Dartlog: 10/12/2003 - 10/19/2003

The Dartmouth Review

Saturday, October 18, 2003

I guess somebody liked Kill Bill...

I just witnessed the not-uncommon spectacle of Jesse Roisin rocketing past on his "motorcycle." I could be mistaken, but I think he had a kitana strapped to his bike.

Can anybody confirm or deny my suspicion that Roisin has gone completely round the bend?

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Posted by Stefan Beck at 6:11 PM (0 comments)

Friday, October 17, 2003

Funny

Good satire, but the school could 'hurst kids for way less.

>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:27:08 -0400
>From: Mascot Search
>Reply-To: mascot.search@dartmouth.edu
>To: mascot.search@dartmouth.edu
>Subject: MASCOT SEARCH!

Our poll of last night is complete and the results are in: the Moose has been voted an unsatisfactory mascot by 56% of Dartmouth students. Therefore, the members of SA, as the elected leaders of the student body, have chosen a new mascot. From now on, our sports teams will be known as

THE DARTMOUTH KEGS!

Our focus group decided that the keg is an ideal mascot, symbolizing community and sustainable use of resources, both ideals of the Dartmouth way of life. Kegs do not personify any race, sex, religion, or sexual orientation. And kegs reference Dartmouth's formidable social history while at the same time celebrating its intellectual tradition. The Dartmouth Keg is a keg of whatever you want it to be.

We expect this mascot will be well-received. Attached is a free Dartmouth Kegs desktop for your computer, and you can expect to see our new costumed mascot, Keggy, at next week's Homecoming game.

GO KEGS!

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Posted by alex at 10:32 AM (0 comments)

Thursday, October 16, 2003

"our rallying cry"?

>Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:45:31 -0400 (EDT)
>Subject: FOREVER BIG GREEN
>From: Mascot Search
>Reply-To: Mascot Search
>Precedence: bulk
>To: Alexander D Talcott

Hey, Alexander!

Last week, the Student Assembly conducted what it hoped would be its final student survey for the Dartmouth mascot. Yet, the poll results still did not seem to give SA a mandate to establish any campus symbol. While the moose captured 35.4% of the vote, 24.9% of people surveyed said that they were not satisfied with any of the mascot suggestions (14.0% wanted a Dr. Seuss character, 11.2% wanted the Yeti, 9.1% wanted the Salty Dog, and 4.5% wanted the Foresters).

In this final poll, it is important to note that some people seem unclear about the mascot search. No matter what the outcome, our official team nickname WILL remain the Big Green (not the moose). Our intention has never been to replace our nickname or our rallying cry.

This mascot project started with you, the student body. Now you have to decide whether you want the moose or whether Dartmouth should remain without a mascot. In this last phase of student polling, we would like to hear where you now stand. Whether or not we adopt a mascot, we will remain the Dartmouth Big Green (our official nickname).

WOULD YOU BE SATISFIED WITH THE MOOSE AS DARTMOUTH'S MASCOT?

To participate in the final vote, go to:

Here

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Posted by alex at 10:06 PM (0 comments)

Hehehe...suckers

The D on 'leaf-peepers':

"For foliage it starts the end of September. What's funny is it's heavier after the leaves drop. It's heavier after Columbus Day -- when there's no foliage left," said Anne Traut, desk receptionist at the Hanover Inn.

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Posted by alex at 12:02 PM (0 comments)

What is the Atlantic Monthly doing?

Since when are they in the business of ranking colleges?

P.S. We're #15

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Posted by alex at 12:00 PM (0 comments)

Peter Robinson '79

A regular contributor to the National Review's blog, Mr. Robinson is featured in today's D.

The Review truly is Dartmouth's journalism major.

The year after Robinson graduated, a group of his friends started The Dartmouth Review, the College's conservatively-slanted newspaper. Robinson contributed to The Review in its early years from England while he was studying at Oxford on a Reynolds scholarship.

Since Reagan's presidency, Robinson has worked for Fox Television, received his MBA from Stanford University and has had his work published in publications like the New York Times, The Red Herring and Forbes.

In 1993, Robinson joined Stanford's Hoover Institute and has been editor of the Hoover Digest since its beginnings in 1996. He is also the host of the public policy show "Uncommon Knowledge" on PBS.

Robinson is also the author of "It's My Party: A Republican's Messy Love Affair with the GOP" and "Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MBA."

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Posted by alex at 11:57 AM (0 comments)

Wednesday, October 15, 2003

Harvey Silverglate's Speech

By the way, did anyone go see Harvey Silverglate's speech? Thoughts, impressions? I'm curious. Please post, or email me: emmett.hogan at alum.dartmouth.org.

