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(11/07/02 11:00am)
Bombings in Kuta, Indonesia, have led to the confirmed death of more than 250 people. Meanwhile in Rockville, Md., police were finally able to capture the deranged gun-owning psychopath. who believed his killing of innocent people made him the messiah. A statement attributed to Osama bin Laden recently praised the attacks on U.S. Marines in Kuwait and a French oil tanker off Yemen while warning the Western powers to "stop their aggression on us and their support to our enemies." Violence is erupting daily throughout the heart of the Middle East. Poverty levels are rising globally. Global warming is slowly becoming an uncontainable problem, while the World Wildlife Fund confirms that we are operating beyond the earth's resource capacity. Finally, our country, led by the ever-profound President Bush, is seemingly off to fight in the Middle East with the threat of nuclear war looming in the background. This forces the failing economy, corporate scandals and national health care crisis into the secondary nature of contemporary crisis. In the understatement of the young century, I proclaim that "Times are bleak."
(09/30/02 9:00am)
Anger management is a problem for us all. And while our infuriated young souls can be contained at times, when frustration sets in even all our internal strength cannot control these emotional vehicles of devastation. Randy Moss, we all relate to you. You represent the irrational adolescent within us all. Your $104 million salary makes us admire the fact that dang it, the money ain't gonna change the man. Instead, you've acted the same way an average plebeian would have, at least if he were 13. But for some reason, Randy, you are not alone.
(08/21/02 9:00am)
To the Editor:
(03/05/02 11:00am)
Every now and then, with the busy schedule I must adhere to, I have the chance to actually read some other articles and publications. I became somewhat inspired by these other columns, and it wasn't simply out of awe for the literary brilliance of the columnists. The following articles in particular resonated greatly with me. First, there was a column in a conservative publication that spoke about the need to find a new athletic director more dedicated to restoring a winning tradition at Dartmouth. Another piece was a hopeful plea to expand the athletic facilities to meet student needs and keep up with developing trends at smaller, less sports-oriented schools. The final column was an insight into the sporting world of Mike Martinez in The Dartmouth Mirror of Feb. 15. These columns spoke to me like no other columns I have read in a long time. Yet before I continue, let me tell a story that will hopefully give the reader some background and insight into how I feel about sports at this school.
(02/14/02 11:00am)
They sit there in their seats, enthusiastically listening to the words that their president has to say. There are 30 or so students watching his every move, eager to get excited over nothing more than political possibilities. He talks, they pay attention. That's the way these meetings always go, seemingly like clockwork. Every Monday evening, almost without fail, the Young Democrats of Dartmouth College meet in Silsby 213 at 6:00 p.m. sharp. Every Monday evening, without fail, the Young Democrats of Dartmouth College face a battle, in which the promise of pizza can be one's greatest ally. It's not a fight against the long dominant and well-publicized Republican organizations at Dartmouth, but rather a fight against a much more threatening foe: student apathy.
(01/29/02 11:00am)
And with the flickering of wrists and a sharp crack, disturbing the early morning silence, the chicken's neck was snapped in half." So begins the overly dramatized tale of my sister's experience in Africa. "Shortly after my African host mother would barge into the house, jar of water in the left arm, lifeless chicken in the right, proclaiming, 'tonight you eat like royalty.'" It was at this point in the story that my sister had decided that, once home from her semester abroad in Ghana, she would never eat meat again. Like many of her anti-meat-eating endeavors before, she would not see her declaration through.
(01/22/02 11:00am)
No less than a year ago, if a shoe had come onto the market and been referred to as "the bomb," Nike executives would have claimed to have found the second coming of Air Jordans. But today the combination of shoes and the term "bomb" holds a radically different connotation. In an incident that makes airport security seem shakier than George Bush in a game of Trivial Pursuit, Rick Reed, the now infamous shoe bomber, managed to bypass airport security and come fairly close to setting off a bomb implanted in the sole of his sneaker. All of this was fortunately stopped by the inability of Mr. Reed to light the match, and, hence, the fuse, without attracting attention to himself. But the mess of this incident severely tightens the amount of time that airports can use to implement better and much needed security reforms. It also provides the justification for profiling starting right now.
(01/16/02 11:00am)
Oh, to live the life of a college administrator. There seems to be something so simplistic about your job that makes everyone believe that they're qualified to replace you. Suggestions are always making their presence felt. Should SATs count so much? How much should affirmative action affect student ratios? Can we get rid of those legacy brats? Now obviously it's hard for anyone to conduct his or her job in such a fishbowl. It's made even harder when the decisions you make are labeled either illogical or undeniably obvious.
(02/08/01 11:00am)
The Dartmouth College men and women's squash teams both suffered devastating losses to the Bulldogs from Yale today. In a game that went a long way towards determining the playoff scenario, the Big Green men failed to pull through for a much need victory.
(02/06/01 11:00am)
For the first time this year, the Dartmouth men's squash team defeated an opposing Ivy League team. The victim was in the form of a sub-par Brown team, in a match the Big Green had to win.
(01/23/01 11:00am)
Over the weekend the Dartmouth men's and women's squash teams both faced off against some of the country's elite squads. Coming off their second win of the season the men's team took on the nation's best in Trinity College.
(01/16/01 11:00am)
During the course of a season a team is destined to hit its ups and downs. Today the Dartmouth men's squash team can only hope that the downs are behind them.
(01/12/01 11:00am)
A season filled with great hope and far-reaching expectations got off to a dubious start Wednesday as the Dartmouth men's squash team was handily beaten by visiting Williams College 9-0. Coming into the match driven by the excitement of a successful intra-squad tournament, the Big Green left the courts shocked and disappointed.
(10/20/00 9:00am)
The Dartmouth women's volleyball team (8-11) took on Boston College Wednesday in a hard-fought, but relatively one-sided game. In the best-of-five series Dartmouth was swept 3-0, and was devastated by both an inability to spike the ball past the BC defenders and also a series of mental lapses.
(10/11/00 9:00am)
In a tight match that was not decided until the last seconds, the Dartmouth men's rugby club tied the University of Connecticut 21-21 to remain unbeaten in league play.
(10/11/00 9:00am)
The Dartmouth women's rugby club creamed Yale this weekend 29-3, improving its record to an unblemished 3-0.
(10/05/00 9:00am)
The key difference between an athlete and a sports star lies far beyond the stat sheets and the playing field. The difference is found within the individual.