Opinion

The Dartmouth Uncovers the Allure of a Fraternity Basement

By Lauren Mcquade | February 19, 1997

To the Editor: My roommate and I were reading The Dartmouth on Monday, Feb. 17, and we were thrilled that someone finally has taken the initiative to tackle the issues of alcohol and Greek life.

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Opinion

The Prison Project

By Jodie Lee | February 19, 1997

Last term I spent every Monday afternoon at the Windsor Correctional Facility in Vermont. As a Tucker Foundation volunteer for the Prison Project, I taught inmates how to play the piano.

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Opinion

Social Space: Dartmouth Students Don't Know What They're Missing

By Shannon Lenahan | February 19, 1997

I never have an original thought. I try to be weird, thinking some stroke of originality will come of it, but alas the following is not a result of my own ingenious thought.

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Opinion

Pick a Major

By Sam Bonderoff | February 18, 1997

Many of you '99s out there are going to have to file a major card soon, so, in the interest of upholding social welfare and promoting decency and loving kindness, I present to you a small review of some of Dartmouth's more engaging departments.

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Opinion

A Beer Garden of Controversy

By Robert Leathern | February 18, 1997

I've had trouble understanding the schizophrenic attitude toward alcohol in the United States ever since I came here in 1993.

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Opinion

A Morning in the Life of...

By Matthew Delaney | February 17, 1997

I woke up this morning to the alarm clock. The alarm clock noise is a horrible sound isn't it?

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Opinion

First Amendment Rights Should Come First

By Christopher Warren | February 17, 1997

In San Francisco right now, a battle is raging over benefits for the unmarried partners of gays and lesbians.

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Opinion

What Women Are Thinking

By Julie Sloane | February 14, 1997

Julie, you've got to help me. Y'see, I like this girl, but um, I don't know. We had lunch and she blitzed me but then I haven't blitzed her back and it's been a week but I really like her and ..." "Oh Julie!

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Opinion

What Men Are Thinking

By Matt Mcdonald | February 14, 1997

Wouldn't you like to know, ladies? There are certain secrets that all men share with one another.

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Opinion

Can There Be Too Much Accountability?

By Matthew Lubin | February 14, 1997

A series of recent and not-so-recent political events--the flap over Clinton's Kaffeeklatsches, questions surrounding the nomination of Anthony Lake as CIA director, the conduct of the 1996 elections -- share a set of issues in common.

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Opinion

Dartmouth Women: Act More Like Men?

By M. Penn Dodson | February 14, 1997

To the Editor: Perhaps I just have sick humor, but I am amused when people wave their arms around under the banner of feminism or saving the world or what-have-you while contradicting themselves in the content of their flamboyant ravings.

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Opinion

Pre-Valentine's Day Advice

By Sander Schlichter | February 13, 1997

Happy [St.] Valentine's Day as this day is fast approaching. For some it is a time of euphoric reflection with someone they love.

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Opinion

Even Susan B. Was Against Abortion

By Kevin Walsh | February 13, 1997

This Saturday, Feb. 15, marks the birthday of Susan B. Anthony. Many know that Anthony fought for social reform and women's suffrage, but few know that she was radically opposed to abortion and the social structures that led women to seek abortions.

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Opinion

Those Damn Frats

By Jarrod Tisdell | February 13, 1997

I was in the Hop one Tuesday afternoon, enjoying a rather tasty turkey club, when I overheard the beginnings of a conversation.

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Opinion

Community Service at Dartmouth: Time Well Spent

By Anne Kanyusik | February 13, 1997

There are approximately 45 weeks left of my Dartmouth experience. That is roughly 315 days, 7,560 hours, 453,600 minutes or 27,216,000 seconds.

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Opinion

Having a Positive Impact is More Important than Political Orthodoxy

By David Schleicher | February 12, 1997

To the Editor: In the February 6th issue of The Dartmouth, Brian Reilly announced his departure from the Young Democrats, and argued that the group has become too practical, too interested in advancing Democrats of any stripe, rather than keeping the liberal flame that burns so deeply in Reilly's heart.

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Opinion

Self-Education: Both An Obligation and A Privilege

By Michelle Kraemer | February 12, 1997

As the deadline for spring term course selections draws near, many of us are pouring through the ORC to find classes fulfilling multiple distributive requirements, or to locate that "perfect" third class.

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Opinion

Reports of Supercluster Enhancing "Intellectualism" Unfounded

By Craig Colfelt | February 12, 1997

To the Editor: I found the headline "Students say supercluster heightens campus intellectualism" [Feb.

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Opinion

Who Wants to Escape Dartmouth?

By Jonah Sonnenborn | February 12, 1997

When I applied to Dartmouth I knew it was in Hanover, not Manhattan. When I applied to Dartmouth, I knew there would be mountains in the background, not skyscrapers.

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Opinion

Dartmouth Women: Say It Like You Mean It!

By Amanda De La Rosa | February 12, 1997

To the Editor: After sitting here in my room for the last hour, clearly overhearing a conversation between my neighbor and one of his female friends (through the "sound-proof" Topliff walls), I decided that I can stand it no longer. Dartmouth women: Stop asking questions when you talk!

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