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The Dartmouth
April 17, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

No Trust

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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.



Opinion

China's Cloak

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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.


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Not Part of Israel

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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.


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The Complexities of Ignorance

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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.



Opinion

Our Deepest Thanks

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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.



Opinion

Why All the Fuss?

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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.


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Commending Voces

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To the Editor: I would like to commend Voces Clamantium for bringing to campus a speaker whose position is (perhaps thankfully) in the minority at Dartmouth College.


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Moving Beyond Communism

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To the Editor: All hail to Conor Dugan for his dismantling of communism, both as an idea and as a practice ("The Problem With Communism", The Dartmouth, May 18). Dugan however overlooks the most fundamental reason why communism, even in theory, cannot work: the power of incentives, and the decentralization that a market economy (insert "capitalist" if you like) affords.



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Not Promoting Diversity

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To the Editor: I couldn't help but notice an interesting phrase quoted in the recent article "Controversy Surrounds Voces Guest Speaker." The Dartmouth quoted a BlitzMail message from Voces Clamantium that said "But we believe that Mrs. Schneider represents one perspective that is held by many people at Dartmouth but almost never voiced in a public forum.





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Tradition

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Green Key: a weekend steeped in tradition. Nothing else at Dartmouth is as steeped in tradition as Green Key.



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The Magic Key

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Once upon a time, in a collegial kingdom far removed from our space and epoch, there lived a young vassal named Jeff, who wrote columns for the local newspaper.