Just when you thought we were safe from politically driven marriages and hemophiliac children, out comes Nicholas Sarkozy, President of France. Three months past the divorce of his second wife, he can be found in fun locales like Egypt and Jordan sporting his new supermodel-turned-singer fiancĂ©e, Carla Bruni. More »
Early in the 2008 primary season, intangible ideas seem to be most important to voters — change and hope rather than policy or experience. Abstract values are certainly important, but not to the exclusion of substantive policy; in fact, we can have both. There are a number of progressive Republican candidates speaking out to unite our country through this brand of leadership. More »
__Correction appended__ The College didn’t have to give Beta a second chance. But it did. Why, when frats already outnumber sororities on campus two to one, would the College make a move that will disenfranchise women even further? Easy. Because it was bullied. And because it had its eye on the bottom line. More »
To the Editor: Seems like nothing has changed at my alma mater. Like my country, the U.S.A., Dartmouth always has me battling to endure the love-hate relationship that comes with the territory. As a frustrated supporter of Dartmouth, and higher education in general, I cringe at the recent article regarding the reinstatement of Beta (“Beta’s Return Seen As a Sign of Gender Issues,” Jan. 14). More »
To the Editor: As a Dartmouth and Alpha Xi Delta alum, I would like to express my deep concern with the College’s decision to allow Beta Theta Pi back to campus. I would first like to clarify that throughout my time at Dartmouth, as Elise Waxenberg ‘08 succinctly stated in her column (“Reparation and Recognition,” Jan. 14), I never felt disadvantaged as a woman. As a former Executive Committee member of AZD and the former leader of Women in Leadership, I felt very strongly that women were incredibly empowered on campus. However, the College’s recent actions have caused me to seriously re-examine my views on Dartmouth’s support of women. More »
To the Editor: I could not agree more with Elise Waxenberg ‘08’s opinion of what the College should do in response to Dartmouth Beta’s return (“Reparations and Recognition,” Jan. 14). And considering that planned institutional changes are likely to be frustratingly slow, I too would not send my daughters to Dartmouth. More »
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