When your fourth grade teacher passed back a test, you always wanted to know what your classmates got. If you were canny, you tried to sneak a peak at your friend’s paper. If you were blunt, you simply asked. But only if you wanted to make a spectacle out of yourself and your neighbor did you make your new information public. See where I’m going with this? More »
Many Dartmouth students likely read the article about water intoxication and thought that Community Director Kristen Deal went too far with her actions against water pong players (“Water pong banned, risks of overhydrating cited,” Feb. 5). More »
On Feb. 1, 2007, British police arrested nine Muslim men in Birmingham for their alleged plan to kidnap and behead a Muslim British serviceman. A large segment of the Muslim population stood up in defense of these men, to an extent that Muslim clerics throughout the country needed to call for calm. Many feel the Muslim community is being unfairly targeted. More »
To the Editor: In his speech here Wednesday (“Edwards sketches 2008 platform,” Feb. 1), presidential candidate John Edwards was very vague and, with exceptions for poverty and climate change, offered little real substance. More »
To the Editor: Community Director Kristin Deal shows us exactly what is wrong with the bureaucracy on this campus (“Water pong banned, risks of overhydrating cited,” Feb. 5). She says “whether students are drinking the water or not, it is a possible liability if someone was to become intoxicated in water.” I am sure that liability can only exist if students actually drink some water. Although it is obvious that the real reason water pong in the dorms has been shut down is because of the noise and mess it creates, Deal tries to justify the rule as a safety measure. Let’s just be honest. More »
To the Editor: Before Dartmouth students consider adopting the animal-rights philosophy of PETA Vice President Bruce Friedrich, they should know how far he takes his beliefs (“PETA spokesman extols upsides to going vegan,” Jan. 30). More »
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