February 2008


Straw Poll

In an article in today’s Daily D a student claims that the new wireless network “Dartmouth Secure” is slower than the previous network “Kiewit Wireless.”…


Was Wright Forced Out?

A reader, smelling something amiss, writes in: In his Community Letter of February 28, 2007, President James Wright wrote: Some people have claimed that one…


Disciplinary Action

Many of you are probably aware of the big news from Columbia University this week. Madonna Constantine was accused of multiple cases of flagrant plagiarism…


Go See Julius Caesar

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a play that lends itself to political statement. I’m sure my high school English teacher was not alone when, in the…


Boston Globe Correction

Correction: Because of reporting errors, a Feb. 10 Page One story on efforts to boost the payout of the GI Bill inaccurately described James Wright,…


Hurricane Season

S&S has recently outfitted their vehicles with amber lights, in order that they might be more visible after sunset. There have been some other changes…


Road to Webster Avenue

Joseph Asch ’79 has added some thought provoking concerns to the question about President Wright’s replacement. The whole piece is well worth a read, but…


Princeton to Offer a Gap Year

There was an interesting article in the Times yesterday about Princeton’s reconsideration of foreign study. Princeton currently manages to send about 30% of its students…


Movies! —with Non-Human Animals

>Date: 19 Feb 2008 19:49:34 -0500>From: Dartmouth Animal Welfare Group>Subject: MOVIE NIGHT FRIDAY!>To: (Recipient list suppressed) ************************ * Join us for a Movie Night *…