September 2005 Issue
Editorial
Amanda Morris '06As fall term begins and I watch freshman grow acclimated to Dartmouth, I can not help but recall my first year at college with a nostalgia bordering on longing. When I arrived on campus for orientation, I was overwhelmed by the opportunities before me; opportunities I had never dreamed of back in my home town. There were hundreds of fascinating courses, foreign study programs, clubs for every imaginable interest and hobby, and students from all over the country and the world. I had never been in a place with such racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic diversity. (With the regrettable exception, of course, of ideological diversity.) I was raised by a New York City police officer, so the newfound freedom afforded by dorm life was entirely new to me. The sky seemed the limit.
June 2005 Issue
Sex Sells: The Trafficking of Slaves
Amanda Morris '06We hear so much nowadays about how politically divided we are as a nation. The gap between Red America and Blue America has never been wider. The media has emphasized polarizing issues such as gay marriage as evidence of the ever-growing divide between the left and the right. It is encouraging, therefore, when both Republicans and Democrats can step back from partisan politics and unite behind an issue of grave importance. And while this has been happening with less frequency lately, for some time one such issue was international sex trafficking.
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February 2005 Issue
AFL-CIO-GOP?
Amanda Morris '06It 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.
Courtship
Amanda Morris '06with 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.
January 2005 Issue
When Liberals Attack Minorities
Amanda Morris '06On September 28th, 2003, Rush Limbaugh appeared on the pre-game show on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown. The topic of discussion was Donovan McNabb, a black quarterback on the Philadelphia Eagles football team. During the course of a discussion regarding his abilities, Limbaugh made the following statement: "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."...
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October 2004 Issue
Feminism: Not Just for Radicals
Amanda Morris '06I arrived at Dartmouth my freshman year firm in my conservative beliefs, and absolutely certain that I was not a feminist. For me, feminism was a dirty word, signifying a militant, man-hating movement that had degenerated to Marxist goddess-worship. The movement seemed entirely irrelevant, a far cry from the worthy battles waged by first wave feminists like Susan B. Anthony and others who fought for suffrage. Contemporary feminism had forgotten women...