There is no easy answer to the question, What could have prevented the Virginia Tech massacre? Perhaps nothing could have been done. However, gun violence occurs every day across America and the ready availability of guns exacerbates the problem. More »
Tom Atwood ‘08 wrote last week of our fair College as a place “where intellectualism is dead” (“In Search of Intellectualism,” April 12). I think Atwood has a point, but I do not believe intellectualism at Dartmouth is dead. I simply think it is misguided. The problem is not, as Atwood states, that “students on campus don’t have a lot to talk about.” I would argue that for the most part, they might even have too much. More »
To the Editor: We mourn the deaths of students and faculty at Virginia Tech (“Virginia Tech gunman kills 32 in bloodbath,” April 17). It is appropriate and natural that we should do so. We identify with the victims and their friends and families, because they are like us. They are students and staff at a university in a very pastoral location. Our own sense of security is threatened by this violence. More »
To the Editor: Bravo, Michael Kreicher ‘08, for your reminder of the importance of the presumption of innocence (“By Clear and Convincing Evidence,” April 17). I have just finished writing a letter to the Duke board of trustees chairman, in which I refused to accept his exculpation of the university for its injustice to the charged lacrosse players. For years, Duke has been fostering exactly the kind of bigotry that recklessly assigns guilt to anyone who is white and rich. More »
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