There was a campus-wide shock when The Princeton Review left Dartmouth off its list of the nation’s 25 most connected campuses. At Dartmouth, where the ratio of students to laptops surely nears or exceeds one-to-one and where, when BlitzMail lines get too long, checking BlitzMail on random peoples’ computers is the social norm, this revelation was just shocking. More »
The recent article on the future demolition of Thayer Hall (“Thayer likely to be torn down by 2010,” Feb. 28) did the College a disservice by neglecting to consider the fate of historic and controversial Dartmouth murals. Unlike the Winter Carnival posters which lead to the second floor of the building or the removable portrait of Daniel Webster near the Blend, these murals will likely share the fate of Thayer itself when the wrecking ball comes unless the College can develop a creative solution for their preservation. More »
Almost 60 years ago, the world made a pledge: in the wake of one of the most horrific and systematic mass murders humanity had ever experienced, the world agreed, “Never Again.” The notion that states could not be held accountable for their actions inside their border fell apart. Never again would governments have uninhibited reign to engage in extermination of vast segments of their population. In a rare moment of unity, the world declared genocide unconditionally immoral; such an atrocity against any group amounted to an atrocity against everyone, they agreed. More »
To the Editor: There is not going to be a law passed only for Tubestock. I realize our self-importance in the community, but the idea of this law raises serious questions reaching far beyond Tubestock; what would such a law mean for family barbecues on decks by the river or lakes? What would constitute congregating? Do you have to be in the water, or simply by the water? Can people really congregate on water? What is a safe distance from others so that you’re not congregating? It is kind of hard to imagine what a law would look like that would make Tubestock illegal. Of course, they have said that a person can be an open container so, I guess anything can happen. More »
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