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Democracy, in Haiti and at Home

By Jim Brennan | September 22, 1994

As I watched the American soldiers leaping onto the tarmac at the international airport in Port-Au-Prince this past Monday, a realization slowly crept into my mind. Most of these soldiers, sent by President Clinton to oversee the peaceable transition of power from the military junta in Haiti to the elected President Jean Bertrand Aristide, were about my age. I suppose that I've actually always known that.

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Kick up your heels

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | September 20, 1994

It's unmistakably fall at Dartmouth when the first tinges of red and orange appear on the tips of leaves, when swarms of first-year-obs dance the "Salty Dog Rag" at high speed in front of Robinson Hall and the lines at Thayer dining hall stretch out the door. But what is not characteristic of Dartmouth this year is the amazing number of activities the Collis Center, the Freshman Office, the Hopkins Center and the Programming Board planned for incoming students during Orientation Week. Besides the usual lectures, library tours, placement exams and speeches, the College also offered a comedy show, a dance, a 3-D movie and a night of live entertainment at the Hop.

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Wonders of innocence

By Rebecca Liddicoat | September 20, 1994

I decided to lead a Dartmouth Outing Club Trip because, as a senior who had been studying abroad since sophomore summer, I felt that I needed a proper reintroduction to Dartmouth.

Opinion

House all students

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | August 23, 1994

Dartmouth advertises itself as a "residential college." This statement means that the College should guarantee housing for all of its students who wish to be on campus at any given time. Although the College does not guarantee housing anywhere in its rules and regulations, this fall, for the first time in its history, the College will deny housing to about 100 of its students. Because of its housing crunch, the College caused unnecessary difficulties for more than 400 people by making them search for off-campus housing or change their Dartmouth Plans. Dartmouth is located in a rural area, not a large city like Harvard University in Boston or Columbia University in New York City. Because of the College's location, students really have no choice but to live on campus when they are in residence.

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Extend reading period

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board | August 23, 1994

The College's two-day reading period does not give students enough time to adequately prepare for their final exams. Students cannot properly review and synthesize all the materials in a nine-week course in this short time, especially in reading-intensive classes like History and complex science courses like Organic Chemistry. By giving students only two days to study for finals, the College limits students' ability to master the materials and develop a perspective on the entire course. The two-day reading period fosters "cramming" because students are forced into a situation where they have to try to learn vast amounts of material in two days. The College argues that students should be learning and looking at the "big picture" throughout the term.

Opinion

Necessity of awareness

By Suzanne Leonard | August 19, 1994

Taking a break from my studies this past Sunday night, I attended a discussion sponsored by SAGE (Sexual Awareness Through Greek Education). I had joined the group earlier this summer with some hesitation.

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Finn misses mark

By Brandon Del Pozo | August 19, 1994

To the Editor: While correct in stating that every student should know their rights regarding alcohol and the police, John Finn misses the mark in "Students Unaware of Alcohol Laws (17 August)" when he said that students submit to alcohol consumption tests because they are intimidated by the Hanover Police, who "are wearing guns." Finn, who seems to advocate noncooperation with law-enforcement, does not realize that most students are fully aware of their guilt, realize they are both rather drunk and caught in the act, and they submit to the police to make things easier.

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Too little, too late

By 32 Robinson | August 17, 1994

The College should never have let the housing situation get to the point where it has to bribe students to change their Dartmouth Plans less than one month before the start of Fall term. The Enrollment Committee, on which many of the high-level College administrators sit, held a meeting last week after finding out that the College would not be able to house more than 150 students who had chosen to be on-campus for the Fall term. The committee came up with a number of stop-gap solutions.

Opinion

Constitutional Brinkmanship

By Matt Mcgill | August 17, 1994

By now, most of you are familiar with the Hanover Police Department's recent efforts to obtain fingerprints from all the summer members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity in connection with the July 27 break-in and burglary of Thayer Dining Hall.

Opinion

Respect Debaters

By David Reymann | August 17, 1994

To the Editor The article in Monday's D ("Debaters like to copy" August 15) concerning the debate institute being held at Dartmouth was one of the most infuriating articles ever written in this newspaper ... The unfounded assumption that debaters are responsible for lost books and stolen articles is both irresponsible journalism and baseless conjecture.

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Fall and doubt imminent

By Chris Kelly | August 15, 1994

It is starting to get colder at night; mornings, when I walk out of my room, the wind is occasionally strong enough to make me consider returning inside for a jacket.

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