Monday, January 5, 2004

Editorial

Cognitive Neural Impairment: Far Out, Man!

Rebel Without a Cause

It's a politician's worst nightmare: He delivers a major policy speech, but a small group of protestors steals all the media attention. For former Vermont governor and Democratic front-runner Howard Dean, this nightmare came true on Thursday when a group of Dartmouth students appeared at his education initiative announcement with at least eight Confederate Battle Flags.

Trespassers will be Violated

The perpetrators stole or otherwise attempted to sabotage at least 2300 copies of the newspaper, including much of the latest press-run—still awaiting distribution to students and subscribers. After a week of intense searching, and a bounty offered by the Review, two students turned themselves in to the Hanover Police.

Kegs Wrapped in Red Tape

Today, the alcohol policy is far more complex, with a bewildering array of rules that discourages registration by making it an extraordinarily difficult process. Houses are forced to choose between the bureaucratic hassle of registering an event with the College—or the penalties inherent in spontaneous parties, the most common sort at Dartmouth.

Wesley Clark: The Flip-flop Candidate

After his speech, Clark fielded a few questions from the overflow audience, during which he claimed to oppose the Army's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding homosexuality, stating further that he knew best regarding "what the Army can and can't do." Clark continued the military discussion by saying that he believed the anti-Vietnam protestors were just as patriotic as those who went to fight. Yes: some gave all; some gave none.

Taste the Rainbow

Dean Langford also said that, as far as discrimination was concerned, she had it easier growing up than students today. She explained this by saying that though laws existed legitimizing and perpetuating discrimination when she was a girl, today, discrimination is still present in society, though far more subtle and difficult to confront.

Open Minds Means Open Closets

The Men's Project rounded up six gay men and women, one militant feminist, and one unwitting football player to discuss stances towards homosexuals on the team and at GDX. The title really said everything about the program.

ISI: Educating for Liberty

Although its dedication to the campus did not diminish, ISI became more prominent by uniting the oft-contentious factions of America's Right. By serving to align traditionalists, libertarians, neoconservatives, and the populist New Right, ISI helped set the stage for Reagan's electoral victory in 1980.

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