Norwich to vote on bridge
In response to a petition drive organized by local residents, the town of Norwich, Vt., has called a special town meeting to discuss the proposed plans for the replacement of the Ledyard Bridge.
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In response to a petition drive organized by local residents, the town of Norwich, Vt., has called a special town meeting to discuss the proposed plans for the replacement of the Ledyard Bridge.
More than 15,000 people will watch a parade of clowns, elephants and Shriners this Saturday as the group hosts its 41st annual football game.
While the summer is generally a very relaxed time for most students, varsity soccer player Melissa McBean '97 has no desire to take it easy. Instead, she is spending her summer in San Diego competing with the country's best for a place on the United States National soccer team in the under-20 age bracket.
As a general rule, I have found the professons on this campus to be extremely supportive of students as individuals. They encourage us to grow, to think for ourselves, and to condemn mediocrity. Dartmouth has changed dramatically in the last 20 years of co-education, but unfortunately some of our "dear-old-Dartmouth" professors have not.
The other evening I was in a fraternity basement, my game of cano had gone sour, so I turned to strike up a conversation with Doug Green '96. I looked up at him (Big Doug Green is a large fellow) and asked what he thought about dogs on the campus.
Dartmouth students can watch their favorite National Football League teams on Sunday afternoons and "Melrose Place" on Monday nights this fall.
The nickname suits Sarah Devens '96 perfectly.
No one ever said running for Congress is easy.
About thirty women gathered Tuesday night in the Wren Room of Sanborn House to discuss the role of women in the professional world.
City University of New York Sociology Professor Cynthia Epstein said yesterday although women have made progress penetrating the ranks of large law firms, many are stranded at the level of associate partner or what she called "non-equity partners."
Hanover Police officers are questioning and fingerprinting Theta Delta Chi fraternity brothers in their investigation of the break-in at Thayer Dining Hall two weeks ago.
The women's and men's crew teams had mixed results against strong competition and in fierce weather conditions at the Candian Henley last week in Ontario.
Jay Fiedler '94 donned a green-and-white jersey to play a football game for the first time in nine months Friday night.
In the spirit of keeping up with current events, I recently found myself working my way through the pile of Newsweeks that have slowly been accumulating in my room. My attention was piqued by an article entitled, "Merchants of Mediocrity," which dealt with the College Board's decision to raise the average Scholastic Achievement Test scores on both the verbal and math sections to 500. At present, these averages are respectively 424 and 478.
The other day, in the midst of a paper and several hundred pages of reading, I realized I needed to do laundry. With a sigh, I scrounged around for my detergent and a handful of quarters and lugged my dirty clothes down the four flights of stairs to the basement. Fortunately, a couple of the washers were still free. I put a load in and then returned to my room to study for half an hour.
The Corporation for National Service recently gave $91,000 to the C. Everett Koop Institute at the Dartmouth Medical School to support a program that allows medical students to teach children at local schools.
The Office of Instructional Services and Computing Services recently merged to streamline planning for the next generation of classrooms and teaching.
During the next two weeks, alumni and others with close ties to the College will be returning to very familiar surroundings &emdash; the classroom.
While most of the Class of 1996 was enjoying a leisurely afternoon floating down the Connecticut River during Tubestock two weeks ago, Sara McKinstry '96 was in Sturbridge, Mass. covering a story for her local newspaper.
The Dartmouth Outing Club has successfully increased the diversity of its freshman trip leaders, according to Gen Kanai '95, director of the D.O.C. trips program.