By Blair Sullivan, Contributing Columnist
Is it appropriate for a team to use a Native American emblem as a mascot? Is it a gesture of honor and respect, or one of hatred and degradation?
The answer to these questions depends on whom you ask. There are advocates who feel strongly on both sides of the issue. "It provides a cultural awareness that people might not have known about. If I had a child, and I named it after you, would you consider it an honor? I would," Seminole tribal council member Max B. Osceola Jr. told the Washington Post in November 2005 regarding the Florida State Seminoles. Still, others disagree. "It's just dehumanizing," said undergraduate Margaret Scott of her school's mascot, the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux, in the same Post article. "They put us on the same level as animals."
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By Skip Sturman, Guest columnist and Director of Career Services
Meet Jess. Jess is working toward a major in comparative literature (French/philosophy) with a minor in theater and art history. Jess asks herself, "Which employers are seeking comp lit majors with minors in theater and art history? Is there some sort of list available in Career Services?"
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By David Glovsky, Staff Columnist
Dartmouth Alumni will soon be voting on a new member for the College's Board of Trustees. A web update by The Dartmouth on new trustee candidates ("Alumni Council names trustee candidates," Dec. 12) contained a telling statement by Dartmouth President James Wright. In a speech given to the Dartmouth Alumni Council, Wright said, "My fear is that we may soon find ourselves in a situation where 'electability' will also be a prime factor, perhaps the dominant factor, in alumni nominations -- and the College will be the loser as a result."
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