dinners on the back porch, book after book in the backyard, bike rides along the Hudson, lunch downtown by the Capitol building, soft ice-cream (small twist in a cone with rainbow sprinkles, please), musicals in the park, rounds of mini-golf, badminton games in the street, night strolls through the neighborhood. II.


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Taking Risks

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We, as juniors, feel ourselves settled. We have a place: we are engineering or computer science or anthropology majors, we play soccer or we run track, we are involved in the DSO or we work for The D, we have a specific circle of friends.


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Balls!

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In her Tuesday article, "I'm Not Laughing," Nancy Lai certainly succeeded in making me laugh. I saw the poster to which she refers, and it made me laugh too.


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Tie Funding to Policies

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To the Editor: In his letter to the editor on Friday, August 10 ("Not Everyone Has Privilege"), Jason Spitalnick contends that my suggestion to let one's dollars speak to the Administration is "narrow-minded, petty and largely misinformed". Mr. Spitalnick has drawn an innacurate impression of my suggestion.


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Key-Card Locks Worrisome

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To the Editor: Regarding the August 14th article "Door locks set for winter," prior to the institution of key-card controlled door locks for residence halls and academic buildings, students and other community members deserve a full disclosure of the ways in which the new system will be used.


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Runners Shined Too

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To the Editor: In your August 1st article "Dartmouth Teams Experience Varied Success," you failed to even mention the Big Green men's and women's accomplishments in cross country and track. The cross-country men's team qualified for the NCAAs and a cross-country woman, Erin Dromgoole '01, earned NCAA All-American status with a 23rd place run. Tom McArdle '03 earned All-American status in NCAA indoor track 5k placing 10th plus NCAA outdoor track 10k placing 5th. Three All-American awards in 2000-01 in the Big Green running squads, something that should not be overlooked.