Monday, October 29, 2001

Speech Controversy at Central Michigan

Several students at Central Michigan University had Sept. 11 related material removed from their hallway doors as part of an administrative effort to restrict offensive speech. A wide-range of vocal supporters of the students' right to free speech, from the American Civil Liberties Union to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, has sought to convince the college to allow the students to express their opinions on their dorm room doors.

Due Process and Sexual Harassment at Columbia

Columbia University's new Sexual Misconduct Policy has proven controversial for conservatives and liberals. The unlikely coalition includes Village Voice columnist, Nat Hentoff, who has said that he had 'never seen so outrageous a violation of minimal fairness,' Femininsts for Free Expression, the Heritage Foundation, and the Foundation for Individual Freedoms in Education (FIRE).

GTU Prof to Discuss Asch's 'Vengeance of God'

She has been a core faculty member at the GTU since 1995, where she has recently taught courses in critical theory, myth, and modern Hebrew literature and the Midrashic imagination. Her research interests include translation and queer studies, and modern Yiddish literature.

Under the Veil: Islam and Women

The September 11th terrorist attacks have understandably distressed those on the radical left. Popular support for the president and the military has increased sharply, while their agenda has been put indefinitely on the political back-burner. But the familiar voices of the far left have once again found a reason to make themselves heard.

Dartmouth Shuns 'Ethical Investing'

Koop sat on a four person panel which had been assembled to educate students on how the College invests its endowment. The panel—Koop, Professor Roderick Francis, Director of Investments Jonathon King, and Peter Kinder of KLD Research and Analytics, Inc.—discussed socially responsible investing. Koop, Kinder, and Francis all champion the notion of activist investing.

Deer Preseason: Scouting the Buck

The first time I had seen this buck was six months earlier in early June when I was out hunting jackrabbits. His antlers were still in velvet, but even then I knew he was a wall hanger.

Harvard Ekes Out Win Over Indians

One would think with a twenty-one-point lead, the Dartmouth football team would be comfortably ahead of Harvard for the second half; they were not. Dartmouth controlled the entire first half but returned in the second half to find a spirited Crimson team. Harvard scored thirty-one unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Indians.

Vegetarian Dining: Hijacking Kosher-Hallal?

A group of strict vegetarians have begun to call for a new vegetable-only dining hall on campus. Forced to purchase a meal plan from the College, they find the Dartmouth Dining Service's current options unacceptable.

Don't Mess With DTV

To help increase recognition of those who work behind the scenes, yet crave to be acknowledged, The Dartmouth Review publishes the following in an effort to prevent further psychological distress on the part of Dartmouth Television staff.

Would You Like Fries With That? J. Lawrence Scholer Reviews 'Fast Food Nation'

In Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, Eric Schlosser reveals what goes into each burger that we eat. The industry is not as wholesome as it plays itself to be, but rather is an American pestilence: 'Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought, unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases. They rarely consider where this food came from, how it was made, what it is doing to the community around them.'

Tube Sock Tongues and Make-Out Music: Stefan Beck Reviews 'Owen'

Mike Kinsella has been making music for nearly fourteen years, since he was a mere teenager in Wheeling, Illinois. He has an admirable track record: he played drums in the seminal emo band Cap'n Jazz; four of Joan of Arc's six releases feature Mike on drums; he currently drums for the Owls (reviewed in TDR 9/17/01).