Friday, July 13, 2007

Summer Safety

While our small, bucolic campus witnesses less crime than the average college, safety issues do exist at Dartmouth. The Summer term is no exception. More »

Check Your Local Listings

By Zeke Turner, Staff Columnist

Here is a scene from ABC Family’s newest show, “Greek.” It is freshman orientation, and two roommates — Dale and Rusty — sip Red Bulls and mingle with their new classmates at a party full of engineering dorks. As two shoebox-sized robots fight to the death in the center of the room, Rusty becomes frustrated and suggests to Dale that they leave for a frat party. Dale, a Christian-rock-listening Bible-toter, turns to Rusty and asks, “Who would choose to hang out with a bunch of drunkards whose goal in life is to fornicate with as many vapid sorority girls as possible?” Well, Dale, we at Dartmouth would, I guess. More »

Don’t Tear Your Hair Out

By Brian Kennedy, Director, Hood Musem of Art

To the Editor: I was pleased to read the recent articles by Tina Praprotnik (“Gah-Gah for Gu,” June 29) and Zak Moore (“The Hair Up There,” July 6) about the art installation by Wenda Gu, currently on display in Baker-Berry Library and commissioned by the Hood Museum of Art. They indicate a healthy debate by Dartmouth students concerning issues of artistic creativity and imagination. More »