Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Separation of Church and Debate

By Susan Ackerman, Guest Columnist and chair of the religion department

I’m a life-long Democrat, so I was thrilled to be one of the lucky few who won the lottery and got a ticket to last Wednesday night’s debate. Getting to see so many of my party’s luminaries assembled all in one place was an incredible experience. More »

Strange Bedfellows? Get Over It

By Shaun Stewart, Staff Columnist

When we think about politics or business, we tend to think in terms of allies and enemies. This is only natural; it’s a comfortable way to think about the world. There are allies who you can always implicitly trust because they agree with you and there are enemies who you never have to consider because they are always wrong or against you. However, this is an outmoded way of thinking: There are no longer allies and enemies. There are only partners and non-partners. More »

Supporting the Board Changes

By Anthony Magro, Guest Columnist

Your editorial of Sept. 7, 2007, “An Old Tradition Fails,” raises two issues relevant to the wisdom of alumni electing trustees: Do alumni have a democratic right to elect trustees? Are such elections the best way to compose a board that will act in Dartmouth’s best interests? More »

Ron Paul’s speedy fundraising effort: an audit

By Stephen Campbell, Newfield, N.H.

To the Editor: I am writing to you regarding an error in “Popular on the Internet, Ron Paul visits campus” (Oct. 1). More »