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February 11, 2026 | Latest Issue
The Dartmouth
Opinion

Opinion

Who Are the Feminists?

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Sometimes I feel like the air in the room gets tigher everytime I hear the word "feminist" or "feminism." It's as if every person in the room is taking a deep breath, and silently sucking in the last breath of fresh air before they get the smoke of another bra-burner. Then I think, "I must be imagining this tension because today's women don't burn their bras, but wear 'sportier' ones." Then why is that tension there?


Opinion

Affirmative Action, Racial Hostility: Return to Ideal of the '60s

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Affirmative action policies, which assuredly are of relevance to us here at Dartmouth, may or may not be of long-term benefit to the formerly disadvantaged groups they are intended to aid. In this column, however, I should like to leave that question aside briefly and consider two wider effects such policies can have on American or any other society, that have the possibility -- or perhaps probability--of influencing the society decidedly for the worse.


Opinion

Tough Choices in Coming Out

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My second year at Dartmouth was extremely difficult for me emotionally. It was during that time that I began to critically examine myself and came to the frightening realization that I am gay.



Opinion

The Joy of Football

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I have never understood football. To me it has always been a cult-like game, full of unintelligible hand signals, secret passwords and ambiguous objectives.



Opinion

Homecoming: Now, I understand

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As the many visitors to the Dartmouth campus head home and the rest of us who remain return to our regular routine of campus life, it is helpful to reflect on the events of this past weekend.



Opinion

Fund Publications through the UFC

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Dartmouth is a place that prides itself on being an institution of higher learning. In the recent past there has been an effort to further this even more by promoting intellectualism on the campus.


Opinion

A Big Tent over 1994 Republicans

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The "Big Tent" has made a comeback in American politics. In years back, political parties were said to have formed a Big Tent when, for the success of their organization, they welcomed groups with different ideas and views of government into their fold.




Opinion

College Departments Discriminate Against Non-work-study Applicants

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To the Editor: I would like to call attention to a policy held by many employers at Dartmouth which I feel to be a contradiction of the College's policy of Equal Opportunity, as well as an abuse in spirit of federal grant money. Namely, the common non-acceptance of applications for employment from students who are not eligible for federal work-study subsidies. Under the federal program, Dartmouth receives "a grant from the federal government for the purpose of subsidizing part-time and full-time jobs for financial aid recipients" (Student Handbook, p.





Opinion

Kim's Speech: Promoting Diversity?

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Elaine Kim, a professor of Asian Studies at U.C. Berkeley and a political activist, addressed an audience of approximately 55 people this past Saturday night on issues regarding gender and race as they pertain to the academy.


Opinion

Finding the Right Credit Card

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It sure is a great feeling to see your Hinman Box stuffed with mail. What a lousy feeling when everyone who writes to you is trying to sell something! Banks send mass mailings about their credit cards to every mailbox on this campus.