It is incredible that nearly four years have already passed since I first stepped onto this campus as an anxious freshman and that I now write my farewell column.
Several astute readers of my columns have observed that my opinions often waver between antithetical positions.
A recent speech by President-elect James Wright, in which he stressed the importance of research at Dartmouth, has become a cause of anxiety for many students indoctrinated in the belief that the College should not waver from its commitment to undergraduate teaching. However, in the end of history when the universal triumph of liberal democracy has finished man's ideological battle, research -- especially in computer science and the natural sciences, along with mathematics as their foundation -- is the raison d'etre of an elite educational institution like Dartmouth.
I do not doubt that Dean of the Tucker Foundation Scott Brown is a compassionate man with noble intentions.
I once thought that there was a correlation between one's academic achievements and ability to live as a responsible member of a community.
By now, many readers of The Dartmouth might be tired of my diatribes against the occasional columns by Dean of the Tucker Foundation Scott Brown.
As the possibility of U.S. air strikes against Iraq looms, it is becoming clear that Bill Clinton's foreign policy -- often derided as "photo-op" foreign policy -- is falling apart.
President Freedman's announcement of his resignation at this school year's end has blessed us students with a rare opportunity -- an opportunity to influence the College's future.
How often have we heard that people are increasingly capable of transcending race? Probably so often that it is prosaic.
Since my engagement last spring, a num-er of my friends have asked about my approach to relationships -- an approach which, I suppose, has been more fruitful than those of most 21-year olds. Because questions about relationships seem to occupy the minds of many Dartmouth students, I have decided to chip in my two cents by presenting my list of preconditions for a successful relationship.