Thursday, April 17, 2008

Technical Foul

By Suzanne Lehrer, Staff Columnist

Ever since its birth in 1776, America has had a tendency to misuse its resources. Our political resources, our constitutional amendments, have been misused so that the “right to bear arms” enables college students to easily obtain guns to shoot one another. Our country’s fundamental resource of democracy has been misused in that we impose it on whatever country we please. Even our natural resources have been misused, leading to pollution and extinction. Americans tend to do whatever they want to whatever extreme they see fit. More »

Tear Down This Wall

By Denise Hotta-Moung, Staff Columnist

During freshman orientation, we were continuously reminded of the high percentage of international students in the Class of 2011. In the fall of 2007, Dartmouth welcomed over 80 international students to the Big Green — a number that flaunted just how diverse Dartmouth was becoming. A closer look, however, reveals a reality that statistics have masked: Interntational and American students remain disconnected because of their preconceived notions about each other — the ignorant, narrow-minded American and the patronizing international student. More »