Labeling DG 'weak' is inaccurate
To the Editor: I am writing in response to yesterday's article about Delta Gamma sorority ("Panhell hopes to revitalize ...," Oct.
To the Editor: I am writing in response to yesterday's article about Delta Gamma sorority ("Panhell hopes to revitalize ...," Oct.
Isolated as we are here at the College, sometimes the U.S. Postal Service can be students' only significant source of information about the outside world.
I do not own a skateboard. The only time I ever even tried to skateboard was in fourth or fifth grade, and I failed miserably, never getting my speed above a moderately paced walk.
You forgot to return those books to the reserve desk, and now you owe $20. Do you tell yourself that "When I am involved in what I am reading, I often forget when it is due," or do you tell yourself that "I was so preoccupied with writing the report that I forgot to return the book." If you picked the latter statement, you might count yourself among those with a higher 'E.Q.' This question comes from a test given to Metlife insurance salesmen to determine their emotional intelligence.
To the Editor: In the interest of continuing the discussion on education ("Good Education," Sept.
It is a slow, deliberate, marked shift. Yet it is practically a transformation. It has happened before in our history, and may happen again.
Chris Houpt's column, "The Merits of a Diverse Education" (Sept. 28, 1995) so misses the point that it almost seems humorous.
To the Editor: [Won Joon Choe's column] "Misconceptions of the Status of Women..." (Sept. 29, 1995) is an illuminating and provocative account of the role of women in East Asia, a topic which, as Choe asserts, has been much misunderstood in the West.
I have sat down to write this column several times, but I can't decide if I should start with "I'm really glad I'm not a '99" or "I really wish I was a '99." I remember vividly the first time I actually considered how cool it was to be a 'shmen.
Report: new beds needed" read the front-page headline in The Dartmouth this Monday (Sept. 25, 1995), drawing our attention to a hot news flash: After a thorough investigation by some of Hanover's leading housing experts, the Office of Residential Life had come to the conclusion that hey, there might be a housing shortage here!
Ithad the makings of an average Saturday morning, greeting me with streaks of light suspending the dust in front of my window.
In1896, an unusually astute American misionary in Korea wrote of the typical Korean wife, "... her sway is as despotic as any absolute monarch on earth." This statement overstated the case, but it went a long way in illuminating the real role of women in Korea, as well as much of the Confucian East Asia. But a century later, misconceptions about the status of women in East Asian societies still abound.
Asleaves fall outside our movie theaters and cinemas, Hollywood mounts a fall campaign against the last remaining strains of mainstream American culture.
Dartmouthwill sorely miss News Service Director Alex Huppe when he leaves for Harvard University today after more than a decade of being the College's public voice. Huppe, the self-proclaimed "Dean of Spin," helped shape Dartmouth's image during one of its darkest hours.
To the Editor: Sarah Devens' death this summer affects the entire Dartmouth community. This Sunday, October 1, there will be a Memorial Service at Rollins at 3:00 p.m.
To The Editor: I read with great interest John Strayer's recent editorial on the supposed shortcomings of the Greek system at Dartmouth, specifically relating to an incident which occurred at Beta Theta Pi fraternity ("Greeks Must Put Action Behind Words," Sept.
Tofurther necessary campus debate, Dean of the College Lee Pelton must release the letter he is writing about the infamous "Beta poem" to the entire Dartmouth community. Pelton told The Dartmouth he had drafted a letter regarding the poem that he planned to send to Beta Theta Pi fraternity President Jason Fanuele '96 and Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Matt Raben '96.
AbiolaLapite's column "Good Education" (Sept. 25, 1995) presents a faulty view of educational goals.
To the Editor: I agree with Sarah Johnston on the fact that some Dartmouth students' views on and reactions to sex need to be examined.