The Coed Alternative
I confess to being slightly amused — and more than a little bit confused — by the strong emotions that “Frat Free Friday” aroused among some students this past week. More »
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Wright Must Be Replaced
Last week’s Verbum Ultimum (Feb. 24) accurately described the contrast between Larry Summers’ role as intellectual provocateur at Harvard and James Wright’s bland political posturing at Dartmouth. However, this distinction stops short of a more important point: the president of an educational institution is the central engine of its evolution. More »
What’s wrong with Greek housing?
To the Editor: Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman opines that students at Dartmouth do not want to live in Greek houses because “…they don’t want to live at the bar …Wading through the six feet of beer cans on the floor, and the odor, and the people hanging off the banister —- is that a pleasant place to be?” (“New Dorms Pose Threat to Greeks,” Feb. 23) While I recognize that this comment was made tongue-in-cheek, I nonetheless find the stereotypes and hyperbole used by Dean Redman to be sophomoric and inappropriate coming from a high-level campus administrator. More »
Inelegant Leadership
To the Editor: Thanks for a very competent commentary on the Summers resignation (Verbum Ultimum, Feb. 24). I would add that I often experienced his public utterances as unnecessarily boorish, even if thoughtful. Quite possibly the inelegance of his public image was too much of a contrast to Harvard’s essential idea of itself. More »
Basic Needs Come First
To the Editor, While I admire Tempest William’s initiative in doing work in Rwanda, I question its usefulness (“Tempest Williams speaks on community,” Feb. 22). Sure, a community with more color is more aesthetically pleasing. But a war-torn country like Rwanda, whose people suffer from abject poverty, has needs that are more pressing than painted houses. “Kajenga pamoja” might be great, but it doesn’t help a person survive — food, sanitary water and shelter do. I’m sure the people of Rwanda would appreciate help with life’s basic necessities more than the painted side of a house. More »
