Shaking hands with Bill Clinton, holding candlelight vigils on the Green, haranguing dipsomaniacal students -- the job of a College administrator is never done.
Although many students may find it inconceivable, when deans and directors go home after a hard day of spending students' tuition money, they actually lead relatively normal lives.
Dean of the College Lee Pelton said he has been running a lot lately because he is training for the Boston Marathon, scheduled for April 15. A dedicated runner, Pelton participated in the Bay State Marathon in Lawrence, Mass. last October.
Pelton said he usually finds himself jogging during the morning or night, "when it's dark and wet and I'm running through slush ... I'm just trying to avoid being run over by cars."
When he's not running the College or running a race, Pelton said he likes to cook and stay in touch with his family.
Pelton said sometimes he also plays basketball with some other administrators, faculty members and students during lunch time.
Vice Chair of Mathematics Dana Williams said he often plays in the noon-time games and he has found Pelton to be "quite good" at hoops. Williams admitted that in a one-on-one basketball game, "the dean would win."
Not inclined to sports, College President James Freedman said sitting in front of the tube suits him just fine.
"I love to be a coach potato and watch C-SPAN," College President James Freedman said.
Anyone who has heard one of Freedman's speeches should recall his love and knowledge of books, and the College's bibliophilic president maintains private library to prove it.
"I try to keep it at 6,000 books," Freedman said. He said he receives about two used book catalogs each week and likes to spend time poring over them - he bought about 600 books last year.
Even though he has the largest house on Webster Ave., Freedman said his library space is at capacity, so he has to be selective about what remains on his shelves.
"I take one out for every one I add," he said. He added that he usually reads one book over the duration of a week and a half.
Between directing the Women's Resource Center and finishing an English department dissertation for the University of Virginia, Giavanna Munafo said one of her greatest pleasures is simply "being at home."
"It's a pleasure for me," she said. "I'm not there very much."
Munafo said she liked to "cook and eat," especially the Italian dishes her family taught her while growing up. She also said she recently became a "cross-country skiing fanatic."
When away from the office, Dean of Freshmen Peter Goldsmith likes to play with the local contra-dance music band, the Wachipauka Plunkers.
Goldsmith said contra-dancing is a popular kind of New England folk dancing. He said its origins lay in European folk dancing and it is related to square dancing.
"I play the mandolin and tenor banjo ... not at the same time, though," Goldsmith said.
The Wachipauka Plunkers also include John Currie, chair of obstetrics and gynecology at the Dartmouth Medical School, David Hooke, facilities manager of Outdoor Programs and Bernie Waugh '74, a local attorney. Goldsmith said engineering professor Dan Lynch sometimes performs with the band.
Lisa Thum, dean of the Class of 1998, said she likes going to folk concerts, sledding with her three year-old daughter Alexia and socializing with friends.
Thum has made socializing a hobby: she said she purposely placed Alexia in the day-care program at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center so she and her husband, Director of Career Services Carl Thum, could meet new people outside of the Dartmouth community.
Lisa Thum said it was hard meeting people in the area not affiliated with the College.
Traveling is another highlight for Thum's life outside of the office.
"I travel as much as I possibly can," she said.
Besides visiting Boston "as much as possible," Thum said she likes to travel to Europe. She visited Italy last October for two weeks.
Dean of the Class of 1997 Teoby Gomez said he likes to travel too. A newcomer to New England, Gomez said he often takes road trips with his wife to explore cities in the area.
Gomez said he will sometimes drive to Boston or New York City, the main goal of his journey to buy a compact disc.
"I like to keep up with the latest Afro-Cuban jazz and Latin jazz," Gomez said. He said it is sometimes difficult because "record stores around here aren't likely to have them."
When Gomez moved here from Texas three years ago, he said he picked up a new hobby to match the region: bird watching. He said he likes getting outdoors and identifying the host of local birds is fun and easy.
But Gomez said he is also a "sports junkie."
"If it's sports, I'll watch it," Gomez said. Not only does he attend all of the College's events he can, but also he likes to watch ESPN -- especially "Extreme Sports."
Deb Reinders, assistant dean of residential life, said she is also an avid sports fan, especially when it comes to her daughters' athletics.
Reinders said her husband coaches her 13-year-old daughter Courtney's basketball team. She said Courtney also participates in the sports her 16 year-old sister, Erika, plays field hockey and lacrosse.
"I'm the number one fan at my daughters' athletic events," Reinders said. "I support all of them."
Not only is Reinders a dedicated mother, but also she is a very active member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lebanon. Among her several duties with the local Catholic community, Reinders said she sits on a council that advises Leo O'Neil, New Hampshire's bishop.
Associate Director of Student Activities Linda Kennedy said she likes to spend her free time skiing.
Kennedy said she often goes with her family to the Dartmouth Skiway.
"I like the Skiway a lot," she said. "It's always perfectly groomed ... it has plenty of slopes."
Other than skiing, Kennedy said she has little time left that is not taken up by doing "grown-up mother type things."
