By Spenser Mestel, Contributing Columnist
Being politically conservative at my Seattle public high school meant wearing your Birkenstocks to school three instead of five times a week. Self-proclaimed Republicans, of which there were few, were usually anti-war, pro-choice and in favor of tough environmental protections. And if these pseudo-conservatives ever had a dissenting opinion, they rarely voiced it in the justifiable fear of being attacked by a room full of tie-dye-clad vegans, liberals and staunch Democrats. So when I got to Dartmouth, I was a little confused. People disagreed with me. West Coast liberalism had taught me to love diversity, but these unorthodox opinions were not welcome. Where was my army of left-leaning faculty and classmates to intimidate those who disagreed?
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By Sarah del Nido, Former Opinion Editor
The four other members of the Elections Planning and Advisory Committee -- Cyrus Attia '08, Justin Varilek '11, Ashley Smith '09 and Jeffrey Coleman '08 Â-- and I feel compelled to supplement the information presented in Tuesday's article about the Student Assembly elections ("Former SA candidates criticize EPAC efforts," Apr. 15).
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By Bryan Joseph Lee, Guest Columnist
After many discussions on the topic, I am moved to respond to the Hood Museum's recent event, "Hip-Hop in the Hood." The party was meant to celebrate the opening of its new exhibit, "Black Womanhood: Images, Icons, and Ideologies of the African Body." Instead, it served to commodify and objectify the very group of women it claimed to represent.
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