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Too Little, Too Late

By Jen Parkinson | November 21, 1996

The recent passage of the California Civil Rights Initiative (Proposition 209) is a threat to affirmative action policies everywhere.

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Be A Winner At The Game of Life

By Rachel Gilliar | November 21, 1996

Last year the '99s seemed like new play things -- an endless selection of students to look at tenderly and say, "ah, not so long ago ... " So we '98s watched the new shmobs and said the same things to the '99s the upperclassmen had said to us, and waited for the day that another new class would arrive and the '99s would look back at us, their mentors, awed by our prescience, and say, "You were right.

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The Politics of Proposition 209

By Scott Brown | November 21, 1996

The passage of Proposition 209 in California on Nov. 5 spurred a productive discussion on one of the most difficult issues in our country: racial and gender discrimination and its redress through affirmative action.

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So Much To Do, So Little Time

By Jake | November 21, 1996

Programming. What is it? Why are people doing it? Why is there so much of it? How is it changing? The answer to these questions lies within.

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Dartmouth State of Mind

By Sam Bonderoff | November 19, 1996

Well, friends and neighbors, I've just returned from a hearty weekend spent milling about in the frozen flatlands of upstate New York at a little out-of-the-way liberal arts funhouse known as Hamilton College, and my cynicism has been absolutely sapped.

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The Role of A Critic

By Rishi Goyal | November 19, 1996

To the Editor: Not only was the review of "Mother Courage" Nov. 8 a completely petty injustice to the production, it also evinced a clear lack of theatrical understanding.

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Prop. 209: Still Wrong, Different Reasons

By Kenji Hosokawa | November 18, 1996

In his column "Proposition 209: Wrong for CA and Us" [Nov. 15], Scott Jacobs criticized the recent passage of Proposition 209 in California, which will prohibit preferential treatment on the basis of "race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting." Although I appreciate his spirit in endorsing the pro-affirmative action position, I was compelled to write this column to evince a number of problems in his argument.

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Environmentalists Play the Race Card

By Adam J. Siegel | November 18, 1996

The environment and racism. Aside from abortion, no two issues have consumed Americans more in the last several decades than saving trees and furry animals from greedy capitalists and ensuring that the individual liberties of all persons regardless of race, religion, gender and ethnicity are protected.

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The Virtues of Solitude

By Abiola Lapite | November 15, 1996

I wish to speak today about the virtues of solitude. It is a state of being that is beneficial to the state of the imagination and makes self discovery possible.

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Proposition 209: Wrong for CA and Us

By Scott E. Jacobs | November 15, 1996

California's Proposition 209 bans any type of preference given on the basis of "race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting." It essentially means that programs intended to aid in attaining diversity in governmentally-funded institutions will be eliminated.

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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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