Thursday, January 8, 2009

Death Wall

By Kevin Niparko, Contributing Columnist

When it comes to death, humans have a tendency to act irrationally. Egyptian kings erected extravagant pyramids to usher their dead into the afterlife. The 16th-century queen of Spain, Juana la Loca, bereaved by her husband's passing, refused to leave him for weeks after his death. As legend has it, Juana traveled everywhere with her deceased love's casket, opening it nightly to offer a kiss. In China today, grieving family members burn paper money to ward off evil spirits and provide their dead loved ones with a rich afterlife. More »

Credit Crisis

By Zachary Gottlieb, Staff columnist and former Opinion editor

Apparently, you can't fight City Hall. According to the New York State Department of Labor, some historical problem with "slavery" has encouraged legislators to ban any unpaid internship that doesn't compensate with college credit. I can't legally waive this right to be compensated (see "Rand, Ayn"), and this places an unfortunate restriction on the internship opportunities available to Dartmouth students. More »