Opinion
Unconventional Wisdom
By Daniel Belkin | May 23, 2008Four years and 48 columns later, my time at Dartmouth and my tenure as an Opinion columnist have come to an end.
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Opinion
Monopolies And Mythmaking
By Daniel Belkin | April 30, 2008In the past week, undergrads have enlisted themselves as foot soldiers in the Battle for Dartmouth. No longer relegated to just the ballot box, mass mailings, the media spotlight and the blogosphere, the ongoing governance skirmish between alumni has landed right in the laps of current undergraduates. BlitzMail inboxes have been flooded with petitions drafted by students both in favor and in opposition to the Association of Alumni's lawsuit against the College.
Opinion
Girls (And Guys) Gone Local
By Daniel Belkin | April 14, 2008Much ink has been spilled on these pages about the never-ending campus ruckus over the virtues of national versus local Greek houses.
Opinion
Playing Hanoveropoly
By Daniel Belkin | March 31, 2008Forget Dubai. Hanover is so hot right now. Recently, two leading national rags showcased Hanover in their broadsheets, painting the home of the College as a rustic oasis in the wilds of New Hampshire.
Opinion
Judgment at Brattleboro
By Daniel Belkin | March 6, 2008Zip across Ledyard Bridge, cruise down I-91 South for about an hour, and you will soon enter the quaint village of Brattleboro.
Opinion
The Selectivity Corps
By Daniel Belkin | February 21, 2008Have you been turned down by Teach for America? Did DREAM stop responding to your blitzes? Did the Peace Corps laugh at you? Nowadays, cutthroat competition is no longer reserved for the high-rolling analyst positions of lower Manhattan.
News
It's Snowing Men
By Daniel Belkin | February 8, 2008Winter Carnival -- chock-full of College lore -- has always stood at the crossroads of Dartmouth's past, present and future.
Opinion
Commencement Speakerbox
By Daniel Belkin | February 5, 2008"To the members of the Class of 2008, you made it! On this great occasion that concludes your college career, take it from me, [to be determined], that your journey through life has only yet begun." These are the generic words that will echo across the Green on graduation this coming June.
Opinion
Give Me A Break
By Daniel Belkin | January 23, 2008Without a doubt, the day off from classes on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a welcomed, once-in-a-blue-moon breather from the weekly grind.
Opinion
A Tale of Two Conflicts
By Daniel Belkin | January 10, 2008"Out of Iraq, into Darfur!" has emerged as the rallying cry for war critics lobbying Washington to bolt from its unpopular quagmire in the heart of the Middle East and set its sights on a much less contentious objective instead: halting the genocide in war-tattered Sudan. In reality, with a more critical eye social justice"seeking students should consider singing another tune -- Iraq is the new Darfur. It is a tale of two conflicts.