By THE DARTMOUTH EDITORIAL BOARD
With the exception of those future Hill staffers who are actively involved in campaigns and get out the vote efforts, most Dartmouth students appear rather apathetic toward the upcoming election. Activism is a thing of the past, despite the vocal efforts of small progressive groups on campus. That, however, does not excuse Dartmouth students blissfully and ignorantly ensconced in the Dartmouth "bubble." This is a big election -- over 2,800 American soldiers have died in Iraq, North Korea just tested a nuclear weapon and income inequality is reaching levels not seen in the last 50 years. This may be one of the more important votes of our lives. It is not enough, however, to merely vote based on a couple of television commercials -- it is necessary to take the time to do the minimum of research required for an informed vote as well. The Dartmouth Editorial Board, by an 11-1 vote, feels that an informed vote in the Second Congressional District of New Hampshire is a vote for Paul Hodes.
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By Zeke Turner, Staff Columnist
If I remember correctly, the first time I ever voted was in fifth grade. I think I voted for myself to represent our class in Middle School Student Council. I lost the race, but I gained respect for our most fundamental right as citizens in a democracy: the franchise.
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By Tina Praprotnik, Staff Columnist
Recently, Google acquired the beloved video-sharing website YouTube for $1.65 billion, making the $580 million that Rupert Murdoch shelled out last year for MySpace seem like a paltry sum. Facebook, which is still in the hands of its college-age founder, if sold may be an even larger transaction, with a rumored price tag of $2 billion. (Shame on Yahoo for only offering $900 million). Such hefty figures show that megacompanies have recognized the value of these new repositories of popular culture, and have seized upon the opportunity to incorporate them. While commercialization of pop culture is nothing new, the acquisitions of these websites represents a worrisome trend: the pop culture of the online generation may have become inextricably linked to, and even created by, the corporate world.
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By Alexandra Leonard
To the Editor:
Regarding "Dartmouth's Diversity Obsession" (Nov. 2), I certainly respect the author's opinion, and as a woman and person of color, I am proud that there is a significant amount of community-wide discourse devoted to the diversity "issue."
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