With the recent announcement of yet another tuition hike, we deem it only appropriate to question where, and to whom, our current funds are being directed. Are they all being used properly? Are new programs succeeding? Are our resources performing to their potential? More »
I was really quite shocked when I checked the news several weeks ago to find a controversy blooming over the acquisition of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company by Dubai Ports World. It struck me as obvious that the xenophobic wing of the Republican party would oppose the deal, but I was certain that the more entrenched pro-business wing would overwhelm it with the solid support of the affirmative-action-oriented Democrats. More »
To the Editor: It has been good to see so many letters to the editor and opinion pieces published in the Dartmouth recently about the important topic of sexual assault. Discussion and debate that makes people more aware of this issue and its impact on the community is needed and useful. I am writing to correct a misstatement of fact, however, in the recent opinion piece “Hypocrisy in Sexual Assault Law” (March 7). In that piece, the author mistakenly says the New Hampshire definition of aggravated felonious sexual assault “means, among other things, that if alcohol or drugs are taken by the victim at any point during the day or night, then she or his is consequently unable to give consent to sexual activity.” More »
To the Editor: The recent op-ed (“Too Much Sex” March 7) was nothing if not completely useless. Suggesting that sex-related problems would go away if students stopped having sex is like saying that there’d be less murder if everybody just stopped killing each other. More »
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