As some of the tensions abate, at least temporarily, on the issue of immigration, I have been struck by just how differently the immigration debate has played out on a national scale as compared to here at Dartmouth. Our country, or at least Washington D.C., discusses what kind of wall to build, how many troops we can put on the border, and the practical logistics of granting citizenship. Our college talks about the right to immigrate illegally. Nationally, the debate is about securing our borders; at Dartmouth, the debate is… well, there is not really much debate.
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To the Editor:
Dartmouth is a decadent, carbohydrate-laden fantasy. I mean, is there really a wrong time here for Everything But Anchovies, Keystone and Ben and Jerry’s New York Super Fudge Chunk? Certainly not when the goodies are all free, free, free. Indeed, when comfort foods are overly available in a community of over-worked perfectionists needing a gastronomic fix at 1:47 a.m., eating disorders are inevitable. In the article, “Eating disorders can exist on seemingly healthy campus,” (May 12), The Dartmouth succinctly identifies social and academic competitiveness as factors that lead students (mostly female) to an abusive relationship with food. I agree. I also believe that the Dartmouth environment fuels problematic attitudes towards food.
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To the Editor:
I have no problem with the Jewish-affiliated fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi being denied colony status by the Interfraternity Council. I would have no problem were they to be approved by the IFC. Frankly, I have no horse in this race — Âmy house is part of the Coed Council, not the IFC. My problem is with the Office of Residential Life reviewing the IFC’s expansion policy in light of the vote denying AEPi colony status (“IFC policies face possible revisions,” May 11).
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