I write from the capital of progressive proaction: San Francisco. Each month thousands of bicyclists, who call themselves the Critical Mass Movement, halt the major thoroughfares of San Francisco’s beautiful city streets - without organization, and only for the purpose of advancing bicyclists’ rights. That’s it. No hippie anti-war message at all. Just bicycling - and the right to do so free of the cars’ perpetual molestation. I am personally ambivalent about the hot debate that surrounds - or more accurately, follows - the Critical Massers wherever they go, seeing as I hate cycling.
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American higher education, specifically at the undergraduate level, is reaching a breaking point. The competition for admission has hit a fever pitch, students - especially female students as described in a recent and much-discussed New York Times article - are feeling severe pressure and the costs of attendance are spiraling out of control. Here, I’d like to argue that what is ratcheting up this intense competition is an even more intense “sweepstakes culture” that has come to characterize college and university admission.
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Although debate over the subject has significantly died down in recent weeks, immigration reform remains one of the most important domestic policy issues of our time.
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As I attended the College Democrats meeting last Monday, I was positively surprised by the large turnout. Sadly, I feel that this was an exception to a larger reality on campus: Dartmouth cares too little about politics. I feel that Dartmouth needs to be shaken out of its political apathy. It seems that while there has been a lot of buzz surrounding the 2008 presidential race, I have found that many students on this campus remain apathetic. While the race may seem far away, it is never too early to get involved in the political process and lend support to grass root events. We need more activism from the students year round, not just when the primaries kick off.
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To the Editor:
As everyone around the world knows, April 16, 2007 was a horrific day for every student currently attending Virginia Tech, his or her parents, friends, family and everyone connected to the university. With this, the support from everyone around the globe has been truly amazing. A very good friend of mine works for Dartmouth and has told me about some of the things your campus has done to lend support to all of us at Virginia Tech.
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