Comments on: Doesn’t Anyone Cut Class At Dartmouth?

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:48:40 +0000

Coul;d it be that the students have already seen Obama or Bill Clinton several times already? Maybe not at Dartmouth but elsewhere? Or have heard the stump speeches on TV or in some other format? “History is being made” but maybe they’ve already had a mouthful of that history and some realize that they have to do some important class time.

When I was in Berkeley in the late 60’s and early ’70’s there was a lot of “history being made” but I still found hat I had to cut out of demos and go to class on occasion.

By: dartmouth05

dartmouth05 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:26:17 +0000

I vehemently disagree with the perception of Dartmouth students as entitled. I certainly don’t understand how leaving to go to class makes Dartmouth students entitled. Classes are in session and students are choosing to attend. If professors wanted to cancel class, they could. But if they haven’t, it is certainly not inappropriate for students to choose to go to class!

Moreover, Dartmouth is NOT a conservative school. Dartmouth is middle-of-the-road, if not liberal. I graduated a little under 3 years ago, and in my experience, there is a very vocal, but very small conservative minority (a la the Dartmouth Review). There is a large body of liberal activists. The rest of the campus is apathetic (the isolation of the campus can lead to what is commonly called the “Dartmouth bubble”).

So, to sum up, Dartmouth may not be Vassar but it’s not the Heritage Foundation, either. And it is unfair and absurd to accuse Dartmouth students of being entitled for the high crime of going to class.

By: PatL

PatL — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:07:26 +0000

Can’t speak for all the kids, but my daughter goes there and she and her pals are all Richardson supporters, so unlikely to be at the Obama and Clinton functions. And anybody who thinks that college-age kids will get out of bed for something that starts at 9 a.m. doesn’t know much about kids.

By: Tom65

Tom65 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:05:46 +0000

This is likely the last day this term where the temps will be above liquid nitrogen, so I’m sure they’re enjoying the outdoors.

By: John

John — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:23:46 +0000

9:00 a.m., dude!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:01:26 +0000

Can’t speak for the here and now as I graduated 20 yrs ago. But given that the state schools have 5 times as many students as Dartmouth, they will always win demographically, as well they should.

But the state schools aren’t in session now, and Dartmouth is — which is really why candidates are going there. Any youth at all will do, however “entitled” they’re perceived to be.

I now work at The University of Chicago: and the undergraduates seem more entitled to me than we did at Dartmouth back in the day. They’re rude on sidewalks, for instance: they need to go first ALWAYS. But perhaps thats me getting old :)

By: Millineryman

Millineryman — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:47:29 +0000

Good news on the turn out. Bodes well for the future.

By: gayviewinbayview

gayviewinbayview — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:35:29 +0000

where the men are men and so are the women

By: dosido

dosido — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:33:32 +0000

Smgumby January 8th, 2008 at 10:40 am
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Well you know what they say about Dartmouth girls…

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yeah, don’t play lacrosse with them ………

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I thought that was Duke?

By: gayviewinbayview

gayviewinbayview — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:27:30 +0000

the chimp is live. its so painful to listen to him. what a stupid fuck.