he Etymology of “Wussy”

Sir,

In regards to Danielle Strollo’s article, Title IX, I think it is important to point out that “wussy” is not a portmanteau of “woman” and “pussy,” but one of “wimp” and “pussy.” If Miss Strollo had any question as to the origins of this word she had access to a variety of sources ranging from Webster’s Dictionary to Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Hopefully this is not indicative of a more pervasive problem regarding the researching of articles at the Dartmouth Free Press.

Sincerely,

Michael C. Russell ‘09

Mr. Russell,

In regards to your letter, I think it is important to point out that both Miss Strollo and I are women and do not appreciate being called “Sir.” If you had any question as to our sexes, you had access to sources ranging from the Free Press masthead to Facebook.com.

Hopefully this oversight is not indicative of your ability to read the Title IX article competently.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth R. Middleton ‘06

Editor in Chief

Reflections on Corpse Rock

Just a note from a Bible Belt (TN) burned-out heretic to say how Saved I got because of this both particularly auricular and peculiarly oracular articulation of auric-inspiring art.

(However it was perhaps a bit too dismissive of Slipknot; is everything that Pops up outside aesthetic cult figuring to be considered automachinistically anaesthetically occult disfiguring? I mean there’s The Death Model Betty Page–also from TN BTW. She was cult but now not. Does she look any different simply because she Pops up on a Suburban Comeoffee Table?) As a musically sentimental/senescent insensate geezer I would like to see more educational literary Aubades like this one, but between You Kids and my generation (OLD) which hates You Kids’ Youthiness because, being sixties post-traumatically angry in their cholesterolic disillusionment, they have to face up to not being Forever Young, I expect the spite of divisionally encoding silence to quell fork-repining quills. Whatever. But I still think notwithstanding the darth of rose color in smurchy death metal, it’s got a sort of churchy hearth. Ah Hah, this article as much as admits my theology is probably right–the Devil is actually first in line for salvation because, inter alia, he’s got such a good ear for tunes. Up there in classical Death Deism Land Mr. Chesley might call the Saving Grace of death metal Catharsis, but down here in the New Jerusalem we know what it really is: Revival. Death metal clearly has asocially redeeming devaluation. Anyway thanks and continue to cause mischief.

-HadAComcasm

No Need to Riot

Thanks for publishing the cartoons (“The Cartoons”). It’s nice to see what all the fuss is about.

By now you’ve read about the reaction to a similar event at the U. of Ill. where folks don’t seem to be taking it so calmly. Perhaps someone should introduce football to the Midwest; football, I find, has a soothing effect on people who are capable of following it.

Cheers,

Bob Hamlin