Opinion

I Want to Design Screensavers

By Courtney Henning | March 30, 1998

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.

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Opinion

Panel Examines Interactions Between Students and Safety and Security Officers

By Dan Nelson | March 30, 1998

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.

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Opinion

Ivy League Snobs

By Kenji Hosokawa | March 30, 1998

I once thought that there was a correlation between one's academic achievements and ability to live as a responsible member of a community.

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Opinion

My White Beauty

By Roy Lee | March 30, 1998

I love something dearly. This love is not really complicated and has no strings attached to it like most relationships.

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Opinion

If It Flies, It Dies

By Kyle Teamey | March 30, 1998

Last Fall, I was square dancing at Moosilauke. Everett had the music thumping, people were in high spirits and it was a good time.

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Opinion

Vegetables Have Feelings Too

By Roy Lee | March 10, 1998

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.

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Opinion

Another Issue?!

By Meylysa Tseng | March 10, 1998

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.

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Opinion

I Alone

By Julie Sloane | March 9, 1998

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.

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Opinion

The Stupidity Index?

By Jason Peoples | March 9, 1998

Okay kids, let's talk about the bane of my existence at Dartmouth College ... the participation grade.

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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

'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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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