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Affirmative Action Combats Racism with Racism

By Douglas Bachman | January 22, 1996

As Kenji Hosokawa '98 pointed out in his Opinion piece on January 8, not only Caucasians but also a number of black intellectuals endorse the view that affirmative action "perpetuates African Americans' dependence on the government." There's a reason they endorse it: because it's right. I'd be shocked if people, especially students and faculty here at Dartmouth, weren't appalled by Hosokawa's suggestion that belief in "the strong individual" has disappeared, destroyed by a "modern world [that] no longer resorts to such a platonic vision." The basis of Hosokawa's argument rests in the belief that since individuals are supposedly no longer capable of coping with their own destiny, society must embark on an evangelical mission to ensure that "the number of African Americans who are executives [is] proportionate to the number of African Americans in the population." Forget the idea that they might actually attain that position on their own.

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College Celebrates Freedom on MLK Day

By Miranda Johnson | January 19, 1996

This past weekend, the College paid tribute to a man and a movement that changed America. The Civil Rights movement and the many thousands of people who organized and participated in its protests, marches and demonstrations were instrumental in creating a second emancipation for African-Americans.

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Are You High Maintenance?

By Katie Shutzer | January 19, 1996

Dartmouth students can easily be divided into two types: those who are high maintenance and those who are low maintenance. First there's the "High Maintenance Dartmouth Man." You are probably wondering how anyone at Dartmouth could be high maintenance, man or woman.

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Hanover Cars Just Aren't Stopping for Pedestrians Anymore

By Sam Bonderoff | January 18, 1996

I'm standing on the edge of the Green across the street from the Hop. Stretching out before me in frayed white paint is the crosswalk, that pedestrian haven, that relaxing free zone, assuring me that although I am crossing a well-trafficked street right now, I can still continue at my leisurely collegiate pace without fear of automotive onslaught.

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Life After the Teenage Years

By Rachel R. Gilliar | January 17, 1996

I have never given much thought to the idea of aging. As much as I bemoaned the idea that someday I would be 35 or, gasp, 40, getting older was something I just did not have time to worry about. When I did picture myself older, it was as a ripened woman, elegantly attired in a designer suit.

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Become a Yankee in Six (More) Easy Lessons

By Nathaniel Fick | January 16, 1996

In a recent column, Dani Brune reflected on "how to become a Yankee in ten easy lessons." Based on experience traveling the scenic byways of New Hampshire and Vermont with the cycling team, I would like to add half a dozen of my own.

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Media's Ability to Influence Requires Responsible Action

By Laura Dupont | January 16, 1996

To the Editor: I am writing in response to the Tim Young editorial, "You Can't Blame The Weatherman" [Jan 11]. The juvenile ramblings, mostly about Senator Dole's film preferences, tell me the writer needs some serious time on the analysis couch, right next to Oliver Stone. Bob Dole and Bill Bennett are trying to make a very basic point which is that motion pictures and other mass media are powerful influences on the public, particularly children, and that the managements of the large entertainment companies -- Time Warner, Disney and others -- have an obligation which goes beyond the very important one of earning top dollar for their shareholders. In spite of being bombarded by reporters' questions about which films or performers they favor and which they do not, Dole and Bennett have no desire to micro manage particular companies or an industry.

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The Limits of Science

By Matthew Lubin | January 16, 1996

A recent reading of a book with the above title by the late Sir Peter Medawar has suggested certain reflections on the subject of science and how we are to conceive of its role in society.

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Affirmative Action Perpetuates Racism

By Kenji Hosokawa | January 15, 1996

The recent surge of anti-affirmative action sentiment has given me much joy. I hope that this trend will continue, for there no longer exists today -- more than three decades after the passage of the Civil Rights Act -- any intelligent justification for affirmative action as part of U.S.

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