Saturday, October 11, 2003Re: Guess it's a slow news dayHmm. Hasn't appeared on BuzzFlood yet. Maybe that is because the article talks about how she decided to go to a small school, and the Harvard rejects at BuzzFlood can't understand someone picking a school because of anything but its US News ranking.One thing BuzzFlood does list, however, is the Programming Board's next event- Bad@$$ Bingo. Because the Kick @$$ Party just wasn't enough of an embarassment. I can see it now. A bunch of '08s saying, "I chose Dartmouth over Harvard and Yale because of all the Bingo Bad@$$es here." Maybe some alum will donate millions of dollars because he is so inspired by BuzzFlood and the Programming Board's creativity. This is certainly a GREAT way to market Dartmouth College. Update: If Buzzflood isn't an official Dartmouth group, why do they have a blitz account? Response and Advice: Next, a response to this comment on my blog from someone idenifying himself as "riz" saying- Damn, boy. Don't you go to college. Don't have anything better to do with your time than write blogs? To answer his question: I graduated, and blogging doesn't take up that much time. Unfortunately the e-mail address "riz" left did not work, so I could not respond at first, but then I noticed in my IP logger that the hit came from kabirsehgal.kiewit.dartmouth.edu, so now I can offer the following advice to Kabir. If you're too cowardly to put your real name on a comments form, at least be slick enough to send in your comments from one of the public computers in Berry. This is exactly why Grossman doesn't allow comments on this blog. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by John Kalb at 8:41 PM (0 comments) Re: Guess it's a slow news dayWell, we shall no longer be in suspense about whether Buzz Flood has picked up on something. Their new site now has fewer blank pages.Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by JR at 4:37 PM (0 comments) Guess it's a slow news dayThe headline says it all.Why is this on the Boston Globe website? Why is the AP writing a story like this? And will Buzzflood pick this one up? Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Ben at 11:57 AM (0 comments) Didn't even let me sleep on it, FlickingerAnd the game-winning RBI came on a triple by Penn alum Doug Glanville.It was a great game and an Ivy affair. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 7:49 AM (0 comments) Remlinger '88 gets 1st career postseason save as Cubs win 5-4 in 11.The Chicago Cubs inched closer to their first World Series berth since 1945 by defeating the Florida Marlins 5-4 in 11 innings Friday night. The Cubs took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 NLCS.The Cubs blew leads of 2-0 and 4-3, but scored the game winning run when Penn grad Doug Glanville tripled home Kenny Lofton on a hit and run that worked to perfection. Dartmouth alumnus Mike Remlinger '88 came on to close out the bottom of the 11th and secure the win for the Cubbies. It was Remlinger's first career save in the postseason. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Ben at 2:35 AM (0 comments) Friday, October 10, 2003Whaddya know?I'm misquoted in today's D>Date: 10 Oct 2003 10:49:51 EDT >From: Alexander D. Talcott >Reply-To: alex.talcott >Subject: letter to editor >To: The Dartmouth I was quoted in the October 10 issue of The D as saying: "I thought the Indian was in poor taste primarily because it portrayed a human being," and "It's sad that we can't deal with our past with the Indian mascot honestly." By blitz, these were my full sentences, which were spliced without use of ellipses by the article's author: "And the most ludicrous part of this new mascot process was that the Woodsman was a choice; I thought the Indian was in poor taste primarily because it portrayed a human being. It's sad that we can't deal with our past with the Indian mascot honestly; we are told by administrators and professors that it was never our official mascot even though it appeared on the front-page design of The D and on athletic team uniforms." I see the Forrester was the exact name of what I referred to as the Woodsman. But my point in mentioning that I thought the Indian was in poor taste because of its depiction of a human being was that likewise the Forrester is a human. Similarly, my comment on my disappointment that we cannot seem to deal with the history of the Indian mascot honestly clearly referred to its past appearance on the front-page design of The D and on uniforms. I hope full quotes appear in proper context in the future, and that even abbreviated quotes can be represented with proper punctuation. Sincerely yours, Alexander Talcott '04 Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 10:52 AM (0 comments) Thursday, October 09, 2003ShiplerspeakBeck at the New Criterion blog on our current Montgomery Fellow, David Shipler '64 of the New York TimesFull post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 11:15 PM (0 comments) I wonder what our split isAccording to the Daily Cal at Berkeley, in 2002 the school admitted 378 students with SAT scores below 1000 and denied more than 600 students with scores over 1500.I'm impressed Berkeley's daily rag ran these humbling figures. