Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Dartmouth Man Needs A Maid

By Zachary Gottlieb, Staff Columnist

In a recent New York Times article, Arlene Spark, associate professor of nutrition at Hunter College in New York, wished that people would consider eating more wholesome foods. "But," she said, "that would mean people going back to cooking, and what we've lost is people's ability and knowledge of how to cook." The last time I tried to make a souffle, my freshman roommate's percussive copulation flattened it faster than my dance floor hookup hopes at Chi Gam. I, too, felt deflated. How many of your friends do you catch doing household chores in this paradisiacal land of hired help -- Dartmouth College? More »

Roe v. McPalin

By Ben Gifford, Staff Columnist

There are plenty of legitimate reasons for fearing a Palin-McCain White House: One would be John's unwavering confidence, despite the ongoing Wall Street bank-domino, that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" (of course, if by "the fundamentals of our economy," John really does mean "American workers," then I guess he's right -- but also an idiot). Another good reason to be scared of McPalin: Sarah's self-proclaimed foreign-policy credentials amount to her uncanny ability (and here I paraphrase) to "see Red people" from her backyard. More »