UND Denied
Well, that’s that. The University of North Dakota has officially been forced to give up its nickname, “The Fighting Sioux” after eighty years. Keep in…
November 2010
Gary Johnson, or Change Dartmouth Students Can Believe In
Now well into my fourth year at the College, no change seems more marked to me than how libertarianism—once a disreputable philosophy reserved for Ron…
First Death Penalty for Petit Murders
The Hartford Courant and most other news outlets are reporting on the latest phase of a saga that has gripped the Dartmouth community, my home state…
A Moral Education? TDR Interviews Rev. Richard Crocker
By Charles S. Dameron November 7, 2010 Reverend Crocker is Dean of the Tucker Foundation.TDR: I’m thinking about this quote that President Dickey used in…
CNBC Predicts “TurboTax” Termination
Over at CNBC, John Carney is predicting that Tim “TurboTax” Geithner ‘83 will soon be gone from the administration. Seeing as how he’s one of…
The Hammered Sickle
By Blake S. Neff Directions: 1 part vodka 2 parts blood from capitalist oppressors Drink in a celebratory fashion straight from the bottle. As it…
Campari Soda
By Benjamin M. Riley Directions: 6 oz. Campari 6 oz. Eau avec gaz Drink with caution I feel that a confession is in order. I…
The Sphinx & What Might Have Been
In this elevation from 1923, Sphinx is shown with a proposed addition.By Michael G. Marcusa As you stroll down the north side of East Wheelock…
Jeffrey Sachs Misses Chance for a Call to Arms
Sachs is a professor of Economics and director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University.By Blake S. Neff In the Gospel of Matthew, Christ Himself…
NPR’s Harris Falls Flat in Climate Talk
By Ke Ding Given Richard Harris’s background, I had high expectations for his Wednesday, October 20 talk in Filene Auditorium on climate change and its…