February 2005 Issue


The Iraqi Elections

   Jim Throckmorton '06

As American and local officials work out the details of transferring power to the newly elected Iraqi government, many on both sides of the ocean will think that the young democracy in Iraq was a “gift from America.” This metaphor is absurd.

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AFL-CIO-GOP?

   Amanda Morris '06

It was a hot day in August last year when my friend Katie and I were driving down to see President Bush at a campaign rally in Stratham, NH. We could tell we were getting closer to the venue as the streets became lined with protestors.

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Courtship

   Amanda Morris '06

with Chris Langevin '05

Courtship is a concept rarely discussed in the context of modern relationships, and certainly not in college. At Dartmouth, it is typical to hear of drunken students hooking up at a fraternity party and having only negligible or awkward interaction thereafter.

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The Next Four Years

   Jim Baehr '05

I could barely see President Bush from where I stood. I was staring over a chain link fence, peering over the heads of thousands huddled together in the cold to catch a glimpse of him and of history on that 20th day of January.

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Peace through Democracy

   Editorial

In years past, the US had a national security policy dictated by the immediate demands of the Cold War. Supporting anti-communist dictatorships was official foreign policy and the US intervened overtly or covertly in nations throughout Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

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Letters to the Editor

   Letters

Readers respond.

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Do the elections in Iraq portend a bright future for the country?

   Face-Off

Cullen Roberts '08 vs. Morgan Cohen '08

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