Friday, October 21, 2005
Volume 26, Issue 3

TDR Interview: Harvey Mansfield: Men and Manliness Explained

I think today we live within a gender-neutral society, in which your sex is supposed to matter as little as possible and the gentleman is definitely a sex role. So to be a gentleman is to be something of a retro or someone backwards, and in our gender-neutral society as it is now you're implying an attitude of disregard or even disdain or resistance.

Mansfield, Manliness, and Masculinity

If you doubt me, just try asking for the unisex bathroom next time you are sauntering through the hallowed halls of an enlightened university.

The Sorry State of Dartmouth ROTC

Close to 80 percent of students say they support ROTC, while just 16 percent say they oppose it; more than 50 percent say they have a positive impression of the program, while just 10 percent have a negative view; and close to 70 percent believe the administration should do more to help the students who participate in ROTC.

Neff's So Navy

Despite his pessimism about politics, Fick says he would still join the Marines today—despite the very real dangers—and he encourages more "good, smart, thoughtful, articulate people" to join up. One Bullet Away suggests that many of the problems in today's military are caused by a lack of intelligent consideration. While obeying orders is important, he says, so is a healthy questioning of authority, a willingness do what's right even if an officer says otherwise. This "thinking man's fight" cannot be waged by the Lyndie Englands of the world.

Cartoon by Gregory Pence

The Laurelled Sons of Dartmouth

Service is one of the oldest and proudest traditions of Dartmouth College. From Antietam to Khe Sanh, the sons of Dartmouth have proudly fought for their nation and continue to do so today.

A History of Homecoming

Friday is Dartmouth Night, an evening of tradition impressive even by Dartmouth College standards.

Why I Rushed the Field

The very links to the past that brought us here are being chiseled away—and then covered up, so that no one will know what it is that has been lost.

Dan Linsalata: Clever With His Lever

Notoriety can have its advantages.

Indian Ruggers Prepare for Playoffs

A well-saturated pitch once again greeted the men in green on Saturday as the Dartmouth Rugby Club played host to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Minutemen.

Briefly Noted

Upcoming games

Football Looks Forward to Homecoming

Dartmouth's loss last Saturday brought its record to 1-4 with its only victory coming in the team's first game against Colgate. The team will have a chance to redeem itself this week when it faces Columbia for Homecoming. Both teams will be looking for their first Ivy League victory, as Columbia is 2-3 on the season thus far, having fallen to the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton in league play.

Test Your Diversity Skills!

Courtesy of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, we bring you the Culturally Insensitivity Matching Game.

Letters to the Editor

Arabian Nights Revisited; A Pleased Reader; The SLI Reconsidered; The Use of Facts Offended Her; The Early Bird Gets To Ask Questions; The Editors Respond

The Last Word

The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.
—Hannah Arendt

Barrett's Mixology

Saudi Soda

Pour 3 oz. of homemade whisky or passable equivalent into a highball glass over ice. Add soda. Stir