A staggering six fraternity and sorority houses are on probation or recently have ended their sentences at the beginning of Fall term, as The Dartmouth reported on Thursday (“Probation hits Six Greek houses,” Oct. 4). As Homecoming approaches with two to three more houses under investigation, it is appropriate to look at this abnormal situation.
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A friend of mine was recently quoted in the Generic Good Morning Message as saying, “It’s like a Noah Riner speech just exploded all over my life.” Not being particularly clever myself nor able to pass up a great mental image when I stumble upon it, I must paraphrase and adapt it to a feeling I got recently while getting my news junkie fix. One of the great values of a Dartmouth education — and bear with me for a moment while I let the Reviewer inside me see the light of day — is instilling in us a solemn respect for the veritable sanctity of our great Western tradition. It is precisely this tradition, upon reading that New York City is now looking to ban partially hydrogenated oils from its restaurants, that has exploded all over my life.
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I write to rebut Doug Keare’s ‘56 letter (“Time for Dartmouth to move on,” Sept. 27) that claims the petition trustees did not work cooperatively with the Alumni Governance Task Force on the new constitution, a statement also echoed in a story in The Dartmouth (“Trustees turn down requests for participation,” Sept. 20).
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