Saturday, October 26, 2002Football UpdateBen Flickinger sends this in:The rest of the Ivy League had better watch out. Dartmouth has equaled its win total for the last 2 years combined in just the last 3 games. By defeating Columbia 24-23 in New York City today, Dartmouth, 3-3 (2-1) on the year, carries a 3-game winning streak into Homecoming against Harvard. A win against the 4-2 (3-0) Crimson would put Dartmouth into a tie for 2nd place in the League. The 5-1 Penn Quakers, also unbeaten in conference play at 3-0, continue to be the team to beat in the Ivies after destroying Yale in New Haven today. The AP covers Dartmouth's Columbia win. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 6:21 PM (0 comments) Possible Week PieceDon't know if any of you already knew this, but I ran across this at work and thought it somewhat funny. Apparently, the Village Voice was purchased in January 2000 by a private equity shop in an LBO. In other words, it sold out to the Man.Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Ryan at 12:00 PM (0 comments) Friday, October 25, 2002Bellesiles Resigns Here is the announcement, here (in PDF) is the rather damning independent committee report that prompted his the resignation, and here is a brief summary of the report. The committee found Bellesiles to be "guilty of unprofessional and misleading work" for statistical research that was published in his book The Arming of America, in which he argued against early-American gun-ownership and, by extension, traditional interpretations of the Second Amendment. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 10:01 PM (0 comments) "Obscene and lewd activities""I just think it's a shame," said [Indiana University official] Jara. "We try to promote this fun atmosphere in a positive sense and something like this happens and it can ruin your reputation."Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 8:54 PM (0 comments) Door-to-door deliveryWhy deliver door-to-door? 1. Because we can. 2. It builds character. 3. It's good exercise. 4. Personal confrontations can be a whole hellofa lot of fun. Have a good weekend everyone and don't eat (or drink (or smoke)) too much. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Nilanjan at 6:58 PM (0 comments) Delivery MethodWhy can't the Review distribute issues on campus the way the D does? I'm sure everyone who reads the Review would continue to, even if they had to pick it up for themselves from various locations on campus, rather than picking it up from outside their door. Who likes delivering door to door anyway? I mean, it is exhausting climbing stairs all over campus and it can be annoying to have to deal with personal confrontations.Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Alison at 4:22 PM (0 comments) Dorm DeliveriesWhat exactly can Redman do to you if you continue to distribute the issues in dorms? He can't prevent you from getting in dorms, so I wouldn't even give him the time of day. In other words, fuck him. He has, on most every issue concerning housing and Greek life over the past few years, talked out of both sides of his mouth and repeatedly been less than honest with students. What was the justification behind banning publications? What possible harm comes from having publications delivered (Uncommon Threads, notwithstanding).Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Ryan at 3:43 PM (0 comments) WellstoneI am gonna miss the guy. The Senate's Web site is down, presumably because of the tragedy. His "The Conscience of a Liberal:Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda" is a good read. An idealist, a liberal, but not an America hater. Very consistent and honest.Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 2:59 PM (0 comments) War...Why Not?For those of you in Hanover who haven't yet begun your weekendraging, headover to Collis for the "Why War? Think About It" protest. They're raisingpoints on which their Democratic congressmen have already conceded. I have noclue they plan on voting for on Election Day (if they vote at all). A write-invote for Saddam perhaps? Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by alex at 2:56 PM (0 comments) Bullshit From the article that Larry links to in the post below: According to Scholer, no decision was reached regarding future dorm distribution at his meeting with Redman and said that the new restrictions are not being perceived as an attack on the Review. "They affect the publications equally." The restrictions are a blatant attack on the Review, since, but for the D, no other campus publication is so influential or widely read or has a similar impact on campus discourse. The Jacko and the Free Press, whatever their merits, just aren't comparable. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 11:50 AM (0 comments) The Daily DToday the Daily D ran an article that misrepresented my position on dorm deliveries. The article states, "Even so, he said that the Review would not conduct any more door-to-door operations." I never said anything that resembles this. The reporter asked me if I was not going to run another issue until a decision has been reached, to which I responded, "No." He then asked how we were going to deliver the issues, and I said that I had not decided.The article states that I believe "the new restrictions are not being perceived as an attack on the Review." This is not what I was asked. The reporter asked me if I thought the administration was trying to limit the visibility of the Review. The reporter appears to have attempted to draw conclusions from what I said to him, rather than report what I said. Note how often he tried to paraphrase me, rather than simply quoting me. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by J. Lawrence at 11:36 AM (0 comments) Tuesday, October 22, 2002Re: "Who's My Baghdaddy?"When humor imitates reality...Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by J. Lawrence at 11:55 PM (0 comments) "Who's My Baghdaddy?" I've enclosed a sit-com pilot called "Who's My Baghdaddy?" Basically, it's about septuplets separated at birth and reunited sixty years later in a weird twist of fate (Let's just say it involves a couple of MiGs and some burkas). Each has a different personality trait (sarcastic, neurotic, wears an eye-patch) which both annoys and endears them to one another. Additionally each week's episode will find them in a wacky situation (delivering puppies from a pregnant dog, spending the rent money investing in a perpetual motion machine, war) in which they will work together to find a solution and teach an important moral lesson as well (community service is good, mustaches are cool, the U.S. is evil). In his time, Mr. Oren was one of the Review's investigative hard-hitters. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 11:28 PM (0 comments) Out of the frying pan and into the fire We have a major national security problem on our hands. There's a man -- a deceitful man -- who has consistently lied to the world, jeopardizing the safety of Americans. As long as he stays in power, we are at a greater risk of terrorist attack. As long as he continues to disregard the truth, spouting lies into the air, this international bully will threaten our safety.I now attend classes with people like this. At least Bush was good today. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 7:28 PM (0 comments) No Senior Symposium?The Daily Dartmouth noted today plans to curtail the increasingly mediocre Senior Symposium program. I think the decline of this program, and the fact that the College seeks to end it, indicates the great desire on the part of the administration to transform Dartmouth into something more akin to a Grafton County Community College.The decline of the Senior Symposium can be attributed to a number of factors. First, the members of the Senior Class in charge of selecting the program tend to be more interested in consensus, or at least politically correct topics. Therefore, rather than inviting a prominent speaker who may be challenging to some, they seek to showcase the College's diversity or concern for issues like the environment. Second, the members of this committee tend to lack any vision of the wider role and any imagination of the potential Dartmouth students and alumni have in shaping such events. It is imperative that the College direct its resources to exposing the student body to ideas and issues beyond trendy identity politics, academic fads, and the like. The article noted that "famous" people such as Cornell West and Sheryl Crow have come to the College under other auspices. However, I question whether Kenneth Montgomery really intended for his endowment to sponsor pop musicians such as Ms. Crow. The origins of the Senior Symposium are to be found in the policy of President Dickey of requiring seniors to attend a series of lectures on world events. However, like the recent Commencement speakers, Dartmouth has done well in squandering its stature and prestige and insuring the emerging classes of Dartmouth men and women will be ill-equipped for the challenges ahead. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Christian at 12:51 PM (0 comments) Re: Good to Know What the hell is "Fleischmanns Preferred" (#37 on the NH list)? I've had several of Fleischmann's products and preferred none of them. And, more puzzling, is this the eponymous Fleishmann, a "yeast magnate" from a village in New York? Finally, and most puzzling, who would take the time to review Fleishmann's vodka at great length? An excerpt: Even though we're late starters in the [vodka distilling] game, America has some strong representation, Skyy and Teton Glacier to name two. And then there are the black sheep of the vodka family, those brands that completely abandon quality for the allure of low pricing, and that's where products like Everclear and Fleischmann�s fit in, the drinks of choice for bag people and those who don't know any better.Of course, apparently, not all people feel that way, according to the Fleishmann family: Fleischmann's Vodka is a member of the Fleischmann's Family of products, a name that has represented quality since 1870. Attractively priced, Fleischmann's Vodka is a necessary addition for both on and off premise establishments. #1 in Wisconsin.Cheers (or not). Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 12:05 AM (0 comments) Monday, October 21, 2002Good to KnowThe New Hampshire State Liquor Commission actually publishes the 50 most commonly bought bottles of booze. Sorry, Gorsche, but Rebel Yell Bourbon doesn't make the list. An extra-classy handle of Zhenka vodka tops the list, while Beam comes in at 13th and Jack is a measly 16th.Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Rollo at 10:58 PM (0 comments) Fun with guns at Mt. Holyoke It is a glorious fall afternoon, and the members of the "Second Amendment Sisters" at Mount Holyoke College are in high spirits, because they are going shooting.And, of course, the Beeb's on the scene. Larry, Darren, Alex, Rollo, etc.: where are you guys? Too busy reading The Corner? Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 1:27 PM (0 comments) Sunday, October 20, 2002Dave Marmaros '01 has been busy......and I hope he doesn't mind me saying so. The vacationing Netblitz creator is about to release something big that's going to chew up a lot of people's time.Really, it's addictive. I'll leave it to Dave to make an official announcement, but I guess I can hint. Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 11:15 PM (0 comments) Democrats decide against free speech, open discussion"For the next three weeks:It is forbidden to use the DU [Democratic Underground] message board in an effort to make our members withhold their precious votes from the Democratic Party, which is the only organization capable of stopping the Republican onslaught. It is forbidden to use the DU message board to organize protests or other actions against members of the Democratic Party. If the administrators of DU decide that the rhetoric of your posts would be more appropriate on Free Republic than on DU, then you are going to get banned." Full post and comments below the fold. Posted by Andrew Grossman at 3:57 PM (0 comments) |
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