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'Byrd-lock'

By Jim Brennan | January 20, 1995

Government has far toomany rules. Time and again, the intricacies of the way our nation runs itself and its institutions disturb and perplex me.

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Streamline the Greek system

By John Strayer | January 20, 1995

Due to the current imbroglio over filling empty beds, leaders of the Greek system, namely Dani Brune '96 and Matt Raben '96, are talking about the CFS and the greater Dartmouth community.

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Dartmouth needs greater awareness of people with disabilities

By Edward R. Arnold | January 20, 1995

To the Editor: The November letter from President Freedman, thanking Dartmouth Friends for their demonstrations of caring during his illness, was a reminder to me of the tendencies of this society to demonstrate greater generosity towards those who have already "made it." Most persons who experience disability and/or chronic illness, particularly those who are not professionally established and still have most of their lives ahead of them, are unable to experience the outpouring of concern often accorded to well-known figures such as Freedman. The topic of disability/chronic illness has recently been pushed further into the awareness of Dartmouth alumni and students.

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Empty beds must be filled

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | January 19, 1995

The College's recently released proposal to force Greek organizations and undergraduate societies to fill their houses before their members can get College housing is a wise step. The plan should help alleviate the perennial housing crunch and does not place an unfair burden on the houses. Last Fall term, more than 100 students were denied housing and many were forced to live off campus while 58 beds remained empty in Greek houses, of which 56 beds were in fraternities. It is unacceptable to have empty beds on campus while students are forced to take leave terms because there is no available housing on campus or in Hanover. The Office of Residential Life has two ways to assure that there are no empty beds in Greek houses or undergraduate societies.

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In defense of "Pulp Fiction"

By Brian Sung | January 19, 1995

Earlier this week, Chris Kelly ("Dartmouth's 'Pulp' Obsession," Jan. 16) treated readers of The Dartmouth's editorial page to a lengthy commentary on the campus' response to the hit film "Pulp Fiction," which I and several friends found condescending and offensive to certain people on this campus. Kelly's comments about the movie were not what we found objectionable; all of his praise was well-deserved.

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CFS housing proposal not an assault on Greeks

By Dani Brune | January 18, 1995

To the Editor: Labeling the new CFS housing policy the administration's "latest assault" on the Greek System as Jeff Caterino did in his editorial ("New CFS policy wrong," Jan.17) is inaccurate and unfair. Caterino ignores the important fact that the policy has not been officially adopted yet.

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SA's Webster Hall campaign is on track

By William S. Kartalopoulos | January 18, 1995

In its house editorial of Jan. 13, 1995, The Dartmouth editorial board implied that the Student Assembly had been imprudent in its informational campaign regarding Webster Hall, saying that the issue cannot be "decided in five minutes" or through an informational campaign such as the Assembly's.

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New CFS policy wrong

By Jeff Caterino | January 17, 1995

The administration has launched its latest assault on the Greek system. Beginning next fall, CFS houses must be occupied to a College-determined level.

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CUaD's petition not political

By Andy Schader | January 17, 1995

This past Friday, John Strayer wrote an editorial ("Brennan is on the campaign trail," Jan.13) asserting that Jim Brennan's actions -- specifically the recent Conservative Union at Dartmouth's (CUaD) petition against freshman dorms -- were motivated by his own political self-interests. Just as Strayer claims that it is important to closely examine the actions of those in the public eye, it is at the same time equally important to examine the accusations that are made against them.

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Strayer is off track

By Kathy Healy | January 16, 1995

To the Editor: John Strayer's column ("Brennan is on the campaign trail" Jan. 13) attacking Jim Brennan '96 could not have been more off track.

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Dartmouth's 'Pulp' obsession

By Chris Kelly | January 16, 1995

As movies are about the closes thing I have to a religion, "Pulp Fiction," which I saw for the second time (along with a great many other people) at Spaulding Auditorium last weekend, was a huge restoration of my faith; a tireless, exhilarating jaunt through Quentin Tarantino's sublimely strange and funny Los Angeles underworld, punctuated by some of the most entertaining performances I've seen in a long time.

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What's in a name, anyway?

By Brian Deaner | January 16, 1995

Most people feel a natural sense of personal pride when they ponder their family lineage and the intense struggle in which their ancestors engaged in order to cope with the arduous chore of everyday living.

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Belief and hypocrisy

By Claire Unis | January 16, 1995

This is a commentary on hypocrisy. I am guilty of it every time I eat at Collis and use some of their now individually-wrapped plastic utensils.

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