Origins of the term 'Ivy League' remain mysterious
Though the Ivy League has become synonymous with academics, prestige, and of course, old New England buildings, the history of the term is rooted in the eight member schools' athletic past.
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Though the Ivy League has become synonymous with academics, prestige, and of course, old New England buildings, the history of the term is rooted in the eight member schools' athletic past.
An emotionally heavy but rewarding choice for the theatre department's mainstage production this term, "Anna Karenina" opened Thursday night. A group of talented Dartmouth actors and actresses made this difficult work seem effortless.
As America prepares for the eventuality of war in Iraq, some of its citizens, feeling disconnected from mainstream culture, are beginning to question their ties to the country and their identity as Americans.
Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg addressed the Student Assembly last night and fielded members' questions about the potential effects a Supreme Court ruling banning the use of race as a factor in admissions might have on Dartmouth's admissions process.
Sex: it's constantly thought about, often performed, but rarely discussed candidly. To break this silence, the Center for Women and Gender held its first ever Sex Festival last night in Collis Commonground.
The Student Assembly narrowly passed a statement recommending that the Board of Trustees add a young alumnus to its membership last night.
For decades, this weekend of snow sculptures, athletics -- and of course, parties -- called Winter Carnival has been a time when Dartmouth memories have been made. Though experiences vary from class to class, for the past 93 years most Dartmouth alumni have carried a little piece of Carnival with them for many years after their graduation.
After several years of hard work, the Student Assembly has been successful in gaining President Wright's approval for a Student Committee on Investor Responsibility.
Yesterday College Provost Barry Scherr released the Fiscal Year 2004 budget, which will be presented to the Board of Trustees this coming spring. The budget largely confirmed announcements about cuts and changes made during Fall term.
Affectionately called The Hop by Dartmouth students, The Hopkins Center for the Arts is the cultural hub of the Upper Valley. Every year it brings artists from every corner of the world to little Hanover, N. H., and every day delivers mail and serves, according to many, the best French fries on campus.
The sleepy town of Hanover has become a little more international this month as Tastes of Africa World Cuisine and Concepts' Pan-African cuisine joins the mix of Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Thai and others in the mix of the Upper Valley's ever-expanding cultural palate.
Paul Robeson, Jr., son of civil rights renaissance man Paul Robeson, delivered a deliberate but passionate speech condemning the Bush administration and American apathy toward human rights to a crowd of around 60 Dartmouth students and local residents Thursday afternoon in Dartmouth Hall.
Dartmouth Dailies -- a student-owned and operated company that delivers national publications door-to-door -- may become the first organization to be officially allowed to circumvent the dormitory door locks and continue to deliver publications to individual rooms in College dormitories.
A study conducted recently by Dartmouth scientists found that nearly one-third of young children and teenagers in America have seen movies with "extremely violent" content.
The Student Assembly reaffirmed and expanded the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative and planned a response to the College's new alcohol policy at a busy but brief meeting last night.
Freshmen in the River Cluster looking out of their windows may have trouble visualizing an authentic replica of a Greek amphitheater just outside their homes, but such an ampitheater was just one of many of Dartmouth's architectural brainchildren that never left the drawing board.
The varsity swimming and diving programs will continue for at least another 10 seasons, administrators announced Wednesday evening. An agreement between students, alumni, parents and administrators overturned the Nov. 25 decision to permanently eliminate the swimming and diving teams.
The Dartmouth swim team may get a second chance, according to Student Assembly leaders, who are hopeful of a positive administrative reaction to Assembly plans to prevent the elimination of the swimming and diving teams. The plans, presented during last night's Assembly meeting, will be answered in a meeting with College officials Thursday evening.
Three weeks away from campus has not slowed the momentum of the student movement to save Dartmouth's swimming and diving teams from their proposed elimination.
Amid accusations that the College had refused several million dollars of alumni donations to endow the recently-eliminated swimming and diving teams, nearly 600 Dartmouth students gathered at Parkhurst Hall for the largest campus protest since the announcement of the Student Life Initiative.