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The Dartmouth
September 1, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

Regarding the Jackets

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To the Editor: Reading about the truly deplorable incident at Psi Upsilon last week, I was reminded of a situation that arose during my senior year, in my last term as president of KDE, which struck me then and now as in many ways paradigmatically symbolic of race and gender relations at Dartmouth. It was the Tuesday before Homecoming, and at the conclusion of an otherwise routine Coed Fraternity Sorority Council meeting the president of Gamma Delt casually requested that the fraternity presidents stay after.


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A Working Girl's Day

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Up at six; in bed by eight," my sister told me. My sister had agreed to share her small apartment with me for half of my stay in Washington D.C.


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Psi U Attacks Unjustified

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To the Editor: Within the past week there have been a number of opinion articles in The Dartmouth relating to the incident which occurred on Psi Upsilon's lawn over a week ago.



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Don't Blame Society

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To the Editor: I was quite dismayed to hear about the actions of a couple of fraternity brothers, who undoubtedly made apparent their infantile and hurtful ignorance.



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Deeds, Not Just Words

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For three years now, I've had the good fortune of being a staff columnist for the Dartmouth. With this title come no fat paychecks, no VIP status, no adoring fans.






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Professor Meadows' Legacy

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To the Editor: I, too, am greatly saddened by the passing of Professor Dana Meadows. As a freshman and one of her advisees, I was inspired by her insight and wisdom applied to analyzing environmental and social policy issues.



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A Matter of Basic Safety

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To the Editor: In light of recent events in and around Dartmouth (the tragedy of the Zantop murders most obviously and incidents with the women's showers) it is clear that, although Dartmouth may feel safer than most places, we are not immune to realities beyond our campus.


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The Globe Responds

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To the Editor: I am writing in response to a letter from Alexis Jetter, who, it would seem, would like to assign a role for herself and Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz in our decision to print a front page retraction regarding a story about the Zantop murder.


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Covering the Globe

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To the Editor: You gave the Boston Globe a free ride in your coverage of its retraction of the "adulterous affair" story it concocted last week about the murders of Half and Susanne Zantop.



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A Call for Action

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We would like to commend President Michael Holick '02 and other brothers of Psi Upsilon fraternity for their quick and heartfelt response to the incident that occurred at their house on Friday night.


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Treatment by the Press

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To the Editor: Now that we are "old news," I am writing to publicly object to the tactics of reporters from The Dartmouth, the Boston Globe and Herald who were seeking to sensationalize the Zantop tragedy.


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Apology is Not Enough

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To the Editor: I read with sadness the description of the incident at Psi Upsilon fraternity and am writing to assure the community that the administration does indeed take incidents like these very seriously.