Friday, July 22, 2005
Volume 25, Issue 15

New Greek House Moratorium Lifted

The SLI, a many-faceted cosmos of an initiative, has obviously conceded something while remaining intact. Because it moved from "not a referendum" to an amorphous "process," the SLI has achieved a kind of sedate immortality, and so, perhaps, has the Greek system.

TDR Interview: Rev. Richard Crocker

It is true that most of the Colonial Colleges, almost all of them, had religious motivations at the center…as a large part of their driving motivation. And Dartmouth is no exception to that. But at that time, those kinds of motivations were central to the culture that these colleges reflected. American culture has changed, and the colleges—the Ivy League colleges and other ancient colleges—have reflected the change in culture.

Vox Clamantis Once Again

...the humble chapel hides great treasures—a series of stained-glass windows over a century old, now languishing, un-displayed and boarded over for decades. Soon, however, these windows will be restored to their original magnificence and displayed with the honor they deserve.

The Witchhammer

The "abominable evil" in question is that evil which outweighs all others: witchcraft. Simply put, it is "that divination, the operations of which are performed by express and explicit invocations of the devil."

In a Moment: 2005's Valediction

To give you a better sense of my predicament, you can probably compare my inner feelings to a bowl of EBA's clam chowder.

College's Winners and Losers

Allow me to explain: the advice within How to Win is, by and large, so glaringly obvious that most students do not need to be told it, and certainly would not spend money on it.

Letters to the Editor

Defending the Writing Program; Mandatory Cultural Literacy; Dartmouth Football Corrections; Suggestions for Education Reform; A Deadly Serious Letter

The Last Word

To deny the possibility, nay, the actual existence of witchcraft and sorcery is flatly to contradict the revealed word of God.
—William Blackstone

Barrett's Mixology

While not the perfect Dartmouth Green, it's pretty close. So here, courtesy of Dale De Groff, I submit the Dartmouth Cocktail.