Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Student Assembly Polls on Constitution (07:29 PM) - A poll conducted by the Dartmouth Student Assembly—every undergraduate was invited to respond—found that 37% of students oppose the proposed constitution, while 21% favor it. 11% considered themselves undecided, and 31% marked that they either do not know enough to…
Why Can’t Alums Make Up Their Own Minds? (05:14 PM) - When it comes to the proposed constitution for Dartmouth alumni, alumni are starting to wonder whether the drafters of the constitution doth protest too much. The heated arguments in favor of the constitution, it turns out, aren’t about the constitution…
Kim Jong-Il Suffers Complete Synaptic Disconnect (09:36 AM) - The AP reports on the consequences:SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Tuesday that it will conduct a nuclear test to bolster its self-defense capability amid what it calls increasing U.S. hostility toward the communist regime….
“Paris Hilton corrupts Indian minds.” (08:55 AM) - I’m rather certain Paris Hilton corrupts all minds, but that is no reason to censor her. Do read Amit Varma’s capital piece in today’s Wall Street Journal on “India’s Censorship Craze.” With the opening of Indian markets, with diplomatic concord…
Opera Is Cool Again (08:51 AM) - A friend who finds herself in Germany e-mails:Oh my goodness!!! I am so going to see Mozart´s Die Zauberflöte in Vienna!!! This SUNDAY! I feel like a preteen girl at a Backstreet Boys concert! I am so excited!That, friends, is…
The Times Calls for Hastert’s Resignation (08:42 AM) - “Resign,” quoth Tony Blankley and his crew:Now the scandal must unfold on the front pages of the newspapers and on the television screens, as transcripts of lewd messages emerge and doubts are rightly raised about the forthrightness of the Republican…
Rick Santorum’s Off-White Direct Mail Piece (08:34 AM) - David Adesnik received a piece of fundraising mail from Senator Rick Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania. What’s strange is that David lives in Washington, D.C. Santorum is a wee bit desperate. I never had an especially high opinion of Santorum, who…