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Posted by Emmett at 5:09 PM (0 comments)

Re: Making Off with George W.

If it does disappear again, I guess we will just not put it back up.

Why would she say this? Now the vandals know that if they steal it one more time, they've won. Tsk, tsk.

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Posted by Emmett at 4:47 PM (0 comments)

Making off with George W.

deleted

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Posted by Courtney at 2:53 PM (0 comments)

The powers that be

Hierarchy and distortion at The D...

>Date: 15 Oct 2003 11:23:41 EDT
>From: Amy M. Do
>Reply-To: CaliforniaPrincess
>Subject: Re: letter to editor, The D
>To: Alexander D. Talcott

Dear Alex,
I'm sorry about your quote in The D. I had no power over what was extracted and used from your original quote, because my editor, Charles Gardner, added your quote to my article. I merely forwarded your quote to him. Of course, I'll contact Charles and I'll try my best to make sure that your Letter to the Editor is indeed published in The D. Again, I'm really sorry for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,
Amy Do, '07

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Posted by alex at 1:49 PM (0 comments)

So deep

>Date: 15 Oct 2003 13:16:47 EDT
>From: Tucker Dean
>Subject: DEEP COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
>To: (Recipient list suppressed)

DEEP COMMUNITY: Diversity That Unites Us
*****

What: A 3-day workshop for Dartmouth students & staff (Lodging, meals & transportation included)
When: 3pm, Friday, Oct. 31 to 3pm, Sunday, Nov 2
Where: Sargent Center for Outdoor Education, Monadnock Region of New Hampshire

*****

This intensive three-day workshop invites members of the Dartmouth community to address what it takes to build a diverse, committed, and dynamic human community. We will look at community-building on a personal, institutional, and social level and will also address the problems, pitfalls, and difficulties involved. Community seems to be something we both yearn for and find elusive. Here we can open the Pandora's Box and transform the mystery into a set of practical tools, decisions, understanding, and shared commitments, which work when used.

Social oppression, fear, insecurities, isolation, misinformation, stereotypes impact all of us, whether we are socialized into the victim role or hold positions of privilege and power. Through honest sharing and active listening, participants will have an opportunity to bring their whole selves to the table and build a vision of community for Dartmouth and beyond. Come prepared to make a safe environment for all voices to be heard, to share openly and honestly toward forging human community.

*****

Some Key Themes Include:
- Dismantling the dynamics of social oppression (racism, sexism, homophobia, etc.) in us and around us
- Developing leadership and power models that are inclusive and progressive
- Underlying principles of human growth and liberation
- Authenticity vs. Conformity
- The role of social identities in progressive community: Becoming allies for each other's struggles
- Identifying and dismantling internalized oppression
- Selfhood vs. multiple social identities
- Difference vs. divisiveness
- Transforming sex, sexuality, and gender from being a socially conditioned tool of oppression

*****

We invite and encourage every interested student to apply (see application below). We have extended the application due date to Friday, October 17th at 4pm, although preference will be given to those who meet the original Wednesday 4pm deadline. For more information, blitz 'Deep Community.'

*****

About the workshop leader:
Charlie Kreiner is the founder and director of the Institute for Diversity Education in America (IDEA). For over 30 years he has been an independent educator, activist, consultant and counselor on human liberation and social oppression issues through out the U.S. and the world. He is a former Dean of Students and Faculty Fellow at Wesleyan University and also brings to the table his life as a former professional dancer, outdoorsman, swimmer, and artist. After the weekend workshop, at a date to be announced, Mr. Kreiner will give a presentation at Dartmouth on "New Visions For Campus Life and Leadership."

*****
APPLICATION

Name:
Class:
Gender:

1. Respond to the following questions (no more than 200 words each please):

a. What from the above description sparked your interest in this workshop? What will you bring to it personally?

b. What areas of your life do you most want to change and grow?

2. List the organizations and activities that you are involved with on campus.

We have extended the application due date to Friday, October 17th at 4pm, although preference will be given to those who meet the original Wednesday 4pm deadline. You may return the completed application by blitz to 'Deep Community' or, if a hard copy, to the Tucker Foundation lobby.

Thank you. Looking forward to hearing from you.

...

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Posted by alex at 1:48 PM (0 comments)

I swear to God this happened

During Sen. John Edwards' Townhall at the Top of the Hop in the Hopkins Center last night, he was asked a question about his stance on abortion. Edwards said he's pro-choice and that in fact he's one of the few Senators even in his own party to vote against the ban on partial-birth abortions because the act didn't include an exception clause for health-of-the mother. Right after he said this a baby, either in the audience or a floor below (hard to pinpoint the location), started crying. People reacted awkwardly; some laughed, some gasped, some just froze. Edwards kind of grinned, recognizing the irony and how bad it made his position seem even to supporters for a moment.

