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Class of 1998 Contributions Go Far Beyond Names on a Paper Ballot

By Ann Kanyusik | April 2, 1997

To the Editor: I am writing in response to the Monday editorial which described the "apathy of the soon-to-be senior Class of 1998," which "may become known as the 'do-nothing class.'" While I certainly agree that the Class of 1998 as a whole should take a more active role in the leadership of the student body, I feel very strongly that the contributions of 1998s both within and outside of the student government hardly amount to nothing. Like many of my classmates, I have chosen not to become involved in the formal campus student government, but as a member of many different campus organizations, I have had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of student leaders, both from my class and others.

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Why Student Government is Weak

By Aaron Klein | April 2, 1997

Well it's good to know that things haven't changed much. How refreshing it was to come back from my off term to find a blitz in my in box telling me that no one was interested in being the president of my senior class.

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Three Cheers for the Sun

By Jaime Bedrin | April 1, 1997

California. Just hearing the name evokes tremendous memories that make me want to hop on the cheapest flight back to Lindberg Field, the airport in San Diego. When I was younger I was always mystified by the part of the country known as The West.

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Star Wars

By Dong Shen | March 31, 1997

With the recent release of the last of the first "Star Wars" movies, "Return of the Jedi," I stopped to think about what I might do if I were a Jedi Knight walking the streets of Hanover.

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1998s must step forward

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | March 31, 1997

One of the traditional roles of the senior class at Dartmouth College has been to lead. From athletic teams to extracurricular organizations, seniors are typically the ones to blaze a trail for younger students to follow. But if the apathy of the soon-to-be senior Class of 1998 is any indication, the College may face a serious student leadership crisis starting in September. Currently, no one is on the ballot for president or vice president of the Class of 1998.

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Losing (and Regaining) Touch

By Ben Oren | March 28, 1997

You were inseparable, attached at the hip for four years. Laboring through the hallowed halls of Pittsfield High School or The Wilkshire Academy or wherever you attended, you shared it all -- assemblies, homecomings, lab periods -- the whole enchilada.

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Diagnosis: Senioritis

By Laura Mannix | March 27, 1997

So there I sat in the doctor's examining room, wearing only that garment known by those in the medical profession as a "johnny" and by the rest of us as an "embarrassment." I'd been waiting in this Mass.

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The Price of Status

By Lee Istrail | March 27, 1997

Last term we found out that (surprise!) Dartmouth tuition will increase next year. A less than five percent increase sounds like a reasonable figure; a little inflation, a little price increase.

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Green Card Provides a Valuable Service to Students

By C. Andrew Hall | March 27, 1997

To the Editor: I have been an employee of the Hanover Green Card for nearly two years and I was both surprised and hurt by Sander Schlichter's editorial yesterday, "Stalked by the Green Card." [March 25, The Dartmouth] Although I did not personally handle what may or may not have happened with Schlichter's account this summer, I am confident that we do everything in our power to correct any mistakes we or our Green Card vendors make.

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Women and Philosophy, Part II

By Kenji Hosokawa | March 27, 1997

Although I have written a number of provocative articles in the past, I do not remember a writing of mine that attracted more scathing criticisms than the one I wrote approximately a year ago.

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

By Julie Sloane | March 26, 1997

Welcome back! If you're reading this, I assume you made it back. Oh what tangled webs we weave when we try to get to or from Hanover, New Hampshire. "For only a few thousand dollars (and doesn't the phrase "ten thou" just roll off the tongue so easily!) you too can have the vehicular freedom to come and go as you please without the horrible aggravation of public transportation and buying costly tickets!" Or so goes the sales pitch I've been giving my parents for the past two years.

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The Passionate Priest

By Kevin Findlan | March 26, 1997

"I let you know in the last letter about a little mixup with Father Floozie," my mother writes. "I promised you a hot scandal -- so sit down, relax, and read -- this news is smoking!" During my Winter term in Germany, my mother had gotten into the habit of writing entertaining letters to me, but this particular one was particularly record-setting.

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