Monday, November 20, 2006
What Are Ivy League Presidents Paid? (08:56 PM) - The Chronicle of Higher Education completed its annual survey, and newspapers such as The Albany Times Union are reporting. Without dillydallying, here are the standings in the Ivy League. Note that these figures represent, to the best of my knowledge,…
Another Gem of an E-mail (07:37 PM) - Andrew Terhune writes in response to t-shirt racism at Dartmouth:My alma matter, Trinity College in Hartford, has been going through similar paroxysms on this subject. Speaking as one who left the ivory tower over a quarter century ago, it seems…
Native Americans at Dartmouth Advertisement (06:55 PM) - As the first step in their national press strategy, the Native Americans at Dartmouth club (NAD) placed the following two-page spread in today’s editions of The Dartmouth. The members of NAD seek to curry national attention as victims of what…
Time for Controversy, Again (01:47 PM) - Dartmouth’s fall term was relatively devoid of student controversy, largely because the shadow of the alumni constitution, and all the controversy that inspired, crowded out the rest. But the constitution has been decisively put to rest, having failed by eighteen…
Programming Note (12:42 PM) - Those blessed with satellite television (or digital cable) and a high definition television will next Sunday be able to enjoy an episode of BBC’s Planet Earth programm[e] that will show, in glorious resolution, a giant twelve-foot great white shark chomping…