The Dartmouth Independent http://dartmouthindependent.com/archive/blogs en ming.k.lee@dartmouth.edu Copyright 2010 2010-06-17T22:56:46+00:00 One Troubled Malaysia http://dartmouthindependent.com/politics/one_troubled_malaysia http://dartmouthindependent.com/politics/one_troubled_malaysia Last year, John Lee edited a book about the increasing brutality of the Malaysian government. Within months, the government declared it a threat to national security and forcibly removed it from bookstores. The exchange is a chilling example of a country sliding into authoritarianism.

]]> 2010-06-17T21:56:46+00:00 You Never Know http://dartmouthindependent.com/politics/you_never_know http://dartmouthindependent.com/politics/you_never_know When Laura was in Jerusalem last year, she thought her hostel manager was a bit odd. Turns out, he was a fugitive pedophile from California.

]]> 2010-06-17T21:21:28+00:00 Andrew Sullivan’s “For The Love Of The Game” http://dartmouthindependent.com/sports/andrew_sullivans_for_the_love_of_the_game http://dartmouthindependent.com/sports/andrew_sullivans_for_the_love_of_the_game

Andrew Sullivan just posted this neat little video about South African football to his blog on The Atlantic. The title of the entry? "For The Love Of The Game." We wholeheartedly agree.

(A Tired Ball Speaks from THE AMEN PROJECT on Vimeo.)

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Fast forward to 1:57. Larry King says "balls," LeBron can't stop laughing. 

Not sure how this little gem has escaped the blogosphere so far. Maybe Larry was trying to ask LeBron about this guy?

]]> 2010-06-17T20:25:35+00:00 Abbreviated “It’s Good To Be Home” Edition http://dartmouthindependent.com/politics/abbreviated_its_good_to_be_home_edition http://dartmouthindependent.com/politics/abbreviated_its_good_to_be_home_edition A messy box of ribs causes a bomb scare, and an extra cheesestick lands a student in jail. Hello, Nashville!

Coast to Coast is TDI’s roundup of the latest regional headlines from across the U.S.

]]> 2010-06-17T19:35:07+00:00 Why Can’t We All Just Play Fair? http://dartmouthindependent.com/sports/why_cant_we_all_just_play_fair_20100604 http://dartmouthindependent.com/sports/why_cant_we_all_just_play_fair_20100604 Jim Playfair shows us how that's done.

]]> 2010-06-04T16:50:30+00:00 Worst Call Ever http://dartmouthindependent.com/sports/worst_call_ever_39100603 http://dartmouthindependent.com/sports/worst_call_ever_39100603 Jim Joyce clearly, and admittedly, cost the Tigers' Armando Galarraga a perfect game with his emphatic safe call on a routine ground ball with two outs in the ninth. Bud, you better give this guy the credit he deserves.

]]> 2010-06-03T14:53:09+00:00 The Chairman Knows Best http://dartmouthindependent.com/fillingstation/the_chairman_knows_best_20100601 http://dartmouthindependent.com/fillingstation/the_chairman_knows_best_20100601 “I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.”

~Frank Sinatra

]]> 2010-06-01T17:39:08+00:00 The Diabolo: A New Taste and A Great Look http://dartmouthindependent.com/fillingstation/the_diabolo_a_new_taste_and_a_great_look_20100601 http://dartmouthindependent.com/fillingstation/the_diabolo_a_new_taste_and_a_great_look_20100601 Not to be confused with the Diablo cocktail, this is a new drink for me that vastly exceeded my expectations. Give it a try!

]]> 2010-06-01T06:26:09+00:00 The Sun God: Asshole, Idiot, or Catholic Guilt Incarnate? http://dartmouthindependent.com/campus/the_sun_god_asshole_idiot_or_catholic_guilt_incarnate_20100601 http://dartmouthindependent.com/campus/the_sun_god_asshole_idiot_or_catholic_guilt_incarnate_20100601 Is the Sun God just a moron, or is he actually trying to make us hate him?

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