Since submitting my last op-ed, I was absolutely certain that this one was going to be about voting/Paul Hodes/something involving Nov. 7 and the important choices we all have to make on that day. However, just a short while ago, as I wasted away my Sunday on the fourth floor of Berry Library, the fate of this column was changed forever. More »
The elusive cure for AIDS is one of the most important humanitarian quests of the 21st century. Over 40 million people in the world live with AIDS; almost 3 million die from it each year. No sensible person denies the pandemic scope of this disease. You can imagine my surprise, then, when I found out that neither the scope nor the immediacy of this problem stops some activists from ranking it below, say, the well-being of 100 monkeys. More »
To the Editor: Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson stated that the “Good Samaritan policy is an important aid for making Dartmouth a safer community” (“Clarifying the Good Samaritan policy,” Oct. 30). While the improvements made last year did improve the policy to some extent, and prevent College sanctions from dissuading calls for help, it is still a largely useless policy. This is because it offers no protection from local police taking legal action, which they do as a matter of procedure when medical attention outside Dick’s House is required. Unless the College can reach some manner of agreement with Hanover Police, so that they show appropriate and logical restraint in prosecuting those (or the concerned friends of those) who make smart decisions, the Good Samaritan policy will fail to make this community any safer. More »
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