Thursday, May 01, 2008

Students Against Reason

By Laura Little, Guest Columnist

The April 28 edition of The Dartmouth was awash in a larger-than-usual amount of campus controversy. In particular, two advertisements were published that stated grievances against recent content in The Dartmouth: a community denouncement of Alexander Felix ‘08 and James Bleuer ‘08’s comic (“BlarFlex,” April 24), and a statement condemning a comment made about Liberian President and commencement speaker Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (“Highlights and Lowlights,” April 25). Both ads have arisen out of a felt experience of offense and outrage. However, only one demonstrates the way in which these socially sensitive matters should be handled. More »

Oh, Called Out!

By Spenser Mestel, Contributing Columnist

I’m a freshman. I hide a campus map at the bottom of my backpack just in case I get lost, I consider myself lucky when I get sixths on a pong table, and I have overwhelming urges to walk with my 20 closest freshmen friends everywhere I go. I recognize that I’m habitually confused and regularly do embarrassing things without realizing it. Because of this, I know from firsthand experience how much Dartmouth loves “the call-out.” More »