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Tobacco-Related Illnesses Kill Hundreds of Thousands of Americans Every Year

By Joseph O'Donnell | May 27, 1998

To the Editor: I am writing in response to the letters that appeared in The Dartmouth last week about the issues about tobacco that were raised by Neil Resnick's and Juan Carlos Serna's editorial ["Butt Out of Dartmouth's Affairs," May 18]. I have been the Chief of Oncology at White River Junction VA Hospital since 1978 and have seen too many good people suffering and dying from tobacco-related illnesses.

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Fresh Starts

By Courtney Henning | May 27, 1998

When I walked into my friends' room last Thursday (the last day to register for fall courses), one friend looked up from her desk at me with wild eyes and said, "Please observe the crisis in progress.

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Up All Night

By Amanda Molk | May 26, 1998

Collis should be like this all the time!" Boy, if I only had a dollar for every time I heard that this Saturday night/Sunday morning, I could probably finance the rest of my Dartmouth education.

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We Need You

By Josh Green | May 26, 1998

I want to ask you a question. If you were given a year to change Dartmouth, and if you were also given a group of people who wanted to work with you toward similar goals, what would you change?

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Article on Said's Speech Incorrectly Represented Lebanon's Rich History

By Bint Libnan | May 22, 1998

To the Editor: The Dartmouth would do well to consult the video of Edward Said's presentation at 105 Dartmouth, Tuesday evening ["Said speaks on cultural identity," May 20, The Dartmouth]. Contrary to its reporting, Professor Said never said anything about Lebanon having "disappeared from the world map." Hard as many have tried to bring about just that, to date all efforts have failed.

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Simply Red

By Roy Lee | May 22, 1998

There is a quick and simple way to tell how liberal a college or university is. Just count the number of people with dyed hair.

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A Confession

By Jaime Bedrin | May 21, 1998

With graduation so near, I have had the wonderful opportunity to attend several student thesis presentations this spring term.

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Smoking Column Made Unsubstantiated Claims About Smoking at Dartmouth

By J. Ryan Gilfoil | May 21, 1998

To the Editor: I am writing in response to Neil Resnick and Juan Carlos Serna's editorial "Butt Out of Dartmouth's Affairs" in the issue of The Dartmouth dated Monday, May 18. I have come to fully expect wild speculation in The Dartmouth's editorials, but Resnick and Serna's assertion that "four years ago, the prevalence of smoking was not what it is today" prompted me to write anyway.

Opinion

The Interview

By Carolyn Wachman | May 20, 1998

C Says: So, P, how did that interview go in New York last week? Have you found an internship yet for the summer? P Says: Well, C, it was kind of weird.

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Let's Rethink COSO

By Dave Gacioch | May 20, 1998

A few weeks ago, The Dartmouth reported that the Council on Student Organizations -- which many of us know simply as "COSO" -- was considering new standards for student publications, including a ban on anonymously printed submissions and warnings about article content.

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And Then There Were '02

By Rob Valey | May 19, 1998

Well, not to make anyone feel inferior, but it seems that -- surprise! -- once again the incoming freshmen are the smartest, most talented people Dartmouth has ever amalgamated into one class.

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High Standards

By Meylysa Tseng | May 14, 1998

It was my junior fall when I joined the Voices advisory board. I was eligible because I had attended three of the Voices events.

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Responsibility, Not Censorship

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | May 13, 1998

With last week's proposed guidelines for monitoring student publications, the Committee on Student Organizations is treading a fine line between censorship and responsible supervision. As Fall term's incidents involving Uncommon Threads and the Jack-O-Lantern illustrate, student outcry often reprimands publications after they have printed offensive material. However, these ex post facto calls for censorship are clearly not an effective means of monitoring student publications. In order to improve the quality and integrity of College-funded publications, COSO should work with them to promote accountability and responsibility without infringing upon rights to free speech. While COSO's proposals are a step toward holding publications to higher standards, not all of the restrictions are necessary, and some may result in more detriment than benefit. Clearly, student publications must adhere to federal obscenity standards. However, the proposal calling for warning labels prominently displayed on publications containing "questionable" material would be an insult to the average Dartmouth student's intelligence and maturity level.

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Of Mice and Men

By Abiola Lapite | May 13, 1998

There are essentially two schools of thought on how life is best lived. There are those who believe that the important thing in life is to have a steady, well-paying source of income, to have a nice home and family, to be liked by one's peers and neighbors and to live to old age in good health.

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