Yang: It Is A Small College...
During former College President Jim Yong Kim's administration, Dartmouth pursued a poorly-conceived and half-baked mission of globalizing the College's reach and increasing its international profile.
During former College President Jim Yong Kim's administration, Dartmouth pursued a poorly-conceived and half-baked mission of globalizing the College's reach and increasing its international profile.
/ The Dartmouth Staff As Dartmouth students began their winter break, the Presidential Search Committee appointed University of Michigan Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip Hanlon '77 as the next President of the College.
This column is meant to address the concerns of "IndependentVoice" an anonymous commenter on The Dartmouth's article covering the bias incident last week who requested that someone discuss why this election has caused the phrase "f-ck white people" to trend on Twitter ("Incident Team reacts to bigoted vandalism," Nov.
It's become something of a fad to advocate for the exclusive purchase of local goods when possible.
This past Tuesday, Barack Obama was reelected as the president of the United States. His triumph was met with great enthusiasm on college campuses across the nation.
On Saturday afternoon, a petition entitled, "Administration of Dartmouth College: Build feminist consciousness at the College in order to end the perpetration and normalization of sexual violence" began to circulate around Facebook and via email.
We all know that teen pregnancy is a problem. But for most of us, it is a far-off threat, one that is confined to the glow of MTV's "Teen Mom" on Tuesday nights.
By now, the most fervent potential Dartmouth '17s have sent in their early decision applications.
Amherst College student Angie Epifano's recent account of her experience as a rape victim at a prestigious institution created controversy throughout the Amherst community.
This has been a long and transformative year for Dartmouth's social culture, one often characterized by conflict between segments of the student body and the administration.
If you're going to do drugs and let's face it, you probably will at least do the right ones for the right reasons.
On Monday, College Republicans Vice President Melanie Wilcox wrote a piece endorsing Mitt Romney ("Why I'm Voting for Mitt," Nov.
Anyone who attended the Homecoming bonfire this year will know that the College, in accordance with what is apparently an annual theme, has increased its efforts to tame and domesticate the event.
Anyone who attended the Homecoming bonfire this year will know that the College, in accordance with what is apparently an annual theme, has increased its efforts to tame and domesticate the event.
Everyone loves a martyr. From Socrates to Joan of Arc, Jesus to John F. Kennedy, the nobility that naturally accompanies such unfailing resolution and sacrifice is immense, and the praise that follows is unparalleled, though not always deserved.
Everyone loves a martyr. From Socrates to Joan of Arc, Jesus to John F. Kennedy, the nobility that naturally accompanies such unfailing resolution and sacrifice is immense, and the praise that follows is unparalleled, though not always deserved.
At a Dartmouth Film Society meeting last week, we were asked to name classic American films. My first thoughts were of those famous, old masterpieces "Citizen Kane" and "Gone With the Wind." Then I thought of movies featuring a pure, historic American setting like the gritty, flat brush of Texan oil prairies in "There Will be Blood." People brought up such iconic, innovative movies as "The Graduate" and "Annie Hall." The difficulty that we had in generalizing a definition of classic American cinema stems from the complexity of the word "American" itself. The word "American" conjures an eclectic mix of stereotypes.
Last week's comic by Yoo Jung Kim depicted the exciting career paths of students from Dartmouth's professional degree programs (DosiRock: Sounds of the City, Oct.
The other day, my friend revealed to me that he is not planning to vote in the upcoming election.
Four years ago, Barack Obama promised the American people hope and change. Today, President Obama has a track record to evaluate, and by objective measures, it is not good.