Wednesday, October 15, 1997
Volume 18, Issue 1

Why Did Reich Lie?

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich is a Dartmouth graduate, a Rhodes Scholar, a former professor at Harvard's Kennedy School and currently a professor at Brandeis University. Since their days at Oxford, he has been a full-fledged Friend of Bill (FOB). Yet in his new and very readable book Locked in the Cabinet he has told one uncheckable untruth after another and precipitated a rolling scandal the likes of which would mean the expulsion from college of any undergraduate.

Unlocking the Cabinet

As Labor Secretary, Robert Reich couldn't get a buzz going if he'd crossed a picket line. Now he's the talk of the town for his bestselling memoir, Locked in the Cabinet. But the talk has turned decidedly sour since one reviewer, Jonathan Rauch, saw through the forest of short-guy jokes to find a book that was too good to be true. Writing in Slate magazine, Rauch found that Reich had cooked the raw material of Washington life into an unrecognizable stew of half-truths in which he comes off as morally superior.

Pearson on the 'Little Guy'

Reich was just an obscure analyst fourteen years ago when he addressed a reunion of the College class of 1935. After his tenure as Clinton's first Labor Secretary, he is now a figure of national prominence. The celebrated alum, famous for his undergraduate crusades against fraternities, was recalled to Hanover on Saturday night to address "The End of Work."

George Champion, R.I.P.

He was a member of the 1925 team, which was undefeated and was considered national champion after defeating the strong University of Chicago team. A tall and fleet runner, Champion performed well in sweeps around the ends and also as a dangerous pass receiver.

Demolition Derby on Civil Liberties

The Hanover Police Department and Dartmouth College's Safety and Security force demolished two parked cars and strained relations between the College and local residents last weekend while in hot pursuit of two Dartmouth freshmen.

Indians Roll Over Cornell

The Saturday game, the first game of the season, was a great first game for the '01s. Not only did two young '01s muster the courage to rush the field, but the Indians put on a great show with the come from behind win against Cornell, 24-20.

Rugby Opens Season With Win

The Dartmouth Rugby Football Club has been in Hanover since August 28th, three weeks before classes started. The team has worked hard to develop what we have today: a lean, mean, green rugging machine. The DRFC has become, over the last few weeks, a team literally brimming with potential and the season promises to be a treat.

Pearson Takes a Walk on the Wild Side

Somehow, despite all their differences, they have each managed to produce works remarkably similar — mostly in banality and lack of necessity. The prose in both books, however, is not bad. Reich's difficulties in economic policy circles have always been the inaccuracies of his analyses, not their eloquence.

Letters to the Editor

Sometimes I wonder if the so-called black leaders want to keep black people depending on government programs and hand-outs, so they can maintain their own positions of influence.