Nixing federal loans is not the answer
By Ivy Pruss | March 30, 2007To the Editor: In response to "Owing an Arm, a Leg and a Future" (March 29), there is unfortunately a large difference between government-issued loans and private ones.
To the Editor: In response to "Owing an Arm, a Leg and a Future" (March 29), there is unfortunately a large difference between government-issued loans and private ones.
To the Editor: Since Oprah's tearful meltdown, it has become trendy to hate (and sue) James Frey, author of the bestselling memoir, "A Million Little Pieces." Let me propose a very unpopular opinion: he is not, as most would like to peg him, a liar.
Arriving here from my hometown of Las Vegas, my first shock came at discovering that the vast majority of Dartmouth students appeared to read "The Official Preppy Handbook" not as anachronistic social satire but as the holy scriptures of fashion -- thou shall pop thy collars and wear four shirts at a time!
To the Editor: In his recent column ("Fortnight in Review," May 9), N. Alex Tonelli raised the question, "Does anyone else feel that Dartmouth is a very safe environment for women compared to anywhere else in the world?" But I would answer his question with a NO!