Opinion Asks: Sophomore Summer and the Return to Normalcy

Given that sophomore summer is intended to be a trial run for the fall, what should it look like?

Moore: Prioritize Student Well-being

As we transition back to in-person learning, it is critical that colleges prioritize their students mental health above all else.

Verbum Ultimum: Free and Fair?

EPAC's election code is unnecessarily restrictive and suffers from a lack of transparency.   

Arrington: Corporate Climate Change

It's up to the government, not individuals, to save the environment. 

Arabian: Departing the Graveyard of Empires

In Afghanistan, reconstruction can only begin with the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops — but that’s just the first step.

Teszler: Houses Divided Cannot Stand

Electing SA Senators by house is arbitrary and unfair.

Tung: Simplify the Major Declaration Process

Dartmouth should redesign its major declaration process.

Mobley: Seven Days of Post-Vaccination

Verbum Ultimum: Give a (Virtual) Rouse!

Efforts to increase accessibility to admissions events and information have proven successful and must continue post-pandemic.

Opinion Asks: Vaccinations and Loosening COVID-19 Restrictions on Campus

Should vaccinated students be able to attend unmasked, undistanced gatherings on campus as well as off campus?

Harrison: The First Domino Falls in Georgia

In an anti-democratic crusade we all stand to lose from, many Republican states are preparing to make voting harder.

Dunleavy: Nuclear is the Future

Adopting a nuclear power energy portfolio would contribute both to Biden’s human rights goals and his environmental to-do list. 

Verbum Ultimum: The Not-So Golden Ticket

The College should extend limited access to campus facilities for students who have been vaccinated or have COVID-19 antibodies.

de Wolff: Put Students in Quarantine, Not on Flights Home

Instead of banishing them from campus, Dartmouth should quarantine students caught violating the “Community Expectations.”

Dickman: Cutting Corners, Cutting Off-Terms

The new addition to D-Plan guidelines is a hasty and shortsighted solution to the College’s housing problem and reduces students’ freedom.

Teszler: Sununu Must Go

Gov. Sununu has no place on Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees.

Dunleavy: Stop Weaponizing Holocaust Imagery

Using Holocaust imagery to protest public health measures is illogical fearmongering.

Bring: Commencement Without Compassion

Dartmouth’s decision to exclude friends and families from in-person Commencement in June represents hasty and cold-hearted decision-making. 

Verbum Ultimum: Out of State, Out of Mind

Dartmouth must publicly rebuke New Hampshire Gov. Sununu's ban on vaccinations for out-of-state students. 

de Wolff: Two Doses, Two Standards

New Hampshire should vaccinate out-of-state college students.