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The Dartmouth
April 17, 2026
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A Message from Overseas

By Gudrun Wilde | February 2, 2001

To the Editor: My name is Gudrun Wilde. I am a lawyer and live in Munich, Germany. I was Susanne's best friend when she and I went to school together in Hagen, Germany, and we always kept in touch and visited each other over the years.

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The Dartmouth's Coverage

By Assorted Readers | February 2, 2001

To the Editor: As a Dartmouth alum stunned to hear of this week's tragedy, I want to thank you for rekindling my faith and hope for the special community that is Dartmouth and Hanover. In my morning paper, The Providence Journal I read a quote from Dartmouth reporter, Julia Levy: "I was supposed to be there as a reporter, but after a few minutes, I just put down my notebook.

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Use of Language

By Joe Herring | February 1, 2001

To the Editor: I appreciate Jon Schroeder's impassioned demand for openness and honesty in speaking about death in his column dated Jan.

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Campus Hysteria

By Richard W. Strehle | February 1, 2001

To the Editor: It is inevitable that such a heinous crime as the double homicide of Professors Half and Susanne Zantop will attract intense and widespread media attention.

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"Murder at Dartmouth"

By Edward E. Hopkins | February 1, 2001

To the Editor: After living in urban Los Angeles, I thought I'd seen it all ... I first heard about this from one of my aunts, who reported she saw news of a murder at Dartmouth on national TV news.

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Susanne, My Mentor

By Aarathi Sambasivan | February 1, 2001

When I visited The Jewish Museum in the Upper East Side of New York City, where an exhibit on Morocco was on display, I found myself remembering a professor, Susanne Zantop.

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Thinking of You

By Emma Berca | February 1, 2001

To the Editor: I am writing from the University of Rhode Island. We've all heard about the terrible tragedy that happened on your campus and we are horrified by it.

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A Letter of Hope

By Nick Morinigo | February 1, 2001

President Bush: Twelve days ago, you put your hand upon the same Bible that your father and George Washington had before you and swore to uphold the laws of the United States.

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Choosing Paths

By George Kendrick | February 1, 2001

To the Editor: In the hurried pace of our lives, how often do we stop to thank or even think about the many people responsible for shaping our careers, values, and ways of life?

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Campus Safety

By Jacqui Frank | February 1, 2001

To the Editor: I have a daughter who works at Dartmouth College, so I have an invested concern in her safety.

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The Knowledge of Grief

By Linda Romano | January 31, 2001

I have spent the past six months studying grief and bereavement. I have read articles, books, gone to workshops, interviewed people, and the only thing I can say with assurance is that there are no answers. I almost cringed as I wrote that last catch phrase, because it seemed so condescendingly trite, so ridiculously unhelpful.

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The Dartmouth's Coverage

January 31, 2001

To the Editor: I wanted to express my extreme disappointment at The Dartmouth's handling of the "Breaking News" of the deaths of Professors Susanne and Half Zantop. I feel that it was extremely inappropriate for The D to send an e-mail to the entire school at 12:15 on a Saturday night.

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Remembering an Inspiration

By Craig Colfelt | January 31, 2001

To the Editor: Somber greetings from a Dartmouth alumnus in London who has been following the terrible news of the Zantops' death. In reading the news stories online, it occurred to me that the Zantops' neighbors Audrey and Robert McCollum were among the few people in a position to discuss what had happened to their friends.

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