Friday, May 02, 2008

Verbum Ultimum: Seeking Professional Help

By THE DARTMOUTH EDITORIAL BOARD

Priya Venkatesan ‘90’s recent threat to sue the College, Dartmouth Medical School and the students in her Writing 5 class is, simply put, outrageous. Venkatesan claims the suit is a response to “harassment and discrimination” (“Prof threatens lawsuit against her students,” April 28). The trials she purports to have endured, however, range from the ridiculous to the absurd (her paranoia about conspiratorial codes being expressed through spelling in an offhanded comment — ‘Gattaca’ — comes to mind). The growing Venkatesan soap opera represents a pathetic mix of seemingly poor teaching, repression of academic freedom, unprincipled opportunism and self-victimization, all of which have no place at our College. More »

Pastor Problems

By Michael Belinsky, Staff Columnist

The Reverend Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. came back to the political spotlight this week — with a vengeance. More »

Vox Clamantis: Majority Fools?

By Isaiah Berg

To the Editor: In a recent column, Jordan Osserman ‘11 outlined his rubric for choosing Dartmouth’s next president. Simultaneously, he outlined a dangerous shift in thought as to how we view people and measure their worth (“Minority Rule,” April 30). Osserman pulls no punches. For our next president, he argues that “straight white men need not apply.” I remain unconvinced as to why my white skin and sexual preference would have anything to do with how I would run an institution such as Dartmouth. More »