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 11:10 PM (0 comments) Marton on the MooseStudent Body President Janos Marton '04 tells me:"I've never pushed the Moose personally....I think its a little wack that in some circles it's "SA" that stands behind the Moose. The Moose was won every single poll done since '96 (that's as far back as I looked). Surprising? Yeah definitely, but i guess alot of kids at Dartmouth like the Moose. I've requested a list of sports captains to blitz about what teams think about the Moose. If none of the teams like it, it makes little sense to have them wear the logo. That's where we're at now." Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 10:52 PM (0 comments) Older and wiser...The Dartmouth "Older and Wiser" program began tonight...07's drawn by the promise of desserts which never seemed to materialize flocked in in droves. (well, there was a bit of a line). This program used survey responses that when entered into a magical computer system generated an '04 match. After Ryan Bennett opened the program with a short impromptu speech that informed the '07s that they could be meeting the "best man" in their wedding for the very first time, the "matching" ensued. After an awkward ten minutes of small talk the crowd dispersed, with the promise of a future rendezvous on their lips.Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Courtney at 10:16 PM (0 comments) Oh yeah>Date: 09 Oct 2003 21:50:54 EDT>From: Alexander D. Talcott >Reply-To: alex.talcott >Subject: Re: Our New Mascot! >To: Amy M. Do Another thought: The singular and plural forms of "moose" are one and the same; it should make for some awkward sounding sports article references. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 9:52 PM (0 comments) I respond>Date: 09 Oct 2003 21:42:44 EDT>From: Alexander D. Talcott >Reply-To: alex.talcott >Subject: Re: Our New Mascot! >To: Amy M. Do --- You wrote: I'm actually writing the article for tomorrow's paper and I'd like to know if anyone has any serious opinions about the Moose and if anyone would be willing to give me some quotes to use for my article. --- end of quote --- The Moose might have been a fine, unifying symbol if adopted a quarter century ago. And the most ludicrous part of this new mascot process was that the Woodsman was a choice; I thought the Indian was in poor taste primarily because it portrayed a human being. It's sad that we can't deal with our past with the Indian mascot honestly; we are told by administrators and professors that it was never our official mascot even though it appeared on the front-page of design of The D and on athletic team uniforms. Good luck w/ your article, Alex Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 9:44 PM (0 comments) It's the moose>Date: 09 Oct 2003 21:35:58 EDT>From: Amy M. Do >Reply-To: CaliforniaPrincess >Subject: Our New Mascot! >To: Hi everyone, The results for our mascot election are in: the Moose garnered the highest percentage of votes! Check The Dartmouth tomorrow for more details. =) I'm actually writing the article for tomorrow's paper and I'd like to know if anyone has any serious opinions about the Moose and if anyone would be willing to give me some quotes to use for my article. Are you satisfied with the Moose as our mascot? Why or why not? Does anyone think that we're better off without a mascot? Please blitz me back with your thoughts tonight if you want to be quoted in The D tomorrow. Thanks!!! Amy Do Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 9:37 PM (0 comments) BuzzfloodJust read Stefan Beck's article on Buzzflood or Blabberforce or whatever and I think it misses an important point. This idea isn't coming out of nowhere, it's an inevitable result of Dartmouth's strategy of shifting to a research university model. With the College moving away from its traditional role as a unique liberal arts college alternative to the Big Three and towards emulating them, it's only natural that many people, whether students, faculty, or administrators, will seek some way to compete effectively.Of course, whatever the justifications, I find it hard to sympathize with a group that thinks it's going to insert Dartmouth into the same sentence as Harvard, Yale and Princeton by pointing out that Kobe Bryant's prosecutor went to Dartmouth. But the blame for this embarassment shouldn't be heaped on misguided students when the real cause is the ill-considered policies of the administration. