Despite strong diving, women's swimming falls to Huskies
"I think we definitely could have done better," co-captain Catherine Armstrong '10 said. "People weren't swimming close to the times they had done two days before."
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"I think we definitely could have done better," co-captain Catherine Armstrong '10 said. "People weren't swimming close to the times they had done two days before."
The men fought off early jitters Saturday morning, dropping the doubles point to Temple. The singles players, however, swept all six matches for a 6-1 victory.
With its third conference win of the season, the Big Green (5-14, 3-9 ECAC Hockey) has finally vacated its spot at the bottom of the ECAC, leaving Clarkson University in sole possession of last place.
Only a few short weeks ago, all Dartmouth students logged onto Banner to check their fall quarter grades. Some were greeted by an unexpected A- in the Bio 11 class that they never seemed to be able to wake up for, while a fair amount of students were met with a disappointing C in the so-called "introductory" art history class that they thought would be an easy A.
"After having had two good races in Altenberg, it was what I was expecting, but with the last spot being coaches' discretion, there were a few butterflies," Spector said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
It's hard being Dartmouth football head coach Buddy Teevens these days. After another disappointing 2-8 season in 2009, quiet grumblings from frustrated students, fans and alumni have grown into loud demands for change.
The Dartmouth men's and women's squash teams were overwhelmed by top-rated competition on Saturday, losing to Yale University and Trinity College by significant margins. The day entailed traveling to each school, which forced the Big Green to play its matches at two different locations.
Currently ranked No. 2 in the nation in the U-19 age group, Chris Hanson '13, the Dartmouth squash team's main man, has been playing the sport for the majority of his life. He picked up his first racket when he was just five years old.
In what is historically one of the most competitive non-conference contests of the Big Green's season, both the men's and women's squash teams notched victories over Williams College this weekend at the Berry Racquet Center. The men (8-3, 0-2 Ivy) fared similarly to last year, winning 7-2, while the women (7-3, 0-2 Ivy) avenged last season's 6-3 defeat to sweep the Ephs for their third consecutive 9-0 victory.
"We had a tough meet yesterday with Brown and Navy," men's and women's teams head coach Jim Wilson said. "That took a little out of us, but the overall goal [against Colgate] was to stay [focused] from swimming hard yesterday, and for the most part, we accomplished it."
After figure skating throughout high school, women's crew captain Sarah Alexander 10 was looking to try a different sport at Dartmouth. While waiting in the computer line during her freshman year Orientation, she was approached by the novice women's crew coach, who suggested trying out as a walk-on. Alexander took this advice, and is now one of many walk-on athletes on the Big Green.
I sat down with Fergus Campbell '12 and Colin Delaney '12 of the men's lacrosse team to talk about lacrosse culture, new leadership and a new season for Dartmouth lacrosse.
Growing up in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Lucky Mkosana '12 said that he was pushed by his father to focus solely on soccer, and by his mother to think only of school. Now a Dartmouth sophomore, Mkosana said that attending Dartmouth has allowed him to satisfy them both.
I sat down with captain Davis Mullany '11 and Teddy Overton '12 Saturday after the first day of the Dartmouth Invitational to talk about Dartmouth golf.
There have been times in our society's history when progress starts unraveling. Bush's reelection in 2004, the production of sexually objectified Bratz dolls and any reality television series currently airing or even being imagined stand out as prominent examples of moments when America saw growth and the potential for change in the horizon and then turned around and ran in the opposite direction.
One of the most common complaints here in our quaint little college town is the oppression of students by Hanover police and even Safety and Security in enforcing the alcohol policies of the state of New Hampshire and those of the College. There was even a series of articles on this issue in The Dartmouth this past week ("Dartmouth students face high alcohol arrest rate," May 12 and "Students offer perceptions of police," May 13).
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Adler was named the National Student-Athlete Promoter of the Year, while Scott, who has played in the No. 1 singles and doubles spots for the majority of her young Dartmouth career, was a unanimous first-team All Ivy selection.
Former Big Green wing Tanner Glass '07 described the feeling of finally getting called up to the National Hockey League as "a whirlwind."
Dartmouth Athletic Director Josie Harper was also present at the meeting, according to team members.