Thursday, October 19, 2006

Bum Rush

By Zeke Turner, Staff Columnist

Dartmouth’s sororities are having a bad-hair decade. Unfortunately, no amount of headbands, brownie-baking or Greek-branded butt pants will make their coif behave. It is time for us to revaluate our sorority rush process, especially if our Greek system is going to continue to grow. What was envisioned as a week of bonding and excitement for potential pledges has become a week of awkward meet-and-greets, snap judgments and institutionalized anxiety. Meanwhile, getting into the frat you want seems no harder than tying a slightly uneven Windsor and shaking a few hands. More »

Responsible behavior

By April Thompson, Director, Undergraduate Judicial Affairs

To the Editor: I am writing in response to Michael Herman ‘07’s op-ed, “Reevaluating the Fairness of COS Standards” (Oct. 17). I appreciate the work Student Assembly has done to begin a conversation about the Committee on Standards. I am concerned, however, that the proposals suggested by Herman do not address the concerns he raised. More »

‘Round the Girdled Earth

By Richard Page, President, Dartmouth Alumni for Common Sense

To the Editor: I am writing in response to “Alumni campaign by phone, mass mail” (Oct. 17). I believe your readers will want to consider the following points. More »