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Alexander at 11:01 AM (0 comments) Catching up...Since its been a while since I've been active, please indulge me as I address an old post regarding Blackboard.Jesse raises concerns about the linkages between Blackboard and the SIS, which is Banner. In order to generate the class-lists you like, Blackboard taps into Banner. This also means that profs can limit access to their Blackboard site to those registered for the class. If something is available on Banner, and it might be useful to a prof, then it isnt hard to set that connection up. Since for a large class knowing a face might be useful, I don't see the problem. A more interesting feature is the fact that administrators can track "hits" on the items posted. This summer I randomly selected some of the readings we used to test this feature and it was fun to see who did the work a day or two ahead, and who was downloading for the first time in class. Disclosure: I was a TA for Anthro 16, Secrecy & Lying this past summer. Between that and some other work, I've had a crash course on Banner, Blackboard and other such fun things. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Christian at 12:04 AM (0 comments) Wednesday, October 08, 2003The moment you've all been waiting for...The latest issue, about a week or so old, is online at DartReview.com. There's a lot of new content. Enjoy.Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Alston B. Ramsay at 6:12 PM (0 comments) Kerry in town on Monday>Date: 08 Oct 2003 16:34:56 EDT>From: Jill P. Savage >Subject: Sen. Kerry @ DHMC >To: (Recipient list suppressed) Election NewsFlash >>>>>>>> Presidential Candidate John Kerry Unveils Research Policy >>>>>>>> Senator John Kerry speaks at DHMC on his health policy agenda next monday. Students are welcome to this by-reservation only event! RSVP by blitz to Jeremy Eggleton soon to get a seat. Monday October 13 11 AM, Auditoria E & F, DHMC Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 4:42 PM (0 comments) Re: Wow..."The occupation and oppression of another people have brought the State of Israel to where it is today. Without an Israeli declaration of an end to the occupation, accompanied by appropriate action--unilateral, if necessary--the present war is not being fought for our home but for the settlements beyond the green line and for the continued oppression of another people."Glabe: guess who signed this. That's right: Tova Rosen. Israel is fighting to oppress another people. That's all this fighting is about. Also, war results in large scale unemployment. That's how Rosen got her Ph. D. in economics (or whatever). Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Rollo at 1:49 AM (0 comments) Please help meunderstand why Dartmouth is moving the fence.They say the have the support of the Student Assembly. Big surprise: they're as much of a rubber stamp as a North Korean parliament. Guess what? STUDENTS WANT TO WALK THERE. No, really. See all that dead grass? That's what that means! Really, I swear. We're not walking there just to piss you off. We really do want a short cut over to the Hop. If you want us to only walk on the paths, do you know what you'd do? You'd make a path there! Really! It's possible. Update: Turns out they are making the short cut. In other news, I feel stupid. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Rollo at 1:24 AM (0 comments) Tuesday, October 07, 2003Wow...>From: Student.Activities@Dartmouth.EDU (Student Activities)>Subject: Queering the Jewish Middle Ages >Date: 4 Oct 2003 18:20:43 -0400 >Bulletin Topic: Activities for Students >Expires: 16 Oct 2003 18:20:17 -0400 The Jewish Studies Program Invites you to a lecture by TOVA ROSEN Department of Hebrew Literature Tel Aviv University, Israel on "QUEERING THE JEWISH MIDDLE AGES: TRANSVESTISM AND TRANSSEXUALTIY IN MEDIEVAL HEBREW LITERATURE" Wednesday, October 15, 2003 4:00 p.m. Rockefeller Three. This event is funded by a gift from Leon Black '73. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Scott at 10:40 PM (0 comments) It's allllll oursThe Valley News reports:"The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision that found that one of the Upper Valley's largest real estate firms erred in failing to tell a prospective home buyer that Dartmouth College held a right of first refusal on a Hanover property." Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 7:13 PM (0 comments) New Hampshire Senator Judd GreggThe AP article, courtesy of FOXNews, linked to in the last post incorrectly says Gregg is a Rhode Island senator. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 6:06 PM (0 comments) Senator Gregg's Wife KidnappedThere's a shocking story today: New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg's wife was kidnapped at gunpoint from their Virginia home. She's been freed, and she's unharmed; the abductors apparently wanted money.There's a Dartmouth connection, too. Senator Gregg's daughter was a student at Dartmouth -- I believe she was a member of the class of 2000. She worked with me on the Bush campaign. UPDATE Jesse Roisin emails to note that Senator Gregg also has a son, currently an '06, at Dartmouth. Thanks Jesse. