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The Addiction

By Alfred Valrie Jr. | February 22, 2000

In April of 1996, I finally came to terms with my addiction. What is interesting about addictions, and mine in particular, is that they have the singular distinction among psychological ailments as something that both satiates and destroys its captive.

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President's Day

By Matthew B. Nelson | February 22, 2000

To the Editor: As I look at my calender, I am quite surprised to find that yesterday was President's day, a day honoring George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln.

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Greater Student Choice

By Alex Wilson | February 22, 2000

There are only four days left before the deadline for submissions to the Student Response Task Force, about two months before the Board of Trustees will meet to discuss the future of Dartmouth.

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Keg Jumps, V-Day and a Bunch of Puritans

By Teddy Rice | February 21, 2000

At some point during this year's keg jump, probably soon after the severe trauma to my mouth and legs had rendered me delirious, it occurred to me that here was a piece of Dartmouth I truly loved.

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Somethng to Crow About

By Jourdan Abel | February 18, 2000

This Monday, I woke up at six a.m. for the first time since arriving at Dartmouth. I did so because my friend, a certain '03 class president who will remain nameless, wanted front-row tickets to Tuesday's Sheryl Crow concert.

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The Faculty Vote

By Liam Kuhn | February 18, 2000

Recently, the faculty voted 81-0 in favor of complete derecognition of the Greek system at Dartmouth College.

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Drinking Like A Dartmouth Boy

By Dan Galemba | February 18, 2000

Our recent two-second sound bite of fame, courtesy of "The Simpsons," was the talk of the town, oh, until about 8:31 Sunday night.

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Lyle of Norwich

By Rob Valet | February 18, 2000

I am not sure how many of you regularly read the Valley News (motto: "Inexplicably the Same Price as USA Today but no 64-Color Full Page Weather Map!") but if not, you missed a real treat in the Sunday edition: an interview entitled "2 Million Mile Man Teaching Trucking Safety." I will admit, I am not a regular Valley News fan.

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Where'd the Money Go?

By Joe LaBracio | February 17, 2000

For months the press, the public and the candidates themselves have watched in amazement as George W.

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A Bad Case of Senioritis

By Kevan Higgins | February 17, 2000

Hello again. First a big apology for not writing in so long. It would be a massive understatement to say that things with me have been a little hectic.

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Working at Rauner

By Allen Fromherz | February 16, 2000

With its majestic Corinthian columnar entrance, the Rauner Special Collections Library seems more like a temple than a repository for old books.

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Reform Party Reformed

By Dan Pollock | February 16, 2000

After several months of speculation, Donald J. Trump, developer, casino operator and self-described womanizer, has decided to drop his bid for the presidency -- a great tragedy for political cartoonists and late-night comedy show hosts.

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Princeton Eating Clubs

By Ryan Gardner | February 15, 2000

To the Editor: In regards to Rachel Osterman's January 25th piece, "Yale and Princeton have residential college systems", I simply wanted to point out an inaccuracy regarding her statements on the living situations of Princeton upperclassmen.

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The Choice to Cheat

By Linda Romano | February 15, 2000

Imagine overhearing someone say something like, "Well, that guy who got murdered last week kind of asked for it.

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Sex Yes, Nudity No

By Giavanna Munafo, | February 15, 2000

To the Editor: I was pleased to see the 2/10 front page story by Julia Levy about the WRC Sex Series.

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Attention Upperclassmen

By Dean Krishna | February 15, 2000

Yup, this column is aimed directly at you. This is an opportunity we can't afford to lose.

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A Love Letter

By Kristen Chartier | February 14, 2000

I'd like to have a word with Cupid. Maybe it's just me, but I was under the impression that he existed only to sling arrows of love into the hearts of the young.

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Getting Ready for V-Day

By Megan Costa | February 14, 2000

I have had some interesting Valentine's Days at Dartmouth, but none of them have focused on vaginas quite as much as this coming one will.

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A Tale of Two Sculptures

By Ben Rifkin | February 11, 2000

Once upon a time, oh, I don't know, about four years ago, when I was but a wee freshman, there stood a sculpture, proud, gallant, and tall ... for about five hours.

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A Winter Wonderland

By Eric Del Pozo | February 11, 2000

This weekend, Upper Valley residents (total: 8) are offered a chance to take part in the fun-filled 3.5 day extravaganza known as "Dartmouth Winter Carnival." In case you haven't heard, Winter Carnival is a festive and highly regarded tradition, named in honor of its founder, "some guy." Rather than going into the history and importance of Winter Carnival, which would involve making a lot of things up, which I could never do in good conscience after twice reporting that "Godzilla" is a food group, here is a run down of what will undoubtedly be this weekend's highlights: THE THEME -- The theme of this year's Carnival is "Lest The Cold Traditions Fail," as selected by the Committee That Selects Annually What Should Lest Fail.