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On Intellectualism

By Ben Mathew | November 13, 1996

Several columnists have turned their attention to the issue of intellectualism on campus. Claims have been made that Dartmouth students lack an interest in ideas and issues beyond the realm of everyday life.

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'Stop Gossipping and Get the Story Straight'

By Jeffrey Fine | November 13, 1996

To the Editor: Monday, Nov. 11th's issue of The Dartmouth included a review of the Drama Department's production of "Mother Courage and Her Children." The reviewer described the opening sequence of Saturday's performance: "...not even a dimming of the house lights opened the Saturday evening performance...The soldier simply walks out on stage and begins one of the typical narrative monologues." Unfortunately, I did not see the same performance Saturday night.

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Zebra Mascot Fills Need for Tradition, History, Racial Harmony

By Steven Wolkoff | November 12, 1996

In last Thursday's D, members of the Conservative Union at Dartmouth called the Indian mascot "a historical convention" whose return was necessary to "preserve the traditions of the school" [Nov.

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Boston Youth Experience Rural Life

By Betsy Querna | November 12, 1996

This past weekend a team of Dartmouth volunteers teamed up to introduce a group of youth from Boston to New Hampshire and college life.

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What's Written in the Stars

By Sam Bonderoff | November 12, 1996

The tabloids are fond of making political predictions every time a President commences a term in office.

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Debt Again

By Jamie Bedrin | November 12, 1996

My last Visa bill included various charges for books, both from Wheelock Books and the Dartmouth Bookstore.

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Theistic Thought

By John Will | November 11, 1996

Drowning in Religion," by Brian Reilly '99, [The Dartmouth, Nov. 7] is a disturbingly pessimistic column that encourages the "erasure of all questions and articulations of faith." Reilly argues that contemplating the question "What is God?" is irrelevant and sacrilegious since human minds are incapable of completely understanding the complex and holy nature of God.

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Dartmouth Etiquette

By Carolyn Wachsman | November 11, 1996

Etuqyette. Dartmouth seems to have its own set of behaviors that are deemed socially acceptable. By the time you graduate, you cannot help but to have mastered some of the finer details of these Dartmouth social formalities ... Situation #1: Walking across the Green, you see someone you vaguely know walking towards you and you feel obliged to acknowledge his presence.

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Dangers of the Over-Systematic Impulse

By Matthew Lubin | November 11, 1996

The influence that the vagaries of language have over our mental processes is immense, and potentially very dangerous.

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Problems with 'PC'

By Meylysa Tseng | November 11, 1996

I'm writing in response to the many harsh things I have heard said against political correctness, a phrase I believe has been abused for too long on college campuses.

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The Weekend Mirage

By Matt Mcdonald | November 8, 1996

As we have reached yet another Friday, I find myself reexamining the merits of the weekend. Don't get me wrong, I look forward to a couple days off as much as anyone else, but it just seems that the weekend isn't all that it is made up to be.

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Dartmouth Dining Services Overcharges Students

By Chris Saccardi | November 8, 1996

To the Editor: I've been meaning to write about the ridiculous prices at Dartmouth Dining Services for the past three years now; I guess I just never really knew where to start. Well, the other day I cooked dinner with a group of friends, and I did a little calculation which I thought might be interesting to share.

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Go To Sleep!

By Julie Sloane | November 8, 1996

The scene: any class at Dartmouth. The victim: any random student. The crime: a critical lack of sleep.

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'00s Should Know All the Facts

By Lea Kelley | November 8, 1996

At this year's Homecoming football game three freshman were arrested for the "crime" of rushing the field.

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Dancing Queer Professors Wanted

By Adam J. Siegel | November 8, 1996

Every spring when the birds and the bees make their glorious return to the Hanover plain, the letters of protest concerning tenure decisions make their annual return to the pages of The D.

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Drowning in Religion

By Brian Reilly | November 7, 1996

These traces I must follow indirectly: "Here or there we have discerned writing: a nonsymmetrical division designated on the one hand the closure of the book, and on the other the opening of a text.

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Student Election Poll Was Not Scientific

By Padraic Malinowski | November 7, 1996

To the Editor: In your Nov. 4 article regarding a Presidential election poll taken over the weekend, you stated that "64 percent of [Dartmouth] students support President Clinton." I dispute this statement on a statistical basis. First of all, the poll was conducted over electronic mail and required an active response.

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The Weekend

By Carolyn Wachsman | November 7, 1996

We're only here at Dartmouth for four years ... well, most of us. And it's often easy to take this time for granted.

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How Much Does the College Grade Grub?

By Aaron D. Klein | November 7, 1996

Continuing with my recent string of discussing grades and grading methods, I want to focus on how the College is graded and how much attention it pays to those grades.

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Ledyard Bridge and the Web

By Marc Mcdonald | November 6, 1996

A bridge to the 21st century. Since this year's Democratic National Convention, I've been trying to figure out what this phrase means. I understand President Clinton's strategy.