Whether you typically play the role of groper or gropee, there is no denying that Dartmouth students in general have a lot of sexual contact. And while the optimistic view is that we all have the potential to get laid, the downside is that the constant grind of bodies amidst a haze of alcohol makes the issue of sexual assault difficult to define or even recognize. More »
One of the staples of my college tours was the ubiquitous “blue light emergency phone.” Inevitably, a parent would question the safety of 20-somethings cavorting around alone at all hours. The tour guide would then describe the alternative to parental supervision: tall, post-like phones with an emergency button located “all-over campus” that could be reached by campus police “in just a few minutes.” More »
I’ll start this article with a campus food tidbit. I had a biscuit this morning from FoCo. It was supposed to be eaten with a slop-like combination of chicken and what was simply referred to as “sauce” on the description of ingredients. I decided to forgo the slop and eat the biscuit on its own. It was good. It was okay. It was no KFC biscuit nor was it even as good as the ones from the can that my mom makes. But it satisfied to a point. That point was when the roof of my mouth was suddenly coated in an uncomfortable film. I had to throw it away. What a waste of empty calories. And that’s all I have to say about that. More »
“Dartmouth College has a problem.” It’s a phrase students hear too often. And it’s not uncommon to hear it applied to sexual assault at Dartmouth. More »
“When I met you I thought you were a pissant.” I was crouched in a cramped military tent on my last night in Biloxi, Miss. John, a long-term volunteer, was sharing his first impressions of me while five other volunteers exhorted me to partake of their pot. More »
When I was a kid somebody told me that old saying, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive,” and it stuck with me. I try to never lie. My commitment to honesty isn’t really based on any of that self-righteous crap involving our profound philosophical obligation to truth. It’s more because of the fact that lying is harder than telling the truth. When you lie, you have to remember what you’ve lied about and keep up the farce. When you tell the truth, there’s no work involved. No work is okay by me. We have been told over and over again that honesty is the best policy, but this week’s survey results indicate that more than a few of us aren’t exactly laying our cards on the table when it comes to sexual climax. More »
Technology changes fast. Your brand spanking new computer will be archaic in less than one year. To have the newest iPod, you would have to buy one about every six months, on average. But the high turnover rate of technology also means that life-changing breakthroughs are just around the corner. More »
Book: “Einstein Picasso: Space, Time, and the Beauty that Causes Havoc” by Arthur I. Miller Is it merely coincidence that cubism and relativity, together defining modernity and renovating the arts and the sciences, appeared to the world within two years of one another? In his thoroughly readable book Einstein Picasso, Arthur I. Miller answers this question through the parallel biographies of the two lives that, above all others, shaped the last century. Miller boldly transcends academic boundaries, faring equally well as a historian of science and one of art. - Latif Nasser More »
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