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The Dartmouth
April 17, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

It's Greek to Me

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If you'd asked me two years ago whether I would join a sorority in college, I probably would have given you the standard, skeptical, "Me?



Opinion

Tips for Being Green

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Before I came to the rolling green hills of New Hampshire, I was like any other incoming freshman -- not of age, anxious and, of course, spectacular in bed.


Opinion

Cheney: The Right Choice

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Nothing's worse than a dry, pretentious college kid. Well, okay, there's the college kid who finds that his summer job consists of writing articles about small town politics, choosing from such impressive issues as "should we open the '7-11' 24 hours a day?" or "can we put stools at the bar in the Chinese restaurant?" Not to say that this is my job.




Opinion

Things That Annoy Me

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Yes, it was inevitable. A sequel to the popular, yet controversial column that ran at the end of '98 Fall term was unavoidable: there are many things on this great green globe that deserve immortalization here.



Opinion

Research in Rauner

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Books are caskets, vainly walled against decomposing time: knowledge eternally embalmed. Lightly pressing the 1-inch wooden frame covered by thick, ornate, faded lambskin, the heavy, brass clasps snap open.


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The Trouble with Townies

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Recently, towards the beginning of a clear, warm Saturday night, I was strolling up South Main Street with a friend when we passed a number of teenagers sitting on, standing by, or skateboarding around one of the many benches that pleasantly line what is considered the center of Hanover.




Opinion

Looking Sixteen

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My parents, I suppose, would say I am blessed, blessed with this curse of a youthful face. For they know what it's like to start growing older, to feel younger than they look, to have to remember fondly the last time they were carded while buying a bottle of wine. I, on the other hand, have not yet reached that point.


Opinion

Living for the Moment

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I took the plunge during the first week of Spring term my freshman year. I think it was the final day of March -- for those of you in my year, you might recall that the temperature that week was unusually hot.


Opinion

I Love Cheddar Chex Mix

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What can I say? A scrappy little snack has captured my heart. I have become utterly enraptured. Cheddar Chex Mix, with its peculiarly appealing amalgam of light Chex, dark Chex, pretzels and nuts, all lightly basted with a cheese flavoring, has taken hold of me.


Opinion

Creating Palestine, Creating Peace

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Last week, the Palestinian Central Council (PCC), the quasi-legislative body of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), announced plans to declare a Palestinian state at some point in the coming year.



Opinion

Love Lost

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The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love." Or so wrote Somerset Maugham, the British playwright and novelist.


Opinion

Duty Calls

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The summons came over Spring Break: Jury Duty was in store for the first week of my summer vacation.


Opinion

Trouble in River City

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I was driving up East Wheelock on my way to class this week and there were two police officers directing traffic around the public works project being carried out at the intersection by Berry Sports Center.