What to Watch For
So apparently there's some big football game on Sunday. Check that. Make it a huge, massive, legacy-defining football game that just happens to be a rematch of one of the greatest Super Bowls ever.
So apparently there's some big football game on Sunday. Check that. Make it a huge, massive, legacy-defining football game that just happens to be a rematch of one of the greatest Super Bowls ever.
The Dartmouth men's basketball team fought valiantly against two tough Ivy League opponents this weekend but ultimately fell to both Brown University, 66-59, and Yale University, 62-52.
Over 70 percent of provosts at colleges and universities nationwide have indicated that they believe the quality of higher education is declining, even if the quality of their own institutions is stationary, according to a survey released by Inside Higher Education.
YOMALIS ROSARIO / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's hockey team will host a double-header in Hanover this weekend with games against Brown University on Friday and Yale University on Saturday.
Anthropologist and College President Jim Young Kim often quips, "My predecessor, John Sloan Dickey used to say that the world's troubles are your troubles ... and there is nothing wrong with the world that better human beings cannot fix.'" This maxim, though ever so slightly humorous in context, is an integral part of what makes Dartmouth... well, Dartmouth.
'15 Girl 1: All relationships originate as drunk hookups.'15 Girl 2: It's not a bad way to start. '11 Guy to '12 Girl: You have great breasts... Are you sure you're Asian? '13 Girl: I actually enjoyed investment banking.'13 Boy: Just like I enjoyed pledge term. '12 Girl: He was a tragic figure.
Yomalis Rosario / The Dartmouth Staff With games against Harvard University come and gone, the Dartmouth basketball teams are now gearing up for the remainder of the Ivy League season.
In an era of increasing globalization coupled with Dartmouth's commitment to fostering outstanding global citizens, international students serve as unique liaisons between their respective cultures and the Dartmouth community.
Mention Beirut in any other context besides the country. Wear the American flag as underwear, a t-shirt, a bikini and/or a bandana. Put Buffalo sauce on anything. Be Canadian.
Despite being cultured citizens of the world, differences in international customs can occasionally trip up even the mostwell-intended of travelers.
Hunter Van Adelsberg / The Dartmouth Staff Though recent temperatures have hovered above freezing, student construction crew members continue to work multiple hours a day to complete the construction of this year's snow sculpture a model of a cupcake before Winter Carnival. The cupcake design complements the carnival theme, "Carnival in Candyland The Sweetest Carnival Ever," according to Eric Ramsey, director of the Collis Center and advisor to the Winter Carnival Council. The plan for the sculpture begins long before the first snowfall, and theme ideas were discussed early in the Fall term, Ramsey said. Although students started building the sculpture this week, Ramsey said they have held "many student meetings and weekly council meetings" in preparation. The crew will work on finishing touches until moments before the opening ceremony starts, according to Ramsey.
Hanover may not be a cosmopolitan culinary center in the way that nearby cities such as Boston and New York are, but it still features plenty of means for students, faculty and community members to satisfy their cravings for a range of international foods. Within Dartmouth Dining Services, serving various kinds of international food is a priority, according to Jack Cahill, assistant director of Dartmouth Dining Services.
To the Editor: Hazing practices at any school from any student organization are undoubtedly a problematic issue.
The Dartmouth United Way Steering Committee has set a new record following its most recent fundraising campaign for Upper Valley-based Granite United Way, according to Diana Lawrence, co-chair of the steering committee.
Emily Brigstocke / The Dartmouth Current educational methods need to be updated in order to remain useful to the students who will be graduating in the next few years, author and humanitarian scholar Cathy Davidson said in a lecture to a crowd of mostly faculty members and strategic planning committee members in Filene Auditorium on Thursday.
Courtesy of Mark Heller Courtesy of Julia DeWahl As many seniors frantically search for jobs and finalize post-graduation plans, it sometimes seems that the Dartmouth community just packs up and moves to New York, Boston and Washington.