Opinion
Hicks: Vox Populi
By Jasper Hicks | May 23, 2011Every couple of years, citizens of democratic countries have the chance to vote and hold their elected lawmakers accountable.
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Hicks: Serving It Bipartisan
By Jasper Hicks | May 9, 2011In his commencement address last week at the University of South Carolina's College of Arts and Sciences, former United States Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman called on young Americans to give back and serve their country.
Opinion
Hicks: Modeling Clay
By Jasper Hicks | April 10, 2011Last week, both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., delivered speeches on the Senate floor during which they invoked the legacy of Henry Clay, the "Great Compromiser" of the 19th Century.
Opinion
Hicks: Dinner for Two
By Jasper Hicks | March 28, 2011The new dining hall renovations announced this winter have drawn a wide variety of objections from the student body.
Opinion
Over-publicized Orgasm
By Jasper Hicks | August 5, 2010If you're like me, you probably received a few blitzes over the last few days from various campus organizations telling you to come learn how to have an orgasm.
Opinion
Task Force Diplomacy
By Jasper Hicks | July 22, 2010During the inaugural installment of the Presidential Lecture series last Friday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged students to find "common sense, common ground solutions" to difficult problems ("Bloomberg presents his B Plan,'" July 20). A few hours later, the student body received an e-mail from the Dean of the College with an update on the administration's decision regarding swimming options this summer.
Opinion
Indecent Disclosure
By Jasper Hicks | June 28, 2010Last Friday, Natalie Colaneri '12 wrote a column bemoaning Dartmouth's "culture of artificially exaggerated happiness" ("The Happiness Dilemma"). Colaneri's piece was but the latest in a long line of opinion articles whose topics are based solely on the author's personal grievances.
Opinion
My Tea Party
By Jasper Hicks | April 20, 2010I never thought I would attend a protest. My ideas are fairly moderate and I am both unreceptive to fiery rhetoric and quite averse to extremism of any kind.
Opinion
Month Passed By
By Jasper Hicks | March 2, 2010March's arrival reminds us that another Black History Month has come and gone. For some, those 28 days of February were a revival, a re-excitement of sorts that celebrated the African-American community's rich history.
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Preserving the ‘Good Ole Days'
By Jasper Hicks | February 11, 2010Last winter, I went over to Rauner Library to see "something cool," so I could check off another item on my "things to do before I graduate" poster that I got during freshman Orientation.