Friday, October 31, 2008

In Support of (Quad) News

By THE DARTMOUTH EDITORIAL BOARD

Earlier this week, Quinnipiac University garnered national attention once again for yet another attack on student journalism on its campus. Last year, the university prohibited the student newspaper, The Quinnipiac Chronicle, from posting news on its web site before its print edition was published and reviewed by administrators looking to censor content that casts the university in a negative light. In response, the paper's editorial staff had no choice but to leave in protest. Those staff members subsequently established Quad News, an independent online newspaper. The university has tried to crush this new publication with even greater vigor, and has placed a gag order on administrators, coaches and even student athletes, prohibiting them from speaking to Quad News. More »

Time On The Bench

By Jacob Batchelor, Contributing Columnist

A few weekends ago, I had one of my more memorable Dartmouth experiences -- I sat on a bench. When I left the warm fraternity basement and ventured out into the biting fall air, I'm sure the people I was with thought I was either lame or going to meet a girl. But they were wrong on both counts: I was leaving where all the fun was for a different experience, one that I thought would, by now, be more common in my life at Dartmouth -- having good conversation. More »