By Nathan Bruschi, Staff Columnist
We waited with the rest of the world, glued to a muted television in one of Barcelona's English pubs, growing hoarse from yelling at Wolf Blitzer. The place was packed with students, as well as Spaniards, Britons and Belgians -- all concerned citizens. I'd like to report that we stayed up on election night until the tipping point, but the results were slow in coming and our first class on Wednesday was early. I had spent the preceding weeks incessantly checking polling data and was able to sleep confident in my calculations, having found eight ways Obama could win and only one in which he could lose.
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By Emily Johnson, Contributing Columnist
I attended the "Men at Dartmouth" panel with trepidation. If it weren't for the fact that so many upperclassmen had me the panel was not to be missed, I never would have crammed myself into Collis Common Ground with a couple hundred other students last Wednesday night.
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By Andrew Eastman
To the Editor:
Jordan Osserman '11's denigration of Michelle Obama as "a mere caretaker" ("Stand Your Ground," Nov. 20) is not only belittling and insulting, but also inaccurate: There is nothing "mere" about raising decent and successful children. It is academic elitism to suggest parenting is a low calling. True, Mrs. Obama's resumé is impressive. Normally, impressive resumés indicate people who are intelligent and dedicated. Applying that intelligence and dedication to the work of a parent, instead to that of an attorney or executive, is a matter of personal preference, not shame, and it's a preference Mrs. Obama shares with men and women across our country.
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