January 2012

A National S.O.S.

Is this what the end of an era feels like? It is hard to avoid the fact that, currently, America is not at its proudest…


Survival of the Fittest

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable…



My Little Romney: Voting is Magic

The Romney campaign has been boldly advertising where no PAC has gone before. Can any advertisement be more amusing (read: awesome) than the Thursday before…




Opinions on JoePa

Since the death of Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno, I’ve been periodically scanning the web for an opinion piece on the man’s legacy. This…


Winter Carnival Recollections

With Winter Carnival only a few weeks away, the internet has again started to take notice. Richard Press, about whom I’ve written before, has another…


Basketball Loses vs. Crimson

Dartmouth Men’s Basketball faced the Harvard Crimson, ranked #24 in the nation, last night in first sell-out of Leede Arena since 2000. Backed by a…


The One Useful Thing About DDS

If you’ve read TDR, you are no doubt quite familiar with our disdain for Dartmouth Dining Services. At the very least, there is now a…