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Posted by alex at 9:20 AM (0 comments)

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

I told ya...

on August 18 about the new Canoe Club on Main Street.

The D now reports on its progress.

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Posted by alex at 11:33 AM (0 comments)

Monday, October 13, 2003

The Beautiful and Damned...

all over the nation!

Our best and worst professors lists remain popular.

Let's get some representation at RateMyProfessors.com, which I learned of courtesy of the Collegiate Network's blog

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Posted by alex at 7:06 PM (0 comments)

Muslims in the West on Terrorism and Al-Qaeda

>Date: 13 Oct 2003 17:17:07 EDT
>From: Al-Nur
>Reply-To: Muslim.Students.Association@dartmouth.edu
>Subject: Terrorism and Al-Qaeda: What Muslims in the West Think About Them
>To: (Recipient list suppressed)

Terrorism and Al-Qaeda: What Muslims in the West Think About Them

A talk by Dr. Tariq Ramadan, Professor of philosophy and Islamic studies at the Universities of Fribourg and Geneva, Switzerland. (see below for bio)

5 pm, Monday October 13th, 2003
105 Dartmouth Hall
Sponsored by: Al-Nur Muslim Student Association
Co-Sponsored by the Tucker Foundation and the Dickey Center for International Understanding

Dinner at 6:30 in Morrison Commons - Mai Thai!

******************
Dr. Ramadan was recently named one of Time's 100 most important spiritual innovators for the 21st century. He is a professor of philosophy and Islamic studies at the Universities of Fribourg and Geneva, Switzerland.

He is the author of numerous books and articles, including To Be a European Muslim. His forthcoming book, Western Muslims and the Future of Islam (Oxford University Press) has received rave reviews from the TIME magazine, The Philadelphia Enquirer, John Esposito, among others.

Dr. Ramadan did his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Geneva. In Cairo, Egypt he received one-on-one training in classic Islamic scholarship from Al-Azhar University scholars. Through his writings and lectures he has contributed substantially to the debate on the issues of Muslims in the West and Islamic revival in the Muslim world. He is active both at the academic and grassroots levels lecturing extensively throughout the world on social justice and dialogue between civilizations.

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Posted by alex at 5:44 PM (0 comments)

Calling all aspiring gravediggers

>Date: 13 Oct 2003 16:16:56 EDT
>From: Fernando G. Ausin
>Subject: Lunch with Professor Laurence Davies
>To: (Recipient list suppressed)

Interested in knowing more about Joseph Conrad's life? About African or Celtic Literature? Or do you simply want to know how to become a wine merchant or a GRAVE-DIGGER???

Professor Davies will tell you how!

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Come to the Tucker Foundation tomorrow to speak with Professor Laurence Davies from the English Department to find out what sort of things Matter To Him And Why and answer the questions that are important to you. Enjoy a FREE LUNCH!!!

DATE: Tuesday, October 14th
PLACE: Tucker Foundation Lounge
TIME: 12-1PM
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Posted by alex at 4:19 PM (0 comments)

Re: Nilly

Beck wrote a good article on BuzzFlood. They also have a website.

Someone identifying himself as "TheWho" on Kabir's computer (129.170.244.199) left this message for me today as a response to my post last night-

"Calm down, Kalb. Whines galore."

Again no valid e-mail, and the computer had been renamed jamesbaehr1.kiewit.dartmouth.edu. Now if Kabir did this without James' knowledge, it is another case of Kabir's cowardice. I do not know why he would do this to someone working with him on BuzzFlood. I know James, from our time working together on the Review, to be a good, honest, and Christian young man.

If it was James, I would like to ask him a question: what would Jesus do?

I would argue that Jesus would use His own name when commenting. After all, did he not keep preaching though He knew He would die for it? Is He not the one with the quotes in red letters? All you face, James, is at worst mockery. Why do you not follow in Jesus' path?

Really, what bothers me most about this is not people embarassing Dartmouth College, though I might crack wise about some of the sillier things they do, and generally wish BuzzFlood would be disbanded. It is more their refusal to stand behind their opinions. Look at Buzzflood's about section. It identifies the positions on their executive committee, but does not say who holds these offices. More and more, members of BuzzFlood seem to be ashamed of their organization somehow.

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Posted by John Kalb at 12:27 AM (0 comments)

Sunday, October 12, 2003

Re: IP Logging

As Kelso of That 70's Show would put it:

"Burn!"

ps: what exactly is BuzzFlood? and why are people dignifying it by talking about it?

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Posted by Nilanjan at 6:13 PM (0 comments)