It’s easy to dismiss the creed of Bret Vallacher ‘10 against the College’s supposed “classism” (“Work-Study Woes,” Jan. 30) as the sour grapes reaction of a student who failed to find work and chose to blame it on the biases of the system. I believe, however, that Vallacher’s column reveals much more about the workings of class at Dartmouth than perhaps he even realizes. More »
You think that we’d be tired of it already. After years of stone-throwing in the halls of Congress, one would assume that both the Dartmouth campus and the American public would be sick of it. But no — we, the people, still find it within ourselves to heave bricks at any form of reconciliation between the red and blue of America. Perhaps the vitriol hurled in Congress is merely a symptom of something larger — a disintegration of the civility of political discourse everywhere — including here at Dartmouth. Campus debate continues to degrade into angry shouting matches with substance giving way to the mundane political potshots of old. Friends are friends, but when politics enter the conversation these days, even the best of mates typically lunge for each other’s throats. More »
To the Editor: It was with dismay that I learned about Student Assembly’s recent decision to fund the 2007 Native American Pow-Wow (“Assembly delays reform move, funds pow-wow,” Jan. 31). Though in a better world the following disclaimer wouldn’t be necessary, I have many friends in the Native American community and think the Pow-Wow is a great event. But, the problem is with the Assembly. A few years back, the Assembly adopted a policy on non-cosponsorship for campus events. The Assembly is not a funding organization. There already exists Programming Board, the Committee on Student Organizations, numerous departments and other offices on campus that serve to fund student events. More »
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