Each year, getting into a college like Dartmouth becomes harder. Alumni who graduated decades ago laugh at the likelihood that they could be accepted to today’s Dartmouth, just as current undergraduates repress memories of the efforts and energies they expended to get in two or three years ago. More »
To the Editor: Nathan Bruschi’s column (“RIGs, The Greek Replacement,” Jan. 29) adds to a growing chorus of voices calling for the demolition of the Choates to create room for an extension of frat row. As a current resident of the Choates, I can understand this sentiment — the facilities are antiquated and the architecture strikes a distinctly dissonant chord with the rest of the campus. Although I feel that the Choates do have charm, I would support their demolition in order to expand the social spaces available on campus. More »
To the Editor: I am disappointed in the attitudes of those professors quoted in Tuesday’s article (“Parking Problems Rile Faculty Members,” Jan. 29), who seem to have lost touch with professional life. The Dartmouth interviewed three department chairs who would not last a week in any mid-sized law firm. These are people with an unparalleled occupation: they work relatively few office hours with flexible schedules and sabbaticals, and they are paid well to pursue research in whatever area interests them. However, they still seem to think that they have the short end of the stick. More »
To the Editor: Mr. Ballou’s editorial (“Tag, We’re ‘It’,” Jan. 29) was pointless. He claims to have written about the increase in admissions applications to Dartmouth because “I have to write about something or other, and sorority rush inspires me even less.” Mr. Ballou is a regular columnist for The Dartmouth, a responsibility he values “for the most part… as an opportunity to promote hate and dissent among the Dartmouth undergraduate population.” More »
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