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The Dartmouth
April 14, 2026
The Dartmouth
Opinion
Opinion

The Tubes are Coming

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Last weekend's Tubestock was everything it was supposed to be. The sun was shining, the water was warm and everyone was out there enjoying the day.




Opinion

Encyclical Misconceptions

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This coming weekend will mark the 30th anniversary of the release of Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI's great encyclical which reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's teaching on the use of artificial contraception.


Opinion

How to Earn Respect

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Every once in a while, the Trustees of Dartmouth gather here in Hanover and discuss matters related to Dartmouth.


Opinion

Class and Race

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Two weeks ago, the Clinton Administration unveiled a plan to re-establish limited affirmative action preferences for minority owned businesses.



Opinion

Running Out Of Time?

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Wow, It's sophomore summer, and it is kind of scary to say that. For so long, sophomore summer was this term of fun in the distant future that everyone looked forward to and made grand plans for.


Opinion

Summer Slump

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When I arranged my D-plan freshman spring I thought the only thing better than four terms at Dartmouth was five.


Opinion

The Crusade Against Demon Rum

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I am writing to issue an urgent warning to Dartmouth students that you run -- don't walk -- to the room in Baker Library above the periodicals room, where you'll find the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (NHRSA). Learn to look up laws in this collection and learn what the laws in New Hampshire are, particularly those pertaining to "underage drinking," intoxication and protective custody. It's apparently open season on students again, and the Hanover Police, as they were in the fall of '94 when the N.H.



Opinion

An Open Door

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The Administration has listened to the concerns of students. They have heard the protests against the locked-door policy, and immediate plans for locking the campus have been canceled.


Opinion

Life, Stress, and Chicago

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I spent last term working at an international refugee center in Chicago. It was, to say the least, an absolutely wonderful experience, perhaps even the best 10 weeks of my short life. When I first decided to apply for a Tucker Fellowship, I talked to a lot of people who had done them and other internships in the past.




Opinion

The Hard Guy

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I was gone to South America, but now I'm back to bore you with trite Dartmouth opinions that will change your whole outlook and give you entirely new perspectives about absolutely nothing. Today's topic for discussion is the Dartmouth 'hard guy.' You know the ones.




Opinion

We Don't Want It

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I would like to know what prompted the Student Assembly's decision to support the locking of all residence hall doors this fall.