In his recent op-ed "Major Consolidation" (Feb. 24), Peter Blair '12 suggests dissolving the Native American studies and women's and gender studies programs because they are "arbitrary and unnecessary," as well as incompatible with Dartmouth's educational mission. In his crusade to "explain" the view he expressed in last week's "Short Answer" (Feb.
"Tonight we are crossing party lines to address the now very ugly role that sexism is playing in the campaign," Tina Fey announces as she impersonates Sarah Palin in the Saturday Night Live season opener.
Green Key is over -- the ultimate sign that the end of term is near. With finals nearly in sight, I quote Dr. Seuss and ask, "How did it get so late so soon?" As a Dartmouth alum himself, Dr. Seuss would know better than any other writer how time at our College seems to fly by.
I didn't have a typical American high school experience -- well, it wasn't even an American high school.
On his blog, Perez Hilton recently said that "sometimes people use the excuse of 'art' in order to get away with craziness!" A fan of 'art' myself, I'm a little hesitant to trust the so-called "Queen of All Media." However, if you witnessed the atrocity of Wenda Gu's hair curtains this past summer, or were a student at Yale this past week, you might feel like slapping your knee with an "Amen, Perez!
Spring's arrival doesn't immediately guarantee warm, sunny days here in Hanover, but it does promise the return of a massive number of students who have been off for a term or two, doing everything from trying to save the world to selling out on Wall Street.
Lots of things have been said about the Dartmouth Woman: She can drink as much as any frat boy but look good while doing it, sink a pong cup and hook up without expecting the courtesy of a morning-after Blitz.
In her latest column ("See You in Hell," Feb. 6), Lucy Stonehill '10 vents her frustration after listening to a classmate use his religious views when crafting an argument about the Genesis story during class.
Relax, this is not another article about Beta, though I am going to mention it in these first few lines.