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Cellophane Soul

By Jacob Osterhout | April 18, 2000

Can you hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men? I hear them, every morning when I awake, every afternoon when I nap and every night when I lay sleepless dreaming of what could be.

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Anti-Hallmark

By Jeff Deck | April 18, 2000

These past few days I have sent a couple of those electronic birthday cards to people. No, not the cards that play "Kumbaya" when you open them: I am referring, of course, to the ever-present e-cards.

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Why I Want to Be VP

By Chance Hill | April 17, 2000

The Student Assembly must improve. At such a crucial juncture in Dartmouth College's history, it becomes very important for student government to be truly effective for the sake of all students.

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Addressing Gender Issues

By Peter Jacobsen | April 17, 2000

To the Editor: I am just writing a short note in response to Ben Rifkin's column in Friday's "D," (inappropriately) titled, "Transcending Gender." I approached the column with a sense of hopefulness that issues of transcending gender stereotyping would be addressed.

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We Hold These Truths

By Alfred Valrie Jr. | April 17, 2000

Elian should be shared. That's right, shared. Every family in America--not just the Florida relatives of little Elian--should have the responsibility of raising him.

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Ah, Community

By Linda Romano | April 17, 2000

I have to admit -- until a very short time ago, I hated the phrase "the Dartmouth Community." As a matter of fact, if you were to ask me what I found most annoying about the whole Student Life Initiative debate, I would have said that it was the fact that every time I turned around, someone was making a suggestions that they felt would benefit "the Dartmouth Community." For a little while, I even forgot to listen to what people were actually saying and decided that anyone who used those words wasn't on a side I could support. The phrase used to conjure up in me these touchy-feely, let's-hold-hands-and-affirm-the-fact-that-everybody's-special vibes that just did not sit well with my sarcastic tendencies.

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The Clear Path Forward

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | April 14, 2000

For the past year, the Dartmouth community has grappled with the Student Life Initiative. As the Trustees come to campus and begin the task of actually deciding where the Initiative should take this college, they must keep in mind the responsibilities they have to the Dartmouth community: While the early proclamations and promises of the Initiative nearly guaranteed sweeping, dramatic reforms, the Trustees should not feel compelled to make such changes just for the sake of fulfilling their earlier boldness.

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Secret Places

By Jeff Deck | April 13, 2000

Recently, I visited someone in North Hall. Until then, I had no idea that North Hall existed. For all I know, it didn't exist until the very moment that it came into my view, and once I left it, it slipped back into oblivion. How long has North Hall been there?

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The World Wide Bowl

By Joe LaBracio | April 13, 2000

It all started as a small idea in the mind of Vice President Al Gore -- the Internet, that is. Okay, so perhaps that joke is getting old, but one thing that is clearly not getting old anytime soon is the Internet itself.

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Critically Thinking

By Randy Stebins | April 13, 2000

There are people (okay, students, but only one has made it onto my radar screen) out there in our liberal arts community who support the candidacy of George W.

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Transcending Gender

By Ben Rifkin | April 13, 2000

Having been stuck in the confines of rural New England for the majority of my twenty-one years, and being even more strictly bound within the Upper Valley's limits for nearly the past four years, I have come to three conclusions: 1) People need to have more sex; 2) People need to have more sex in public spaces; and 3) Some places on this campus are better than others for dropping the proverbial kids off at the proverbial pool. Increased sex on this campus would ameliorate gender relations at least a hundredfold.

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Bring Back the AK-47

By Rob Valet | April 12, 2000

I hope you are all just as excited as I am for the coming Presidential election season. Actually, I hope you are more excited, or God save the Republic.

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The Tyranny of DDS

By John Haskell | April 12, 2000

I believe that the Student Life Initiative is fake. In all likelihood, it's just a hoax. There is no way anything will be done to the fraternities, because Dartmouth likes money, and old frat alums like to give theirs away.

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I Love Badly Drawn Girl

By Abbye Meyer | April 12, 2000

Well, here I am, off campus and living alone in my grandma's condo on a beach in Florida. Other than the fact that I'm having a great time lounging in the sand and basking in the sun, I've been faced with a few perplexing issues. For one, I'm a little concerned that I just plain don't exist anymore.

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Bubblicious

By Dan Galemba | April 11, 2000

Hey, did you hear about this? Apparently India and Pakistan have nuclear capabilities and are going to destroy the world.

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The Campus SLI Response

By Dean Krishna | April 10, 2000

This weekend, the Trustees will be making the final decisions on the SLI. After 14 months of committees, discussions, task forces, and rallies, it comes down to this weekend. The Trustees have a lot of reading material.

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The Battle Over Elian

By Upendra Maddieni | April 10, 2000

It's amazing how the case of Elian Gonzalez, who was found floating in an inner tube off the coast of Florida just prior to Thanksgiving, has sparked both international and domestic controversy.

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Political Creativity

By Daniel Pollock | April 10, 2000

The saying in Hollywood is that "you're only as good as your last movie." In Washington, the saying should be "you're only as good as your last earmark." Earmarking refers to a practice that is common among many in elected office, of adding last-minute provisions to spending bills, provisions that are specifically targeted for a new program or service within their district or state.

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