Wednesday, June 12, 1996
Volume 16, Issue x

Expansion of Dartmouth College

The story of northward campus expansion has been ongoing since 1989, when this paper first published the administration's plans for expansion north of Baker Library. Since that time, the administration has repeatedly attempted to cover up their plans for expansion, even in the face of material evidence. Recent issues of this paper have sought to bring the issues of expansion back to the public eye.

The Consequences of Expansion

In the winter term, Dartmouth College released a progress report on the planned expansion of Baker Library. News of this addition, to be called Berry Library, spurred reporters from this paper to dig further. When they did, they uncovered College plans that called for much more than an expanded library.

The Meaning of Liberal Arts

Columbia University has long been a hotbed of student activism. It came as little surprise then, when students rallied together in protest this April. What was surprising was the nature of the protest — a number of the students spoke out against Columbia's Core Curriculum program. Traditionally this program has been one of the University's highlights, drawing high praise from students, faculty, and administrators alike.

Cannon, Culture, and Curriculum

In the beginning of April, a group of students at Columbia University organized a protest. They occupied University buildings, they went on hunger strikes, and they attracted some media attention. On the surface, the protestors were drawn together by a common demand for ethnic studies. There was little substance behind their request, though, and the protestors differed markedly in the depth of their convictions.

Yale vs. AFL-CIO

In its way Memorial Day Commencement at Yale may have been the most notable. Under its newly elected leader John Sweeney, the AFL-CIO decided to use Yale's stalled contract negotiations with its local employees' union to make a point with national resonance for the 1990's. Under Sweeney, indeed, the AFL-CIO has been becoming more pugnacious as its membership drops.

Letters to the Editor

The article you and Andy wrote is full of the usual misinformation and hegemonic bias that characterizes the majority of the articles that bear your name (either as the sole author, or as a contributor of the irrational discourse of the week). However, as a child of the wonderful state of California I know all too well the actual realities of the system you attempt to hold up as the model argument against affirmative action.