In his lecture at Dartmouth last Friday, “The War on Terror and the Terror of War: Somalia and the Horn of Africa,” professor Abdi Samatar from the University of Minnesota explained why popular opposition to Somalia’s martial law depicts South African President Mbeki as the Quisling of our time. Just like the Norwegian traitor who sold out his own people to the Nazis, the African Union continues to allow an American war on terror in Somalia. More »
To the Editor: Others have effectively raised a number of pertinent questions regarding the tone and content of Trustee Todd Zywicki ‘88’s remarks at the Pope Center Conference held on Oct. 27 (“Zywicki draws fire for remarks,” Nov. 26), including whether or not it was appropriate for him, as a trustee, to have made those remarks at all. There are, however, several other questions that have not as yet been raised that should be, I believe. More »
To the Editor: Each year, as the Christmas tree takes its place on the Green, I receive expressions of concern from members of the community who wonder if it is appropriate for a religious symbol to be given a place of such prominence at the College. The usual response (not from me, but from others) is that the tree is not a religious symbol, but a cultural, nostalgic or even a commercial symbol. It is even renamed by some well-meaning people as a “holiday tree.” More »
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