Let Them Eat Cake
By J.P. Harrington Why I Hate SmartChoice And How to Start Fixing It SmartChoice may be one of the least aptly named programs in all…
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Political Correctness to the Extreme
Principal Anne Foley at the Kennedy School in Somerville, MA has recently taken political correctness to the extreme by suggesting that teachers ban the celebration…
Occupy the World
Demonstrators march on Times Square What began as a small demonstration in NYC’s Zucotti Park has sparked a global uproar. The movement to “Occupy Wall…
The Oracle of Taxation
Warren Buffett: $39 billion worth of hypocrisy. In an October 11 letter to Kansas Republican Tim Huelskamp, business magnate Warren Buffett revealed his adjusted gross…
Dartmouth Ranks Eighth for On-Campus Housing
A recent U.S. News and World Report poll shows that Dartmouth ranks eighth in the nation for percentage of undergraduates living on campus – eighty-six…
Take Your Time; This Is Not a Drill
FD Hanover: about as competent as the flight crew from “Airplane!” An unfamiliar mixture of blaring, beeping, and buzzing wrenches you from a precious Tuesday…
Occupy…Wait, Really?
Dartmouth is a bit of a bubble. Since the Occupy Wall Street movement began around the time I came to campus, I haven’t really been…
Occupy the Green!
No, really. We just had this sent to us: To quote [Redacted]: “Bloomberg has ordered the eviction of the Occupy Wallstreet encampment tomorrow morning (at…
A Belated Take on the Debate
9-9-9, 9-9-9, 9-9-9…So went the refrain of Herman Cain tonight. Despite his repetitiveness, Cain somehow managed to be entertaining at the very least, prompting laughter…
What’s Wrong With Parkhurst?
By Mene O. Ukueberuwa The enlightened Dartmouth student is well aware that a variety of the seemingly unrelated cultural quirks that define our college are…