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(11/02/12 3:00am)
Notable among these is the old tradition of freshman beanies. Incoming Dartmouth students were required to buy green caps emblazoned with their class numbers in large white text to identify themselves as new members of the community. The custom began in 1911 and continued until 1969, when freshman from the Class of 1973 last wore the beanies. On our contemporary campus, the wearing of the caps would likely be seen as hazing, especially because there was undoubtedly an element of degradation and subservience associated with the tradition.
(10/11/12 2:00am)
To kick off the festivities, the Hopkins Center will premiere projection artist Ross Ashton's "Five Windows," which will illuminate the facade of the Hopkins Center in preparation for the multitude of performances and concerts that the building will host this weekend. Notable visitors including actor John Lithgow, famed filmmaker Buck Henry '52 and comedian Rachel Dratch '88 will join the Dartmouth community to celebrate the arts this weekend.
(09/21/12 2:00am)
Dartmouth's Greek tradition is a long and proud one, stretching all the way back to the 19th century. These venerable institutions have, by and large, weathered the tests of time and provided thousands of Dartmouth students with wonderful memories and lasting friendships. For some, however, the Greek system appears to be a hopeless anachronism more suited for its Victorian origins than the 21st century. This belief is rooted in the single-sex nature of Greek houses and their perpetuation of what some see as an unfair and unequal social system. These campaigners would seek to transform the system by mandating that organizations become fully coeducational, shifting from fraternities and sororities toward a new social model. But by becoming coed, the problems cited by critics of the Greek system chiefly binge drinking, hazing and sexual assault are unlikely to be greatly affected, while the positive aspects of single-sex organizations will be lost.
(05/11/12 2:00am)
The recent Rolling Stone article "Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy" profiles the now infamous Dartmouth student Andrew Lohse '12 and his allegations of hazing and its subsequent cover-up here in Hanover. But beyond the sensationalism inherent in the piece, an interesting tidbit about masculinity at Dartmouth lingers. At one point, Lohse elaborates on his vision of what it means to be a "Dartmouth man," referencing his late grandfather Austin Lohse '47. He "idolized" his grandfather, a lacrosse and football player who to him was "the embodiment of the high-achieving, hard-drinking, fraternal ethos of the Dartmouth Man," or as Lohse more succinctly puts it, a "true bro." He goes on to say that a Dartmouth man is a very "specific kind of creature," the paragon of "white-male privilege: good-looking, preppy, charismatic, excellent at cocktail parties, masculine, intelligent, wealthy (or soon to become so), a little bit rough around the edges.'"
(04/16/12 2:00am)
"A lot of people working here are staying in hotels and stuff, but I just decided to do the camping thing," Browne explained.
(04/12/12 2:00am)
In an April 6 letter to the editors of Rolling Stone magazine, Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson voiced her disapproval of the "misleading portrait" of Dartmouth offered in "Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy," an article written by contributing editor Janet Reitman and published in the magazine on March 30. Johnson criticized the "hearsay and sensationalism" that characterized the article's depiction of Dartmouth life. Johnson also reiterated the College's strong condemnation of hazing, sexual assault and high-risk drinking, noting the "rigorous policies" in place to protect the health and safety of Dartmouth students. Johnson said the reduction of harm from high-risk behaviors has been a priority for College President Jim Yong Kim since he took office in 2009, and that his actions on campus demonstrate this priority.
(04/06/12 2:00am)
For many students here, the Dartmouth Coach is their primary mode of transportation to and from campus. But for me, the coach represents much more than that it signifies a beginning and an end to the term, an escape, a return, a homecoming, a hello and a goodbye.
(04/05/12 2:00am)
Richard Descoings, president of noted Parisian university Sciences Po, died under suspicious circumstances in New York City on Tuesday, the Columbia Daily Spectator reported. Descoings was scheduled to speak at the Global Colloquium of University Presidents at Columbia on Tuesday, and his colleagues called the hotel where he was staying when he did not arrive at the conference. Hotel staff said they heard him snoring in his room, but when they checked again, they found him unconscious and promptly called the police. When officers arrived, Descoings was declared dead, according to the Spectator. Investigating officers found evidence that alcohol and another person had been present at the scene, and a medical examiner will look into the cause of death, the Spectator reported.
