A long time ago, when I first arrived at Dartmouth, one of the things that I looked forward to most was attending our athletic events. In the fall, I made a point of going to our Homecoming football game and almost witnessed an amazing upset of Harvard’s undefeated team. When winter term rolled around, I braved the long trek from the Choates to Thompson Arena for a long-awaited opportunity to witness my first Dartmouth hockey game. Soon enough it was springtime and I found myself in the stands once again, this time cheering on our highly ranked men’s lacrosse team. Unfortunately, I quickly lost my enthusiasm for Dartmouth athletics, not because we did not field quality teams, but because the rest of my classmates seemed apathetic at best toward Dartmouth’s sporting events. I have not been to a single athletic event since.
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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. Instead, he has become the scapegoat for the corporate hobgoblin publishing houses that routinely employ similar strategies for manufacturing bestsellers.
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To the Editor:
In her op-ed yesterday (“The World is Getting Warmer,” Jan. 31) about global warming, Tina Praprotnik ‘09 points to the unseasonably warm Hanover temperatures as irrefutable evidence of global warming.
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Dear The Editor:
As a recent Dartmouth graduate, I found President Wright’s remarks in his speech condescending and an insult to the intelligence of Dartmouth alumni. Instead of asking alums to blindly follow his lead, perhaps Wright should ask why alumni are unhappy with his presidency. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that he has cut academic departments, classes are crowded, professors are leaving, Dartmouth is falling in the rankings, he tried to cut the swim team, he tried to end Greek life, unnecessary administrators are being hired left and right, and basically alumni cannot vote in elections (hopefully this will soon change). The best way for President Wright to garner alumni support for his presidency and the College, is not to just ask for it, but to earn it by listening more to alumni and professors.
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