Robo Recap
We're headed into the term's final stretch, and with this time pressure comes less sleep, dwindling DBA and more competition for a seat on third floor Berry. Yet step outside academic pressures to note real cultural tensions at the College. Take time to consider what the Jan. 10 Bored at Baker post means for Dartmouth – for individuals and for our community in Hanover.
The author of a Bored at Baker post that outlined the steps one should take to rape a female member of the Class of 2017 was identified as a male freshman. He will return to campus before the Committee on Standards for violating the College's Standards of Conduct. Hundreds of students rallied to condemn the post in freezing temperatures last Monday.
With each zig-zagged hand motion and snap, professor John Rassias owns language instruction at the College. Half a century after the famous Rassias method came to Hanover, he still uses the dramatic instructional format to improve students' pronunciation and vocabulary, not their grammar.
At least someone's getting a job. Over 90 percent of Tuck graduates received job offers by graduation last spring – but the Tuckies are being increasingly selective as to which jobs they take.
Which would you give up – sleep, parties or academics? The Mirror surveyed undergraduates, and three of our writers defended their picks.
Lanphord Cao '16 transitioned from his classical piano study to rock, pop and hip-hop. Read about how he's exploring music at the College in a student spotlight this week.
And finally, Dan Bornstein looks at our obsession with team sports and the attention that the Olympics bring to individual athletes in his weekly column.
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Lindsay Ellis