It's a Small World After All

International students comprise about 8 percent of our student body. I attended an international high school, but as an American, I'm still part of the 92 percent.

Hollisto's World

Every so often, a certain NFL player rises above his peers. This athlete can singlehandedly control games and lead his team to victory despite incredible odds against him.

A Place to Call Home: Dartmouth Affinity Houses

The Spanish question "No quieres sentir?" directly translates to "Don't you want to feel?" For someone who doesn't know Spanish, this question might have carried an unintentionally insinuative undertone.

PharmaSecure receives $3.9 million

PharmaSecure an international company founded by two Dartmouth alumni in 2007 that prints unique barcodes on consumer drugs to verify their authenticity received additional funding this week, bringing its total awarded amount to $3.9 million over the past two months, co-founder and CEO Nathan Sigworth '07 said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

Cutter-Shabazz: A Look at Campus's Black Community

A stately brick building with white shutters and a copper cupola perched on the roof, Cutter-Shabazz blends in with Dartmouth's typical Georgian architecture, save for the unusual script above the front door: "El Hajj Malik El Shabazz," the Muslim name adopted by Malcolm X. Home to the Shabazz Center for Intellectual Inquiry, part of the College's affinity housing program, Cutter houses the office for the Afro-American Society and a space for campus events.

Mirror Tweets

@MoranoGelato worries about its future prospects after examining the snowy weather for the past few days.

In Search of Alternative

Drug culture dominates Dartmouth. Are you shocked by that statement? If we look beyond the stigma surrounding the discussion of drugs, it is clear that Dartmouth students operate in an environment governed by a dangerous drug: alcohol.

Dartmouth from a Different Orientation

We latch onto the omnipresent, facetimey antics of the flamboyant men in Collis after 12s. We reference the giant pride flag hanging above the cider-soaked basement in Sigma Delt.

Pfister: A Culture of Integrity

During Orientation this year, I was asked to participate in a program on the Academic Honor Code.

Being and Dartmouthness

Freshman year I saw the bonfire from as close as you can get by running around the flames until the left side of my face had just about melted off.

DosiRock: Sounds of the City 2011-10-28

Verbum Ultimum: A Hazy Definition

This week, Director of Greek Letter Organizations and Societies Wes Schaub sounded an ominous note about the future of traditional pledge term activities at Dartmouth fraternities and sororities: "Most Greek leaders [are] people who understand that these are traditions but maybe might not have as much value as they once did" ("Greek orgs.

Editors Note

As a prospie, your tour guide played the hard-sell, not-so-nonchalantly dropping the fact that Dartmouth is home to over 200 clubs and organizations. "Dartmouth's a place where everybody can find his or her niche," she said, smiling extra-widely at all the uncomfortably concerned parents of your fellow odd-ball overachievers.

Jumbles 2011-10-27

Crepes a la Carte 2011-10-27

New alcohol policies take effect

In the first five months since the creation of the Learning Collaborative on High-Risk Drinking an initiative launched in May 2011 as part of the National College Health Improvement Project Dartmouth has begun targeted efforts to reduce alcohol abuse on campus by promoting individual intervention and improving data collection about student drinking, Aurora Matzkin '97, who leads the College's 12-person campus improvement team in coordination with NCHIP, said in an interview with The Dartmouth. As part of the ongoing collaborative, representatives from every participating college meet for a "face-to-face learning session" with alcohol abuse experts before spending six months trying to implement and improve policies at their college, Lisa Johnson, NCHIP managing director, said in an interview with The Dartmouth.