As Dartmouth is the proverbial Animal House, comparisons between it and the fictional Faber College are often used in discussions of the College. However, must students would be hard pressed to draw a comparison between departing Dean of the College James Larimore and his cinematic counterpart Dean Wormer. Throughout his tenure at Dartmouth, Larimore has had a reputation as a man of honor and integrity who is personable and approachable by all members of the Dartmouth community. Larimore was hired during a period when relations between the administration and the rest of the Dartmouth community were tense. Throughout his seven years, he has served as a true liaison between the different groups that make up the College. At a time when there are continued calls for greater transparency at Dartmouth, his departure is a real loss, both to the student body and the College as a whole.
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I never imagined that I’d ever have a reason to challenge any comments in Daily Dartmouth articles that complimented my work (“Larimore resigns, plans to leave for Swarthmore,” May 4; “A look back at Larimore’s tenure: A rocky SLI beginning, a solid finish,” May 4), but good manners and a sense of personal integrity compel me to do so. I have loved my time at Dartmouth and I am grateful for the opportunity to work with such an amazing community of students, faculty, staff and alumni who are so dedicated to this special place. And since one of the things I’ve tried to do here is to say thank you to the people who deserve credit for the things that they do, whether their work is out in public view or done quietly behind the scenes, I want to clarify some of the things that were kindly, even generously, attributed to me in the articles that appeared in Thursday’s issue of The Dartmouth, but that reflect work done by people other than me.
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I hate how easily we contextualize an event as tragic as the Duke rape incident along the familiar ideological lines. The conservative instantly opines that the female is at fault for being a stripper. She should have known better than to take off her clothes in front of aroused drunk athletes. As a result, she got what was coming to her. Call it “Survivor: Natural Selection.” The liberal — whatever that means these days — retorts that our social construction objectifies women and restricts their freedom. Oh, if only there were some radical revolution that would change, nay, liberate societal conceptions! And let us not forget, the liberal would remind, that all men are evil. After all, a society ruled by women would have no wars (or urinals).
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To the Editor:
I now agree with Yuki Kondo-Shah’s assertion that some op-eds in The Dartmouth leave the reader feeling as though the author had “his head in the sand” (“Andreadis and the Press,” May 3), for Kondo-Shah’s own angsty critique of the paper’s coverage of Tim Andreadis ‘07’s recent victory is painfully misguided. Kondo-Shah fails to include a vital component of information regarding Andreadis’ relationship with The Dartmouth:
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