Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Perpetual Catch-Up

By Michael Belinsky, Staff Columnist

If you are a typical Dartmouth student, you have probably fallen behind on class work since the first day of this term. You didn’t mean to fall behind. You told yourself that you would get a head start on homework, that you would limit pong to only three days per week and that this time things would be different. But then the term began, old friends returned, new hot freshmen caught your eye and you were back to your old routine — struggling to catch up. This is one of the central struggles that define the Dartmouth experience. More »

Reconciling Myth and Reality

By Lydia Chammas, Contributing Columnist

Relax, this is not another article about Beta, though I am going to mention it in these first few lines. If you were upset about the news of Beta’s return, it must have meant one of two things: either this was the first time Dartmouth might have let you down, or this is the hundredth time your expectations might have let you down. If you’re in the latter category, what can I say? Most of us have been there before — at least those of us who expect our little College to celebrate diversity of all kinds. More »