Wednesday, October 24, 2007

ExtraCurricular.

By Ronald Green, Guest Columnist

On June 20, President George W. Bush vetoed legislation that would have greatly expanded the number of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines available for federally funded research. With this veto -- his second on this issue -- the president made clear that there was no chance of advancing federal support for hESC research on his watch. Most proponents of this research have now turned their eyes to the 2008 election, in the hope that a Democrat or moderate Republican will finally break the impasse. More »

Fear and Loathing of the Freshman 15

By Nina Maja Bergmar, Contributing Columnist

There are some aspects of college life that most of us cannot escape. Stress, all-nighters and irregular day schedules hit all of us at some point. Having been here for less than two months, I have already spent too many nights in Novack Cafe, desperately trying to catch up with the new intensity of my college life. As freshmen, we struggle to adapt to Dartmouth, and we are forced to deal with anxiety in new ways. More »