http://dartreview.com/ This is the primary website of the Dartmouth Review. All rights reserved, all wrongs reversed. en-us dartlog@dartreview.com 2008-11-16T20:05:18-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/presidential_symposium.php May the best person get the job. Dartmouth can’t afford less. —Joe Asch ’79 3529@http://dartreview.com/ Administration 2008-11-16T20:05:18-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/dickeys_beloved_example.php Every institution has its great presidents. For the United States, those men include George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. For Dartmouth College, one president stands out above the rest: the College’s twelfth president, John Sloan Dickey. 3528@http://dartreview.com/ Editorial 2008-11-16T20:03:38-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/the_week_in_review.php End in Sight for Affirmative Action? The ever-zealous proponents of affirmative action are at it again. In a desperate attempt to defeat Colorado’s Proposition 46, which would effectively end affirmative action in Colorado public schools, a group whose website is... 3527@http://dartreview.com/ Week in Review 2008-11-16T20:01:54-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/rugby_cruises_into_semifinals.php On a brisk autumn day in front of a 500+ crowd, Dartmouth took the field against Army, a game which determined dominance in New England as well as a free pass into the National Championships in May. 3526@http://dartreview.com/ Indian Sports 2008-11-16T20:00:41-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/ten_years_of_war_and_peace.php By attracting public leaders in foreign policy to speak on campus, especially ones chosen by students, the fellowship brings discussion about War and Peace to the student body at large. 3525@http://dartreview.com/ On Campus 2008-11-16T19:59:07-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/dickey_center_bringing_us_the_world.php Though many people find it hard to reconcile the idea of a liberal arts education with the study of international affairs, the two are surprisingly compatible, and in fact build upon each other. 3524@http://dartreview.com/ On Campus 2008-11-16T19:57:35-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/international_man_of_character_the_tenure_of_john_sloan_dickey.php By all accounts, John Sloan Dickey was highly regarded by students, faculty and alumni both for his good humor and humility. But what set him apart was the true magnitude of his accomplishments as president of the College. 3523@http://dartreview.com/ Administration 2008-11-16T19:55:33-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/the_other_college_and_univ_presidents_snapshots_of_academic_glory.php Editor’s Note: As Dartmouth’s Presidential Search Committee interviews potential candidates for the job, The Dartmouth Review presents our own list of possibilities below. As always, there are the good, the bad, and the ugly—we’ll let you determine which is which. More depth of coverage is given to the liberal arts institutions as Dartmouth is, in spirit and character, a liberal arts college. 3522@http://dartreview.com/ Administration 2008-11-16T19:53:28-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/beschloss_lectures_on_moral_courage.php Leading with morality means that the president must do whatever is necessary to keep the country safe, prosperous, and united, even if it means an end to the president’s political future. If the president does the right thing, history will reveal his wisdom. 3521@http://dartreview.com/ Military/War 2008-11-16T19:12:21-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/the_challenges_of_obamanation.php Professor Press recommended that America rethink its commitments, streamline its activities, and not enter into new alliances which will eventually become a drain on the country- a return to the Reagan/Carter era of “staying close, but out of the middle of things. 3520@http://dartreview.com/ Politics 2008-11-16T18:39:14-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/the_stem_cell_debate_at_dartmouth.php It is the Catholic Church’s position that it does not matter when exactly a human embryo is “ensouled,” a theological debate that has lasted for millennia and is often cited by those who maintain that a brain is a requisite for a developing child to be considered a human being. 3519@http://dartreview.com/ On Campus 2008-11-16T18:25:56-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/the_next_dartmouth_president_must.php My editor at Knopf was Angus Cameron, a Communist. 3518@http://dartreview.com/ Administration 2008-11-16T18:13:07-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/barretts_mixology.php Sonnie Boy Lipton black tea Sweet sherry Fill a thermos with freshly brewed black tea—no need for refinement, any cheap tea in a bag will do—and add sherry to taste. Take to work and drink throughout the day 3517@http://dartreview.com/ Mixology 2008-11-16T18:08:39-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/11/16/the_last_word.php An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general. ­—Chinese Proverb 3516@http://dartreview.com/ Last Word 2008-11-16T18:08:38-05:00 http://dartreview.com/archives/2008/10/31/the_case_for_libertarian_bob_barr.php So to other disaffected conservatives disgusted by the bailout, the Iraq War, the Patriot Act, excessive spending, and the Federal Government running roughshod over the states, I offer you an impractical alternative: vote for Bob Barr. 3515@http://dartreview.com/ Politics 2008-10-31T14:26:45-05:00