Friday, February 15, 2008

Off-Campus, Not Off-Shoring

By THE DARTMOUTH EDITORIAL BOARD

Since the early 1960s when Dartmouth created the first foreign-study opportunities for undergraduates, spending a term abroad has become a part of nearly every D-Plan - roughly 60 percent of Dartmouth students will spend at least one term abroad before they graduate. At nearly all of America’s top colleges and universities, spending a term in Europe or even Asia is highly encouraged, and it certainly does not raise eyebrows the way it might have in our parents’ generation. More »

Facebook Account–Ability

By David Glovsky, Staff Columnist

I never thought about deleting myself from Facebook. After all, how else would I know that four of my high school classmates have had children? Or that one of my best friends from home just broke up with his girlfriend? Even so, it was still disturbing to read a New York Times article informing me that Facebook “is like the Hotel California…you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” More »