Tuesday, January 08, 2008

The Threat of a Message

By Phil Aubart, Staff Columnist

Osama bin Laden is at it again. A month ago Al-Qaeda released another new bin Laden tape, following a flurry of Osama videotape releases about two months ago. Since the fall of 2001, Osama has been on the run with a death warrant hanging over his head, but as far as anyone knows, he is still alive. The question is, does any of this matter? More »

Zero Tolerance on Drugs, Too

By Joseph Asch, Guest Columnist

And you thought nothing could be more wrongheaded than Dartmouth’s policy on alcohol? During the 2004-2006 period, the Dartmouth administration had 75 students charged with drug infractions. Of these cases, only a handful of students were accused of drug dealing; the remainder were charged with possessing small amounts of a controlled substance. More »