Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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.

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Opinion

Article Correctly Described Tueting's Attitude and Her Athletic Achievements

By Boo Clarke | February 25, 1998

To the Editor: Although I am not a member of the Dartmouth women's hockey team and have never met Sarah Teuting '98, I am friends with many of the team members and can testify as to how hurt the team was when Tueting made comments on the commitment and desire of the girls in the program.

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Opinion

Suffering from Senioritis

By Aimee Whitenack | February 25, 1998

Today at lunch, right after I'd spilled my entire banana smoothie for a second time, a friend asked me if I'd turned in my graduation application yet.

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Opinion

Coverage of Culture Night Ignored its Importance to Dartmouth Community

By Hai Gi Li | February 25, 1998

To the Editor: I writing in regards to an issue raised within the student community in the past few days, and it has to do with the issue of "passivity." The campus was recently appalled by yet another racial incident which raised concerns over the persistence of ignorance and passive response in our community.

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Opinion

Student Assembly Does Its Best To Represent Diverse Dartmouth Student Body

By Noah Phillips | February 24, 1998

To the Editor: In your editorial concerning the Student Assembly ["Less Talk, More Action," The Dartmouth, Feb.

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Opinion

Column Made Incorrect Generalizations About Conservatives on Campus

By Alexander Wilson | February 24, 1998

To the Editor: In his column "A Message to Conservatives" [The Dartmouth, Feb. 18], Seth Abramson '98 makes too many inaccurate claims to address in one letter.

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Opinion

So...You Come Here Often?

By Kevan Higgins | February 24, 1998

Hey, how are you?" "Good, how are you?" "Fine thanks ... So what classes are you taking?" "So ... did you have a good weekend?" "So ... did you rush anywhere?" "So ... when are we gonna hang out?" "Why don't I ever see you?" "We should get lunch sometime." "Yeah, blitz me, and we'll do that." Does this sound familiar to you?

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Opinion

Recent Hate Crimes Should Remind Students of Insensitivity on Campus

By Scott Brown | February 23, 1998

To the Editor: The most recent incident of incivility, bias and bigotry on campus, this time in the form of anti-Semitism, should remind us all that insensitive souls lie within every community.

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Opinion

Tight White Briefs

By Matthew B.J. Delaney | February 23, 1998

I had to give a speech at a senior citizen home recently. I get a little nervous about public speaking, so someone told me that in order to relax I should just imagine the audience in their underwear.

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Opinion

Article Failed to Represent Positive Aspects of Tueting's Successful Athletic Career

By Mike Lee | February 23, 1998

To the Editor: I am writing in response to the article "Tueting won gold, but lost respect of teammates" [The Dartmouth, Feb.

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Opinion

Things to Do Before I Die

By Roy Lee | February 20, 1998

A long time ago, I made a promise to myself that I would do a few things before I die. I made list of things -- some trivial, some stupid and many dangerous.

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Opinion

Auditory Processing Disabilities are Different from Hearing Acuity

By Nancy Pompian | February 20, 1998

To the Editor: Thank you for Sarah Gerry's well-done article on foreign language learning and learning disabilities ("Rassias method isn't a snap for everyone at Dartmouth," The Dartmouth, Feb.

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