War's Casualty
Every minute of every day you think you are going to die," said Miguel Gil Moreno de Mora, an Associated Press television cameraman about covering Chechnya.
Every minute of every day you think you are going to die," said Miguel Gil Moreno de Mora, an Associated Press television cameraman about covering Chechnya.
To the Editor: Delta Delta Delta Fraternity was founded in 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts. Its Purpose is: "To establish a perpetual bond of friendship among its members, to develop a stronger and more womanly character, to broaden the moral and intellectual life, and to assist its members in every possible way. It Shall Also Be The Purpose of Delta Delta Delta to promote and develop mutually beneficial relationships between the Fraternity and the colleges and universities where the Fraternity has established chapters, to develop qualities of unselfish leadership among its members, and to encourage them to assume, with integrity and devotion to moral and democratic principles, the highest responsibilities of college women." In order to uphold the purpose of our organization, Delta Delta Delta has established a number of programming goals, including meeting "the needs of collegiate women in today's world" and providing support for both the entire chapter and each of its individual members.
African-Americans have a higher incidence of hypertension (high blood pressure) than do Africans living in Africa.
To the Editor: I would like to congratulate Voces Clamantium's courage in bringing such a controversial speaker and in dealing with yesterday's crowd.
I am very disturbed. I just watched what could have been a great night of discussion about views, opinions, and hurt be destroyed by closed-mindedness and unrestrained emotion. I attended the Yvette Schneider talk Tuesday night, and I was discouraged by what she said.
In his editorial of May 23, 2000, Professor Thomas Luxon quotes virulent rhetoric published by the Family Research Council, whose employee, Yvette Schneider, was recently brought by Voces Clamantium to speak on our campus.
Last Sunday, as I walked past the Washington monument, I saw signs that read: "Gun control is racist, sexist, and classist," "fascist go home," "Rapists hate gun owners," and (my favorite) "A good grip: my idea of gun control." As you may have guessed, I was not at the Million Mom March, which was full of mothers fearful of recent school shootings, but at a nearby counter-demonstration, put on by a newly formed anti-gun control group calling themselves the Second Amendment Sisters. The whole point of the Sisters' demonstration, to my mind, was to try to show the softer side to the NRA.
To the Editor: Voces Clamantium's posters said "Come and Question". In preparation for Yvette Schneider's visit the group repeatedly assured the Dartmouth Community her presence would create dialogue.
Diversity on college campuses, at Dartmouth and elsewhere
An effort to avoid offense can hinder education and free speech.
From virtually the beginning of the year, I heard all sorts of stories of the majesty that is Green Key.
To the Editor: In his Op-Ed piece, Zachary Keane writes, "Do you not trust us to identify and discuss hatred when we see it?" Unfortunately, given Dartmouth's sad history on this issue, given all-too-recent incidents on campus and given the many, many unthoughtful, even if unconsciously expressed, heterosexist, racist and homophobic statements made every day in Hanover, no, I don't.
A few hours in jail can change a person's life. It definitely changed mine. The day of the arrest was May 5, 2000.
In an old Aesop's fable the wind and the sun test their strength by trying to cause a traveler to remove his heavy cloak.
To the Editor: As the teaching assistant of the first Arabic class ever taught at Dartmouth, I was happy to hear that the College is planning to offer an LSA program in Arabic and Hebrew in Jerusalem ("College plans new summer Israel LSA," May 18). However, your characterization of the program as an "Israel LSA" is gravely incorrect, for Jerusalem is simply not part of Israel. While many states have recognized Israel, practically none have recognized its sovereignty in Jerusalem.
It would be an over-simplification of an increasingly complicated situation to believe that all the recent controversy surrounding Yvette Schneider and her personal testimony is actually about "freedom of speech" or "sparking intellectual discourse." It is clear that the most fervent supporters and critics from both sides are not concerned nearly as much with First Amendment rights or the right to disagree, as they are with the fact that the opposing side's rhetoric is somehow offensive to them.
Diversity on college campuses, at Dartmouth and elsewhere
To the Editor: On behalf of the children, families and staff at CHaD, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, I would like to extend our deepest thanks to the many individuals who participated in and supported the First Annual Wishing Well Dance Marathon to benefit CHaD.
To the Editor: What I am trying to do as a member of DRA is to inform the campus of the big picture.
Tonight, the 23rd of May, Voces Clamantium, a campus Christian group, will sponsor a presentation by Yvette Cantu Schneider, an outspoken condemner of homosexuals and lesbians, and a policy analyst for the Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington DC.