In their corner of the ring:Lawyer alum defends students
When a friend of mine got into legal trouble in Hanover this fall, she began the arduous task of finding good legal representation.
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Book: "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach "The human head is of the same approximate size and weight as a roaster chicken," the first sentence reads.
Kickout kocktail party
If you're going to get kicked out of school, why not do it the classy way? With only a trip to Topside, Collis and a few bottles of Andre, you can come up with the recipe for a highly illegal cocktail party.
Rural legends
With a huff and a puff town idols celebrate birthday
A revolution with a side of fries: The Farmer's Diner, Quechee, VT
Winter at Dartmouth is a time to indulge in creature comforts. There is no better way to enjoy this time of year than celebrating what the Upper Valley does best: comfort food. Diners tend to run a dime-a-dozen, but the Farmer's Diner in Quechee, Vt.
This new house: Habitat helps one family build a home
Richard and Angela Sherman and their children Daniel and Nicole currently live in an apartment that Richard describes as "a prison." It is small and cramped -- "one step from the kitchen to the living room, another step to the bedroom" -- but the lack of space is nothing compared to the grim neighborhood surroundings.
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Book: "The Elementary Particles" by Michel Houellebecq This nine-year-old bombshell-in-the-shape-of-a-novel was made into a movie a few months ago.
Crying out in the wilderness: The plight of the Upper Valley
The day has been gray and rainy and a glistening shield of blue aluminum siding bares its colossal teeth.
The Friday quickie: Intercourse evaluation
The number of phrases referring to sexual intercourse in the English language is somewhere in the ballpark of a million-bagillion.
Overheard
"I think instead of saying 'f*cked up' we should say 'fogged up.' Like, 'That's fogged up.'" Girl on Main Street "So we're going to Food Plate or Home Court, just give me a call when you get to Thayer." -'09 girl to a friend's voicemail "Winter chic is so hard!" -'09 girl to '09 girl '09 AD 1: "Man, check out that girl ride her unicycle.
Last fall and the bigger picture: Native Americans at Dartmouth now and then
One evening early last October, just past midnight, about 30 Native American students were holding their annual Columbus Day drum circle on the Green.
Controversy in the NCAA: Mascot Mayhem
Mascots across the country have come under scrutiny in the past couple of years, leaving many schools no choice but to re-examine their cheer-inducing symbols.
Straight from the Tap: the men behind the mascot
In a conversation with the editor, creators Nic Duquette '04 and Chris Plehal '04 spill Keggy's story -- from why he's better than the Indian to how he would defeat the Dartmoose in a fight
Life on the fringe; The greyhound bus: an american institution
In the spirit of a new term and for all you weary sojourners, let's talk travel. And no crowing about how you packed your carry-ons to mimick Aunt Inocencia's stuffing of the turkey crevice.
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Book: "Edie Factory Girl" by David Dalton Poster child of the 1960's counterculture, Warhol muse and original It Girl, Edie Sedgwick has earned a permanent place in the pop culture lexicon.
Alex Got in Trouble; The fate of the Parkhursted
My name is Alex Howe, and I am Parkhursted. Being suspended from Dartmouth, if I may romanticize, is like being a disavowed secret agent.
The worst best album lists of 2006
The end of the year is a natural time for people to reminisce about recent events, and writers have milked this tendency for decades now.