Rubin: Sticks and Carrots

By Alex Rubin, Contributing Columnist

Feb 23 | 12:00 am

On Feb. 23, North Korea and the United States will attempt to restart six-party talks to jumpstart the denuclearization of North Korea and the transfer of possible aid to the impoverished country. The United States must take a strong stance to force North Korea to begin the denuclearization process and to force compliance with the International Atomic Energy Agency but must do so using a “stick and carrot” strategy in dealing with the relationship that China has with North Korea.

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Brooks: The Price of War

By David Brooks, Contributing Columnist

Feb 23 | 12:00 am

While reading Zack Miller’s recent column about Iran’s nuclear program, I began thinking about all the arguments I could make against his assertion, as I have previously argued in this paper that the Iranian threat is overstated.

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Wednesday | February 22, 2012

Miller: Addressing a Nuclear Iran

By Zack Miller, Contributing Columnist

Feb 22 | 12:00 am

An anti-Western, anti-Semitic and generally unstable Iran cannot be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon under any circumstances. While sanctions will weaken Tehran’s economy, they won’t shake its nuclear resolve. Unfortunately, the United States, still the lonely armed leader of international democracy, will be forced to carry out air strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities within the next year.

Francfort: Rethinking Diversity

By Kevin Francfort, Contributing Columnist

Feb 22 | 12:00 am

There has been increased discussion lately about the impact of race on admissions at Dartmouth and its peer institutions. A recent article highlighted a few very telling statistics and perspectives on the bias that has become part of admissions departments here at Dartmouth and throughout the country. The article points to a 2009 study conducted by Princeton University theology professor Thomas Espenshade, which found that Asian-American applicants must have a score of 1550 out of 1600 on the SAT exam in order to compete with white applicants scoring 1410 and African-American applicants scoring 1100. Dartmouth’s former Assistant Director of Admissions Michele Hernandez also confirmed that different admissions standards exist for different races, notably Asian-Americans.

Tuesday | February 21, 2012

Blair: Give Me Liberty

By Peter Blair, Staff Columnist

Feb 21 | 12:00 am

This past June, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed one of the harshest immigration laws in the country, making it illegal to transport or “harbor” illegal immigrants. Because the language in the provisions is so vague, religious institutions across the spectrum in Alabama — Methodist, Episcopalian and Catholic — fear that many of the charitable and religious services they provide to immigrants will be considered crimes under the new law.

Kim: The New Modernity

By Yoo Jung Kim, Staff Columnist

Feb 21 | 12:00 am

Last November, the Korean percussion group SamulNori came all the way Hanover to perform at Dartmouth. The audience consisted of an eclectic potpourri of multicultural townspeople, Dartmouth professors and college students. Also in the audience were clusters of South Korean international students waiting eagerly to see the renowned Kim Duk-Soo.

Vox Clamantis

By William Sapers '50, Allan Ryan '66, Richard Glovsky '69, Harvey Wolkoff '73 And Joseph Berman '86

Feb 21 | 12:00 am

To the Editor: Regrettably, Don Casler shows his naivete by adhering to the conspiracy theory that an all-powerful “Israel lobby” controls U.S. foreign policy (“The Case Against the Israel Lobby,” Feb. 7). American military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the subject of debate for years, but the allegation that it is being fought by the United States on behalf of Israel is both offensive and categorically false. Casler, like the academics he cites, would have us believe that Jewish control of Congress and the media drive American foreign policy and is responsible for our “terrorism problem.”

Monday | February 20, 2012

Wang: Taming Tuition

By Ethan Wang, Staff Columnist

Feb 20 | 12:00 am

In this election year, the presidential candidates have been trying to appeal to the ever important demographic of young voters. Recently, President Barack Obama has been pushing a line of rhetoric that will resonate with many college students as well as their cash-strapped families: The cost of undergraduate education has soared to unacceptable levels and must be addressed.

Chang: Living the Here and Now

By Lulu Chang, Contributing Columnist

Feb 20 | 12:00 am

Last weekend, as I stared at my iGenetics textbook for what seemed like the 10th straight hour, I became increasingly aware of the amount of time I had devoted to studying for my midterm the Monday after Winter Carnival. Facts and figures had conglomerated in my head, and progress was no longer in my foreseeable future. With second-round midterms and finals looming ahead, the quarter system never seems less friendly than in the last few weeks of the already desperately short Winter term. I sat contemplating the amount of work I had to do and felt the onset of an existential crisis.

Vox Clamantis

By Eliana Piper '14

Feb 20 | 12:00 am

To the Editor: In a recent column, David Brooks asks whether the piece “The Little Coochi Snorcher that Could” in “The Vagina Monologues” is supportive of V-Day’s campaign to end violence against women (“A Controversial Monologue,” Feb. 13). In this monologue, a homeless woman, whom I will be portraying in Dartmouth’s production, recounts her memories of violence, rape and finally a sexual encounter with an older woman that seems to condone illicit sexual activity.

Friday | February 17, 2012

Verbum Ultimum: Looking Beyond V-Week

By The Dartmouth Editorial Board

Feb 17 | 12:00 am

The coming of V-Week each year encourages the reopening of dialogue on issues surrounding sexual health, violence and female empowerment at Dartmouth. Many V-Week events provide opportunities, particularly for women, to explore issues of sexuality that some people may find uncomfortable to discuss in everyday life. We applaud the efforts of the organizers of V-Week to draw attention to these important issues and spark discussion among students. However, such dialogue needs to continue beyond this week and extend to a broader section of campus that includes men as well as women if it is to have any hope of effecting meaningful change.

Jennrich: Addressing the Gender Divide

By Jessica Jennrich, Guest Columnist

Feb 17 | 12:00 am

This article is the answer to the annual question directed at the efforts of V-Week: Why is there no P-Week? First, a clarification: The “V” in V-Week actually stands for “Victory Over Violence,” not “vagina” as many people believe. That said, because the culmination of V-Week here at Dartmouth is the performance of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” the conflation is understandable.

Thursday | February 16, 2012

Werner: Marketing Democracy

By Alex Werner, Contributing Columnist

Feb 16 | 12:00 am

Radical Islam and its adherents remain visible in the news, but the pattern of their message appears to be changing. Increasingly, radical Islamic fundamentalists have attempted to portray their way of life as the way out for struggling populations throughout the Middle East and in surrounding regions. On Sunday, al-Qaida’s leader released a video detailing the organization’s support of and alleged ties with the Syrian uprising and urging those in Syria to distrust the West. That same day, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei met with leaders of Hamas and reinforced his support for the Palestinian struggle, describing it as an “Islamic cause.” On Feb. 9, Somalia’s most prominent militia group, al-Shabab, announced an official merger with al-Qaida.

Batchelor: Mind the Gap

By Jacob Batchelor, Staff Columnist

Feb 16 | 12:00 am

Given that much of the Occupy movement has come in from the cold city streets around the world to organize indoors, many protestors have been asking: What now? Depending on your economic and political worldview, the Occupiers’ effect has ranged from marginal to substantial, positive to negative. Whatever your view, the Occupy movement, along with President Barack Obama’s latest budget request calling for financial regulation and tax reform, reflects an interest among many Americans and political leaders in reducing the ever-widening income gap in the American population.

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