Staring Through the College Crystal Ball
Well, it was announced yesterday that historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will be the Commencement speaker for the Class of 1998 this June, and let me be the first senior to say the following: Who cares?
Well, it was announced yesterday that historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will be the Commencement speaker for the Class of 1998 this June, and let me be the first senior to say the following: Who cares?
I spent one Saturday a long while back in the basement of Chi Heorot fraternity. Four of us -- a close female friend of mine and two guy friends -- were talking, just passing the time on an average Dartmouth night out. Suddenly, one of the guys noticed that a Pong table near us was unoccupied.
Kiewit's decision to collate documents from the public printers only on the half-hour is both unreasonable and unnecessary. The new policy is unfair to students, whose class schedules are hardly compatible with 30-minute intervals.
Burnout. This is not a word you really want to hear during the first week of classes. This term should be reserved for that horrible period of life called finals.
Why Not The Best?" is the title of a book by former President Jimmy Carter; it is also the rallying cry for an increasing number of students who inquire about "best" lists when seeking employment or applying to graduate schools.
Propaganda is everywhere, brainwashing and conditioning our minds. It may be as benign as a commercial for the newest soda or it may be as malicious as governments conditioning the minds of children.
Human nature takes comfort in justifying the unjustifiable. When the snake in the Garden of Eden lured Adam and Eve to the knowledge of good and evil, God gave back the ability to rationalize.
It's that time of year again, Dartmouthians! You've chosen your spring courses, and now it's time to go bother the people in the Registrar's office until they let you completely change plans.
The impending departure of two more vital administrators enlarges the leadership vacuum currently plaguing the College. College Vice President and Treasurer Lyn Hutton and Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco add to a growing number of administrators who will soon be replaced under the leadership of a new president. Oddly enough, the administration is turning over more rapidly than the student body.
What a strange break this was for me. It began with jury duty, which served as quite a reminder of what goes on outside of Hanover.
The recent tragedy of the school yard shootings in Arkansas has lead me to think about criminal acts in our society.
I want to be a screensaver designer when I grow up." My roommate said this one afternoon while we contemplated my current After Dark screensaver, Bad Dog.
To the Editor: On February 4, 1998, Dean of the College Lee Pelton wrote a Letter to the Editor informing the College community about a fact-finding panel, requested by Proctor McEwen, that I was asked to convene.
I once thought that there was a correlation between one's academic achievements and ability to live as a responsible member of a community.
I love something dearly. This love is not really complicated and has no strings attached to it like most relationships.
Last Fall, I was square dancing at Moosilauke. Everett had the music thumping, people were in high spirits and it was a good time.
I've been praised and criticized for my last column that listed a few faults of vegetarianism and praised those who ate meat, not just vegetables.
I've literally seen people cringe when I've started talking about race. It's almost as if the subject is just not something normal people discuss.
Perdon, donde esta el metro?" Dressed in London wool and laden with an oppressive backpack, I wasn't prepared for balmy Madrid and its metro in hiding.
Okay kids, let's talk about the bane of my existence at Dartmouth College ... the participation grade.