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The Dartmouth
June 28, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

Were the Zantops Targeted?

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To the Editor: Although I never knew the Zantops and never attended Dartmouth, I grew up in Newport, NH, only 30-some miles from you and today I live at the edge of the Stanford campus where the Zantops were students in the 60's.


Opinion

21st Century Carnival

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When I first heard of Dartmouth Winter Carnival, I pictured ferris wheels and carousels surrounding a cotton candy-covered Green.


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Winter Carnival in Decline?

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I've heard rumors that the intensity with which students celebrate the Winter Carnival holiday is in decline -- that it might soon dip dangerously low, like the skin temperature of a Polar Bear swimmer.


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Lest the Old Traditions Fail...

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At a school proud of its long and storied history, Winter Carnival is yet another tradition in the unique "Dartmouth Experience" that drew many of us to this frozen patch of land in the Upper Connecticut River Valley.


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Celebrating a Legacy

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In 1980 a melancholy America needed inspiration. Americans were being held hostage by revolutionaries in Iran, the economy was sputtering, tensions with the Soviet Union were high, and the wounds of Watergate and Vietnam were not yet healed.


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Fond Memories

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To the Editor: Since a week ago Sunday morning, when a mutual friend called to tell us the horrible news about Half and Susanne, Nancy and I have been awestruck and devastated.


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What the Zantops Taught

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To the Editor: Even though I did not know the Zantops, I have been moved by the outpouring of tributes for this seemingly ordinary and unheralded couple.


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Work Hard, Play Hard

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Work hard, play hard." It's the college mantra of which we're all so proud. It's what we say to lure in undecided prospectives, it's what we tell potential employers to justify our absence from the upper Ivies, and its how we redeem our No.


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Appalachian Trail

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To the Editor: I am writing out of concern for the investigation into the Zantop murders. From what I have been able to gather from the news, it seems that neither a viable suspect nor even a viable motive has been established.



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Susanne and Half

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To the Editor: It was a normal late winter day here in England. I had caught the train, as usual, from my home down to Birmingham to attend my daughter's birthday party.


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A Printing Fiasco

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Public printing has always been a free service provided by Dartmouth. It is a luxury that most students take for granted, but it is also a luxury in danger of being taken away.


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Parents' Reaction

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To the Editor: We are saddened at the loss of the Zantops. We are so surprised at the loss to the College. I learned from my daughter who was taking a class with Professor Half Zantop.


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Alaska Grieves

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To the Editor: The news of the Zantop tragedy just hit Alaskans who hold Dartmouth with affection.


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Coach O'Leary

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To the Editor: It was with great regret that I learned that Coach O'Leary has decided to take his coaching skills and infectious personality to another university.


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Regarding Woodbury

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To the Editor: There are times when I don't entirely understand Dartmouth College. Despite the fact that the one issue that the administration and students agree on is the need for more undergraduate housing, the College is going to renovate Woodbury Hall, now vacated by the graduate students thanks to the completion of Whittemore, and turn it into office space.


Opinion

God Bless America!

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My father takes us on a LOT of vacations to exotic locales. He does this because he couldn't survive two weeks in a foreign country without somebody with a command of simple division to convert foreign prices into dollars, a memory for airlines, code-sharing agreements, flight numbers, and time zones.




Opinion

Random Crime

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To the Editor: I have no connection with Dartmouth (wish I did), but I've been following this tragic but unusual and fascinating case and your excellent coverage. I just saw a news report that the police are stopping cars and asking folks if they saw anything.