Police raid home in murder of '07
On Saturday, Berkeley, Calif. police searched a home in nearby Vallejo, while looking for Christopher Hollis, the man whom police suspect shot and killed Meleia Willis-Starbuck '07 in July.
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On Saturday, Berkeley, Calif. police searched a home in nearby Vallejo, while looking for Christopher Hollis, the man whom police suspect shot and killed Meleia Willis-Starbuck '07 in July.
After a disappointing 11th place finish at the Eastern Sprints this past May, the Dartmouth men's lightweight crew team is eager for improvement. The team is looking forward to working with newly-appointed head coach, Steven Perry, who will bring his impressive portfolio of turn-around success stories and coaching expertise to Dartmouth's lightweight program.
Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. '73 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last Friday as U.S. Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
While shooting the asteroid opus "Armageddon," Ben Affleck reportedly asked director Michael Bay why NASA would train a group of drillers to become astronauts, when training astronauts to become drillers would be infinitely easier.
Yerba Buena has been described as a border-crossing melange of salsa, meringue, hip-hop, funk, Brazilian bahia, samba, Colombian cumbia, Spanish flamenco, Balkan gypsy music and Manhattan street sounds. Whatever that means, exactly, Dartmouth students will discover for themselves when the band plays the BEMA on July 30, as part of Encuentro Latino -- A Dartmouth Summer Arts Festival.
After two previous attempts, Olympic hopeful Matt Muffelman '03 has earned the honor of representing the United States at the Rowing World Championships this year. The former captain of the Dartmouth men's lightweight crew team and president of the Dartmouth Rowing Club posted his qualifying time in the Rowing World Championship Trials at Princeton, N.J., last week.
July will soon give way to August, the All-Star break is history and Major League Baseball is three series deep into the second half of the season. Fans across the nation are starting to hunker down in front of their televisions and radios in anticipation of what should prove to be another exciting second session of baseball, and like the head of an ice-cold ballpark beer, the real-life drama that is the American League East has predictably risen to the top of baseball discussions.
I'm sure all of you have shared this experience: you are sitting in your dorm room watching your blitz mailbox religiously waiting for the cool upperclassman to reply to your inquiry about pong when all of the sudden you receive a message that someone on Thefacebook.com wants to be your friend. I've experienced this phenomenon multiple times, and I am now the proud friend of students from the institutions of Oregon, Eastern and San Diego. What makes this a big deal is the fact that I have never met, spoken to or even heard of these facebook friends.
Historians asserted after World War II that we learned from the catastrophe not to fight the last war and to nip growing threats in the bud before they nipped us. For that reason, the United States must eschew a reactive national security policy. We have to stop thinking about how terrible it was that airlines were vulnerable before 9/11 and start thinking about other weak spots in American security, such as bio-attack unpreparedness, chemical plants and nuclear facilities.
When President Bush nominated John Roberts as the next Supreme Court justice last week, I have to admit that I was disappointed. I can't say that I was particularly surprised at the choice; even my own sometimes idealistic liberal optimism had not led me to believe that Bush was going to nominate someone unlike Mr. Roberts in political leanings or views on judicial activism. After all, it seemed like Bush was pretty scared by Sandra Day O'Connor's frequent tie-breaking decisions over the years; perhaps he just wanted a smart guy who would keep things quiet and conservative over on First Street.
With the arrival of summer, everyone's mood seems to change. Even here at Dartmouth, classes cannot dim the excitement of warm weather. Summer was always a special season at home, when time seemed to stand still and seasonal foods dominated our table. Since coming to Dartmouth, what I have missed most from home is the amazing food my mother makes every night. Even her quick and easy dishes were flavorful and colorful. However, living at college does not mean that gourmet cooking is impossible; it simply requires more creativity. One dish in particular conjures images of summer, Moules au Vin Blanc -- mussels in white wine.
Editors' Note: This is the second article in a multi-part series profiling essential members of the College community who make Dartmouth operate smoothly every day.
Two Dartmouth graduates are serving up coffee with a conscience. Tom Kilroy Tu'05 and Ryan Myers Tu'05 joined forces recently to found Contra Cafe, a new coffee business that uses beans grown by former Nicaraguan freedom fighters known as Contras.
As students agonize over the stress of midterms, Dartmouth alumni and other nearby residents will head back to school next Monday as Alumni College, Dartmouth's adult education summer program, holds its first day of class.
While the majority of building projects will not be completed until Fall term 2006, construction across campus is on schedule. When completed, the new buildings will add 500 beds for the Office of Residential Life, provide students with state-of-the-art fitness facilities and allow the destruction of Gerry and Bradley Halls.
Saturday is the new Friday. At least that's what Friday Night Rock wants you to believe.
After 310 days of empty ice and abandoned locker rooms, hockey fans can look forward to an NHL season this fall. On Friday, the National Hockey League's Board of Governors ratified the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated with the NHL Players' Association. Owners, fans and players breathed a sigh of relief, including the New York Rangers' 2003 first-round draft pick, Hugh Jessiman '06.
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