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Emmett at 2:36 PM (0 comments) Launching Liberal Arts in KuwaitThe John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding has announced that in conjunction with Dartmouth they will be launching Kuwait's first private liberal arts university. How kind and benevolent...Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Courtney at 1:21 PM (0 comments) Theater reviewsReviews of a Ben Affleck/Matt Damon spoof by recent grads Mindy Kaling and Brenda WithersHere Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 12:09 PM (0 comments) Monday, October 06, 2003Conservatives, come outDavid Brooks courtesy of Sarah Longwell:�The most common advice conservative students get is to keep their views in the closet.� This is implied or felt more often than it is ever actually explicitly said. Even in the 1980s, it was this sense that led to the early tactics of TDR. Dinesh D'Souza often writes and speaks about the need for campus conservatives to use nontraditional routes to get their message out. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 5:24 PM (0 comments) Squid research holds secrets of human brainSo says Dartmouth biology professor George Langford...Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 2:33 PM (0 comments) Disgracing John Stockton's alma materGonzaga University (Spokane, WA) administration officials censored flyers advertising a Young America�s Foundation organized lecture because the word �hate� was used on the flyer. The flyer in question featured the topic of guest speaker Dan Flynn�s speech, �Why the Left Hates America,� which is also the title of his book.Full story here The verb "hate" is discriminatory according to university officials. This may seem ludicrous, but this is not entirely unique. "Scalp" is equally taboo at Dartmouth. But "hate" is just so much more common a word; Google returns ten times more results (16.4 million to 1.64 million). Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 2:21 PM (0 comments) Sunday, October 05, 2003Re: Harvey Silverglate at DartmouthYes, go see Harvey's talk. He's incredible, simply incredible. This should be mandatory -- especially for Reviewers.Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Emmett at 12:54 PM (0 comments) Harvey Silverglate on campusGo see Emmett's former boss on Tuesday.>Date: 04 Oct 2003 13:16:25 EDT >From: Daniel Webster Legal Society >Reply-To: DWLS@Dartmouth.edu >Subject: RSVP: TUESDAY DINNER >To: (Recipient list suppressed) The FIRST DWLS event of the term!! RSVP as soon as possible! Limited Seating! The Daniel Webster Legal Society and the Dartmouth Civil Liberties Union present: "Free Speech on College Campuses: Before and After September 11" A dinner and discussion with Harvey Silverglate, co-founder of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), lawyer, civil rights activist, and author. When: Tuesday October 7th, 2003, 6:30pm Where: 1930's Room, Rocky Please RSVP as soon as possible to attend this dinner. We have only 15 seats available! *************** Harvey A. Silverglate, a partner in the Boston law firm of Silverglate & Good, has specialized in grand jury investigations and the defense of criminal prosecutions for some 25 years, with emphasis on white collar cases in recent years. He writes a criminal justice and civil liberties column ("Freedom Watch") for The Boston Phoenix, a Boston weekly, as well as The National Law Journal and has written regular articles for Criminal Law Advocacy Reporter (Matthew Bender & Co.). He has an interest in the clash between effective criminal defense strategies and the limitations imposed by recent innovations in the law governing obstruction of justice, interference with witnesses, legal ethics, and other doctrines purporting to limit what a lawyer may and may not do for and with a client, which was the subject of a course he taught at the Harvard Law School during a Sabbatical in the spring of 1987. Mr. Silverglate is also the co-author, along with Alan Charles Kors, of The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty on America's Campuses (Free Press, October 1998). In 1998 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly named Harvey Silverglate one of its "Lawyers of the Year." Mr. Silverglate co-founded the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) - see: http://www.thefire.org Education: A.B., cum laude (history), Princeton University, 1964. LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1967. Areas of specialization: Criminal defense, civil liberties, academic freedom, and legal ethics. Selected Publications: The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty on America's Campuses (with Alan Charles Kors), The Free Press, October 1998. Book Web site at http://www.shadowuniv.com/ Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 12:00 PM (0 comments) |
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