Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Live Free and Die
By Luke Montalbano | October 2, 2025It is conservative to support the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
Luke Montalbano
Luke Montalbano ’27 is an opinion editor and writer. He is from Vancouver, Canada and is majoring in Government and minoring in History. On campus, Luke is a Dickey Center War and Peace Fellow, the Co-President of the Federalist Society of Dartmouth, the President of the American Conservation Coalition of Dartmouth and President of the John Quincy Adams Society.
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Alsheikh and Montalbano: Leave Resume-Stacking in High School
By Luke Montalbano and Ramsey Alsheikh | September 8, 2025This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue. You’ve made it. College at last. In high school you likely accumulated accolades, got great grades and studied hard for the SAT. Now, you’re at Dartmouth and ready to begin a new chapter of your life. However, too often, new ...
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Montalbano: You Can’t Reason With a Tiger When Your Head is in Its Mouth
By Luke Montalbano | August 15, 2025Has the world not learned its lesson?
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Montalbano: Conditioned Against Air Conditioning
By Luke Montalbano | July 25, 2025The College puts its students at risk by failing to invest in air conditioning systems for dorms.
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Montalbano: The Necessity of Foreign Students: A Successful Experiment
By Luke Montalbano | July 4, 2025International students are crucial to the success of the United States. The Trump administration’s recent actions toward Harvard University are misguided.
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Montalbano: America Should Leave the Technological Ice Age and Embrace Nuclear Power
By Luke Montalbano | February 7, 2025Nuclear technology has clear economic, energy and innovation benefits — America should embrace it as the energy of the future.
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Montalbano: Trump’s tariff threats hurt America and its allies
By Luke Montalbano | January 14, 2025Luke Montalbano ’27 argues that Trump’s tariff proposals will cost American jobs, strain its relations with allies and indirectly help U.S. adversaries advance their own interests.
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Montalbano: Dartmouth Should Adopt a Policy of Institutional Neutrality
By Luke Montalbano | November 1, 2024Luke Montalbano ’27 argues that the College should take lessons from the Kalven Report and adopt a policy of institutional neutrality.
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Montalbano: Speak Up For Yourself. It’s Your Civic Responsibility.
By Luke Montalbano | October 3, 2024Students of all political views should not be afraid to speak up about their beliefs.
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Alsheikh and Montalbano: It’s Time to Revamp Our Seal
By Luke Montalbano and Ramsey Alsheikh | July 12, 2024The old seal must be updated, and it must not be replaced by the Dartmouth Pine.