Opinion - The Dartmouth

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Student Assembly Should Continue to Promote Diversity at Dartmouth

By Matthew D. Benedetto | March 6, 1998

To the Editor: Though I know for a fact that Jonathan Flynn in his letter to the editor of March 5 ["Student Assembly Fails to Accurately Represent the Interests of the Student Body," The Dartmouth] intends no maliciousness, he nevertheless commits an error of logic that begs retort.

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Locking Dorm Doors Would Detract From Dartmouth's Integral Spirit of Openness

By Bruce Kennedy | March 6, 1998

To the Editor: I was very saddened to hear that the majority of the Student Assembly raised their hands in support of locking dorm entrances as reported in yesterday's The Dartmouth.

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Friday Night Fig Jam

By Matthew B. J. Delaney | March 6, 1998

It is a statistical fact that less crimes are ommitted when it is colder than 30 degrees out. Interesting.

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Consumed By Busyness

By Janelle Ruley | March 5, 1998

I've got issues with time, busyness and focus. I've never tackled three issues simultaneously, but I think these are sufficiently related as to merit integration. First of all is time.

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'Life's Most Important Question' Confused Selfishness and Conservatism

By Alexander Wilson | March 5, 1998

To the Editor: In his column ["Life's Most Important Question," The Dartmouth, Feb. 27] Billy Wynne asks how "those in the 'selfish' school of thought" answer the question: What am I doing for other people?

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Student Assembly Fails to Accurately Represent the Interests of the Student Body

By Jon Flynn | March 5, 1998

To the Editor: Despite recent criticism of inaction in the Student Assembly, the greatest problem with Dartmouth's student representative body is that it fails to accurately represent the interests of the student population.

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The Importance of Sensitivity

By Jeannie Lee | March 4, 1998

During my early years of childhood, my family lived in a remote town that had no ethnic diversity.

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Wealth, Incompetence and Other Unclarifed THings

By Meylysa Tseng | March 4, 1998

Kenji Hosokawa's column ["Higher Education for the Leisure Class," The Dartmouth, March 2] was very hurtful to many students.

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Safety Beyond Locks

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | March 4, 1998

Several recent acts of disrespect, trespassing and vandalism on campus have brought the often-ignored issue of College safety to the forefront of discussion. Although students are accustomed to the benefits of Dartmouth's relatively safe location in rural New Hampshire, it has become obvious that the College is not as isolated from acts of indecent vandalism as it is from the threat of metropolitan crime. In order to correct existing weaknesses in residence hall safety, the College must act now to protect its students before worse transgressions occur. The two-key measure currently under discussion would help to remedy the lack of safety in Dartmouth dorms.

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Animals Have Feelings Too

By Elinor Actipis | March 4, 1998

The renowned Czech author Milan Kundera once defined our species as "man, the cow parasite" -- for good reason.

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On the Way Out

By Margie DeWard | March 3, 1998

It's almost midnight. I'm in bed at Dick's House, trying to stay awake for the "Law & Order" verdict, but I keep slipping in and out of consciousness.

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Through a Star Darkly

By Raymond Gilliar | March 3, 1998

Words can convey love, sadness, hope, regret and joy. They can also be an insidious weapon, especially when written, because the written word is the clearest voice, and indelible.

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Higher Education for the Leisure Class

By Kenji Hosokawa | March 2, 1998

By now, many readers of The Dartmouth might be tired of my diatribes against the occasional columns by Dean of the Tucker Foundation Scott Brown.

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Gazette Article on Famous Alumni Failed to Represent Women's Contributions

By Giavanna Munafo, | March 2, 1998

To the Editor: I am indeed impressed by the stellar achievements of Dartmouth graduates chronicled in Friday's Weekend Gazette [The Dartmouth, Feb.

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A Vision of Diversity

By Kially Miguel Ruiz | February 27, 1998

A Dartmouth with an ever-stronger commitment to diversity is my vision. As we enter a new century, the excellence of our College is undisputed.

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Social Justice in Higher Education

By Jim Hourdequin | February 27, 1998

In a recent editorial ("The Failure of Higher Education," The Dartmouth, Feb. 20), Scott Brown made many excellent points regarding our society's failure to provide opportunities in higher education for our nation's poorest students.

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Life's Most Important Question

By Billy Wynne | February 27, 1998

I've always had a question I wanted to ask in a public forum, but until now didn't see an appropriate venue for doing so.

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Looking at the World Outside Hanover

By Amanda Molk | February 27, 1998

Preppy. Intelligent. Well-rounded. Of the many words Dartmouth students use to describe one another, one that I've heard come up all too frequently is apathetic.

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Beef: It's What's for Dinner

By Roy Lee | February 26, 1998

I don't understand vegetarians and rarely venture forth into Home Plate where they serve "healthy" food.

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The Wedding Shower Blues

By Jaime Bedrin | February 26, 1998

This past weekend I went home for a job interview in New Jersey. However, I forgot that my mother Diane and her friend, also Diane, were throwing a surprise wedding shower for one of their close friends, Marcye, for a second marriage.