Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Jaded For Bronze

The College has at last, if unintentionally, conceded the dismal banality of Berry Library with its attempts to enliven that building's drab "functionality" with art.

Sara Rimer: Then and Now

Well, any press is good press÷but these events surely received the scorn of public relations-happy administrators, who on November 12 couldn't have been more pleased. On that date, the New York Times ran a front page story on Dartmouth's struggle to achieve diversity on campus, and, in keeping with Howell Raines's agenda, the story was more editorial than news report.

Don't Fear the Reaper

See, unlike most of the snake oil sold on the Internet these days, this isn't just some date rape drug, or an herbal remedy for erectile dysfunction. Alex Chiu's rings are the real thing, and, if you wear them, you'll live forever.

Reflections on the Appalachian Trail

Resolve will be tested in every hiker. I don't know a single hiker who went the entire trip without getting sick or banged up at least once. I had to contend with shin splints, knee problems, lousy guidebooks, and Lyme Disease (twice), among other things.

Conservative Guidance

Dinesh D'Souza's recent book, Letters to a Young Conservative, provides a fictional correspondence from D'Souza to a young college student. The book is the latest in the series, "The Art of Mentoring," and it is written as if from mentor to pupil.

Like a Finely Woven Tapestry

Bradford Frese reviews albums by Spoon and the Microphones.

Mixology: the Bay Breeze

Our worldly mixologist travels to Toronto for a round of golf at a exclusively women's club.

Kimmel: A Sturdy Oak

The third rule is the "sturdy oak rule", mandating that men be reliable in a crisis by remaining unmoved.

Letters to the Editor

TDR readers react to the campus publication ban. Student, '06, makes idiot of self.