With the war in Iraq over Dartmouth's faculty may decide in the coming weeks to pass a resolution "condemning U.S.
Dartmouth economics professor Bruce Sacerdote '90 recently published a study arguing that the economic disparities slavery created between free blacks and those who were slaves largely dissipated within two generations after emancipation.
Earlier this year, I wrote a column in response to demands for Asian-American studies (The Dartmouth, Jan.
To the Editor: Katie Greenwood's column in The Dartmouth's Freshman Issue, "Defining the Dartmyth," deserves more than merely passing attention for reasons of both style and -- more importantly -- substance.
This article is meant to be an extended addendum to what John Stevenson '05 said in his piece ("The Critical Examination," June 28). I would like to thank him for citing my previous article; I now return the favor by attempting to add to the multiculturalism debate that he calls for. Proponents of multi-culturalism have called upon liberal education to diversify itself in the face of changes to America's ethnic/racial composition.
To the Editor: In the article, "Affinity Housing goes under review" (The Dartmouth, May 13, 2002), Ben Thorpe '04 is quoted as saying, "Anything that isn't affinity housing here is white affinity housing." This is clearly wrong.
Both Gary Weissman '02 (The Dartmouth, Feb. 22, "Ethnic Representation") and Hannah Kwon '02 (The Dartmouth, Feb.
I thought I'd put off writing a reply to Morna Ha '04, Derrick Chu '04, Shirley Lin '02 and Swati Rana '02 until after I had attended the Pan-Asian Council dinner with Professor of Ethnics Studies Evelyn Hu-DeHart on Feb.
So, some Asian-American students at Dartmouth are clamoring for Asian American Studies (AAS). The College already has several ethnic studies departments, but no AAS.
To the Editor: Lest you should accuse me of bias and "entrenched arch-conservatism," let me just state right off that I am not white, Anglo-Saxon or Protestant (I am not even an American). I am not, and do not plan on being, a member of any fraternity.