Opinion

Fans' Homophobia was Disgraceful

By Tara Holm | October 11, 1995

I am not a big sports fan, nor do I pretend to be one. I go to the football games as a member of the Marching Band, but that's usually it.

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Opinion

National Coming Out Day a celebration of sexual diversity

By Herlena Harris | October 11, 1995

To the Editor: National Coming Out Day (NCOD) was established to celebrate coming out, the process of sharing one's sexual identity with others.

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Opinion

Voluntary Segregation at Dartmouth

By Ben Mathew | October 11, 1995

The September issue of "The Beacon" contained an article that lamented the unfortunate state of race relations at Dartmouth.

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Opinion

Exploring the Senior Sub-Culture

By John Strayer | October 11, 1995

Just when you thought social life at Dartmouth was safe, it strikes --senior year. For a variety of reasons, the same old social scene just won't do.

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Opinion

Dartmouth's 'WebMaster' is a team of people

By Andy J. Williams | October 10, 1995

To the Editor: In the last week I have been visited by two different reporters from The Dartmouth, and both times I took pains to explain that I was not actually the College "WebMaster" but that I was but one member in a team of six who act under the name of "WebMaster." While I am flattered that The Dartmouth thinks I have so much power, in reality the work that is done for Dartmouth's Web Services is the work of a team of people, currently three Computing Services employees and three undergraduates, who are all highly talented and whose efforts should not, in any way, be marginalized. Lastly, I am not actually the director of "computer resources" but am instead the former Manager of the Computer Resource Center and the current Manager of Consulting Information Resources.

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Opinion

Film Series Was Meant to Spark Debate

By Chris Kelly | October 10, 1995

I am writing in response to "Spanking The DFS," (Sept. 28, 1995) wherein Matt Nisbet uses his "Right From The Start" column as a springboard to personally attack me as the man who has single-handedly assaulted the values and morals of our institution with this term's "Sex In The Cinema" film series.

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Opinion

Colorado: A Dangerous Precedent?

By Earl Plante | October 10, 1995

Today, October 10, 1995, the nine justices of the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in the landmark Colorado Amendment 2 case, Romer v.

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Opinion

Pope John Paul II's Message Transcends Politics

By Kevin Walsh | October 10, 1995

Pope John Paul II is known by many Americans in many different ways. To faithful Catholics, he is the visible leader of the Church instituted by Jesus Christ.

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Opinion

One Version of the Good Life

By Abiola Lapite | October 9, 1995

What is the meaning of life? What is our time on this earth good for? How can we spend our lives so that, as we reach the end, we each can say "Mine was a life well spent?" I make no pretensions to certain knowledge, but I am willing to offer up one version of what the good life might consist of.

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Opinion

'To Die For' Puts OJ. Verdict in Context

By Laura Zachman | October 9, 1995

At Saturday night's screening of "To Die For," Joyce Maynard introduced the screen version of her novel with the comment, "I'm glad the movie is opening this week ... I wrote this before O.J.

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Opinion

O.J. Verdict Shakes Faith in Justice System

By Jim Brennan | October 6, 1995

I was going to refuse to write about the end of the O.J. Simpson trial. Mainly because I have no new knowledge about the verdict, no sparkling insights into the case and no real idea why the jury decided in the way that it did.

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Opinion

Menge is no longer Economics Dept. Chair

By Jack Menge | October 6, 1995

To the Editor: I have been interviewed by The Dartmouth on two occasions recently and identified both times, despite declarations to the contrary, as Chair of the Economics Department.

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Opinion

Despite recent DAMELL faculty changes, continuity remains

By Beatrice Gruendler | October 6, 1995

To the Editor: I read with interest your article on the new faculty at Dartmouth and was, however, surprised not to find my name there.

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Opinion

Read poem in its entirety

By Stephanie Yu | October 5, 1995

To the Editor: I am writing in response to the article published last week about "Women of the Ivy League" ("Women depicted in new light," Sept.

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Opinion

Academic Skills Center helps all students

By Carl Thum | October 5, 1995

To the Editor: There are so many items that need correcting in the Tuesday, Oct. 3 article on the Academic Skills Center ("Skills Center helps students learn") that it's hard to know where to begin.

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Opinion

People should accept the O.J. verdict

By Fouad Elnaggar | October 5, 1995

To the Editor: I'm writing to The Dartmouth to express my concern over the current O.J. Simpson debacle.

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Opinion

Dear Old Wentworth, Give a Rouse

By Chris Houpt | October 5, 1995

Wentworth is the name of a hall, Dresden is somewhere in Germany, and, for better or worse, America has but one Connecticut, a couple states down the river. And Dartmouth is the College on the Hill, symbolized by Baker Tower and distinguished by interminable winters.

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Opinion

Pennant Fever?

By Bryan P. Galat | October 5, 1995

The Yankees made the playoffs for the first time since 1980. The Cleveland Indians are in the playoffs for the first time since 1954, winning 100 games in the process.

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Opinion

A Re-evaluation of 'Team Nothing'

By Nathaniel Fick | October 4, 1995

Getting an education at Dartmouth is like getting a drink from a firehose." The words of the alumni interviewer came flooding back as I stood awestruck at the center of the Green.

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Opinion

Gender Equity: Still a Distant Goal

By Rachel R. Gilliar | October 4, 1995

It is not the 1960s anymore. The heady exhilaration of that decade, the devotion to causes and ideals and issues seems to have drifted into an early retirement.

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