'Substantial' Change
When the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council elected summer leaders Sunday night, it took a step in the right direction.
When the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council elected summer leaders Sunday night, it took a step in the right direction.
So this is it, the fabled sophomore summer. The highlight of life in Hanover. The crowning jewel of the oft-maligned D-Plan.
In case you missed the article in the D (motto: "A smattering of world news plus all the CS4 and Phi Delt derecognition stories you can stand"), Westside is closing next fall.
Have you ever sat in a class and thought to yourself, "I must be the dumbest person in this entire college?" Have you ever tried to write a paper, knowing that you will get absolutely no feedback on your work, other than a grade that is probably lower than you expected? Okay, maybe it's just me, but sometimes I feel like everyone is smarter than I am and that I have absolutely no clue when it comes to academia.
As the summer sun finally emerges from the doldroms of a dreary spring, the Class of 2002 faces a new challenge: the challenge of leading.
Work Hard Play Hard," our patented phrase: many hours dormant spirit, 10 hours intense fun, easy stimuli, destructive lifestyle, hyper-intense social situations, intense gender relations, destruction to community with the help of alcohol, insufficient social education, malleable freshmen, status quo crap, defend the right to WHAT?, ridiculous t-shirts, crisis in community, strive to be Harvard, (Strive to be DARTMOUTH Dammit!) run like a business, buy the best professors, pass over the best teachers, kill education department, bite the hand that feeds you, faculty AT Dartmouth not IN Dartmouth, academic institution, social issues not allowed in classroom, not the place for it, no consilience, no mission, no push for growth, heart and mind not connecting, scrutiny of interdisciplinary, learning only to forget, not real learning, no introspection, no reflection, need opportunities to own the class material, the North Face, power of the groups to keep the mold, Dartmouth: the dysfunctional family, pride in teaching, no teacher assessment, 10 weeks discontinuity, social comfort zones, teach self segregation, stupid frat stuff, high school mentality, no responsibility, Coed Fraternity Sorority Council, representing WHAT Greek community?
To the Editor: I went to Yvette Schneider's presentation last week and, as someone involved in the planning for the pre-talk rally in front of Dartmouth Hall and the Candlelight Vigil for closeted students and allies that night, I came ready to listen and ready to question.
I was determined to know beans," Thoreau affirmed, reflecting on his two years of sustenance farming at Walden Pond.
I find it not so ironic that not only are you near Cuba in geographic origination, but you are on a strikingly similar level to said country in your desire for the destruction of the democratic principles on which this country was founded -- liberty and justice for all." I received this blitz from a friend after telling him that I would not write my last and final column of the year about him.
The recent speech of Yvette Schneider has sparked a decent amount of discussion related to the controversial topic of homosexuality.
Has anyone given thought to the embarrassing nature of death these days, especially in, but not limited to, the young?
I am ashamed to be a student at Dartmouth. There will probably be few moments in my life when I will ever feel this way; indeed, this is the first time I've ever been ashamed of my school.
To the Editor: In her Friday column, "The Problems of Global Capitalism," Jessica Marshall asserted that "Human exploitation is not one of the central themes of socialism; it is however a basic principle of capitalism." Although this is a nice summary of the Communist Manifesto, it is the complete opposite of reality. Capitalism regards "workers" -- indeed, all individuals -- as ends in themselves, whose cooperation must be obtained voluntarily.
To the Editor: In the past I have expressed my disapproval for the manner in which the College handles the Veteran's Day federal holiday, and today I find myself doing so because of the arguably worse treatment of Memorial Day.
With their recent announcement to formally separate from the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council, the sisters of Tri-Delt have issued a wake-up call to the Greek community but have failed to adequately explain their reasoning. This action should not go unexplained.
The Hovey murals in the basement of Thayer Hall were painted between 1937 and 1939. Seven years after they were finished, John Trudell was born in Nebraska.
With the advent of the Internet in the 1970s and its massive expansion in the 1990s, e-technology is poised to revolutionize certain very basic facets of American society.
After all the hoopla about China and permanent normal trade relations (PNTR), it looks like the battle is finally over.
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.