(04/04/12 2:00am)
The editor-in-chief of The Daily Free Press, Boston University's independent student newspaper, resigned on Tuesday following the release of the paper's April Fools' Day edition, according to the paper's website. Sophomore journalism major Chelsea Diana stepped down at the request of the organization's board of directors, prompted by a story that made of light of drug abuse and sexual assault by reporting the arrests of "frat dwarves" for the rape of Snow White, the post said. Other stories in "The Disney Free Press" covered content including the arrest of Cinderella for prostitution and the availability of LSD at "Lost Boys fraternity." Diana apologized for the "callous and ignorant" edition in a Monday letter, in which she also wrote that the edition "perpetuated" rape culture, according to The Daily Free Press' website.
(03/27/12 2:00am)
It's the first week of spring, and sure enough, it's always snowy in Hanover. And by the way, I just checked the forecast for you. Weekly high of 53 degrees, snow on Wednesday, rain on Thursday. Welcome back everybody!
(02/28/12 4:00am)
"On different sides of the same tablet, fresh and grim both dwell." Confucius
(02/21/12 4:00am)
There are a lot of entertaining stories going on in the sports world right now. Jeremy Lin continues to defy his doubters, Peyton Manning's return to the Colts is providing an interesting subplot to the upcoming NFL draft and baseball even made the headlines today after Albert Pujol reported to a different spring training camp for the first time in his 11-year career.
(02/14/12 4:00am)
I don't really understand how anyone could ever really call themselves a "Kobe Bryant fan." What is it about him as an icon that makes him appealing? Is his allure based solely on his undeniable greatness on the basketball court? Or are some people drawn to his icy, effortlessly cool demeanor in the way that the "popular kids" in high school have become a cultural archetype?
(02/07/12 4:00am)
To my two and a half loyal readers, apologies for the brief hiatus. I'll be the first to admit I have been inconsistent lately. The steadfast editors have been giving me opportunities to write, and I've just been plain dropping the ball. Call me Wes Welker. Call me Deion Branch. Call me Aaron Hernandez. But this time, I'm not going to miss an opportunity to make a great play. So don't call me Rob Gronkowski. And yes, this column is going to be about the Super Bowl.
(01/24/12 4:00am)
Say what you want about America over one-third of our adults are considered overweight; we don't like our president, but we like all the other options even less; "Jack and Jill" (2011), a movie in which Adam Sandler played both the male and female lead roles, opened at No. 2 at the box office and has grossed $73 million to date.
(11/18/11 4:00am)
My name is Fayston R. A. Townsend. I went to Beerfield Academy, a boarding school in western Massachusetts. Maybe you've heard of it. I'm a fourth-generation Dartmouth man. My father, Class of '76, is the reason Phi Tau is no longer an all-male fraternity. As for me, I'm a brother at Alpha Delta Chi, the sickest frat on campus.
(11/17/11 4:00am)
As the old adage goes, a tied game is like kissing your sister. Although I don't have any sisters, I can empathize with what that sentiment means.
(11/11/11 4:00am)
We always think everything bad will happen to other people. We watch our teammates tear ACLs, our friends get Good Sammed and our peers flunk tests, but we swear it could never happen to us.
(11/10/11 4:00am)
Get yourself to Providence, R.I., on Saturday. Save the excuses. I don't want to hear about your moderately long government paper or a capella rehearsal or that the trippee reunion you've been talking about since freshman Winter is finally happening. It's Saturday. Act like a normal person and save your work for Sunday after the second airing of "How to Make it in America." Borrow a car. Rent a car. Steal a car. Whatever you do, make sure you're in Providence on Saturday at 4 p.m. when the men's soccer team takes on the Brown (Turds! Got 'em!) Bears in a winner-takes-all matchup with the Ivy League Championship hanging in the balance.
(11/03/11 3:00am)
Winter is coming. As the snow fell upon Hanover this weekend, I stared out the window, contemplating my own mortality (and what I was going to order for dinner). The date was Oct. 30, and yet a wispy white layer of snow coated the lawn before me. I sat still. A man and his thoughts, letting the snow fall swift and gently upon the grass.