Most students at Dartmouth are aware of the fact that “Animal House” co-writer Chris Miller was a member of the Class of 1963 at this college, as well as a member of the Alpha Delta fraternity. They also know that many of the situations depicted in the film were loosely based on Miller’s experiences as part of a fraternity here at Dartmouth. With over half the campus involved in the Greek system, association with the film is probably a source of pride for the average Dartmouth party-goer.
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While mostly accurate, Zak Moore’s op-ed (“Elitism, Not Intellectualism,” Oct. 5) misses some very important points. As an “ultra-liberal” elitist, I would like to point out some of those glaring deficiencies. Like my fellow “pseudo-intellectual” associates, I am indeed an atheist; but as Moore neglected to mention, we also worship Satan (we do run into ideological hypocrisy worshipping Satan while still rejecting the existence of God, but we manage).
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To the Editor:
Zak Moore is correct (“Elitism, Not Intellectualism,” Oct. 5). Elitism has no place in politics. In his words, elitism “looks down on certain people and their positions and high-handedly labels them as culturally inferior and intellectually ignorant.” Apparently, Moore is elitist.
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To the Editor:
Zak Moore’s argument in “Elitism, Not Intellectualism,” (Oct. 5) creates a dangerous precedent. While he does not say so explicitly, it can be reasonably inferred that he views elitism is always “ultraliberal.” He mentions ideological elitism, but follows it up in the next sentence by changing it to “ultraliberal elitism.” Moore is right in saying “it seems to be an ethic of self-righteousness that transcends any individual issue” and that “it is an approach that looks down on certain people and their positions, and high-handedly labels them as culturally inferior and intellectually ignorant.” Moore says this isn’t “partisan in nature” but refuses to explain how this is the case.
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To the Editor:
Jon Wisniewski’s stand that the New York City Health Department’s ban on trans fatty acids should be opposed on some sort of ideological grounds (“The Western Tradition of Trans Fat,” Oct. 7) is as silly as it is bogus.
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