Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Guns and a Good Time

By Jon Wisniewski, Staff Columnist

Upon reading Nathan Bruschi’s op-ed earlier this month (“An Assault on Assault Weapons,” March 2), I was expecting an assault on the Second Amendment. I was surprised and disappointed that he ended with an assault on the First. He talks in general both about gun ownership rights and the controversy surrounding a magazine editor who spoke out against assault weapons. Both arguments are flawed. More »

Alcohol Policy: Seeking Answers

By Joseph Asch, Guest Columnist

Director of Safety and Security Harry Kinne’s response (“Alcohol infraction numbers require more context,” Feb. 20) to my guest op-ed (“Thirsty for a Reasonable Alcohol Policy,” Feb. 16) contains statistics that shed little light on the reasoning behind Dartmouth’s punitive alcohol policy. More »

Trustees did not help Smith with monetary contributions

By T.J. Rodgers, Trustee

To the Editor: Trustee candidate Sandy Alderson ‘69 speculates wrongly that there is a group of trustees funding the petition trustee process (“For the first time, money enters into Trustee race,” March 7). More »

Dartmouth’s identity reconciles the extremes

By Joe Herring, Alpharetta, Ga.

To the Editor: Tim Dreisbach ‘71’s interesting piece on the College’s continuing quest for its sense of identity left this reader a little seasick with maritime metaphors (“Behind the Trustees’ Words,” March 27). More »