Corn Sizzurp 2011-01-10

Dong's Top 10

Although some would say I'm crazy to admit it, winter is one of the best times of the year in Hanover.

Now playing IN HANOVER

The King's Speech Tom Hooper directs this historical drama, which chronicles the struggles of Prince Albert (Colin Firth) to overcome a stammer.

Briefly Noted

Two Big Green women's hockey players, Jenna Hobeika '12 and Lindsay Holdcroft '14, were presented with Eastern College Athletic Conference awards this past week, according to DartmouthSports.com.

Hillyer '36, founder of famous Quartet, dies

Courtesy of The New York Times Raphael Hillyer '36, the original founder of the Juilliard String Quartet, died due to heart failure at the age of 96 on Dec.

Worst Term Ever

The phrase "Worst Term Ever" gets thrown around a lot these days. So much so, in fact, that it is losing its descriptive power.

College seeks to rehire those previously laid off

Correction appended Since the College's controversial budget cuts which included layoffs of Dartmouth employees and spurred a subsequent student backlash Dartmouth has rehired 22 percent of the employees previously laid off during the two-year period, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Steve Kadish said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Six of the 40 employees laid off in fiscal year 2010 and 16 of the 60 employees laid off in fiscal year 2009 have since been rehired by the College, Kadish said. Not all the employees who were rehired are employed in the same positions or work the same number of hours as they previously did at the College, according to Earl Sweet, Service Employees International Union Local 560 President.

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

Some girls who aspire to become mothers can't pinpoint where their desire to experience the miracle of life comes from.

Easy A

A 4.0 at Dartmouth is like a leprechaun. If you're like me and have a permanent seat on the struggle bus, you've likely heard stories about students with 4.0s but can't ever really know for sure who does and doesn't have one until the valedictorians are announced senior year.

Sage Advice from a Senior

As a senior, I feel it's my time to transition from writing opinions to giving advice, and beginning my fourth winter in Hanover surely qualifies me to offer a recommendation or two to my fellow students.

Overheards

Gov Prof: Don't worry about finding that book. So many of my colleagues simply make up their sources anyway. '11 Guy: I did the math and I can get Ds in both of my classes this term and my GPA will only go down like 0.5 points.'13 Guy: You must have a really low GPA. '12 Sigma Delt: I wasn't hungover because I woke up drunk, which was nice. '14 Guy: I'm just in an a capella group, and DREAM, and I work at the library.

VERBUM ULTIMUM: Prioritized Search

Shortly after the College announced it would conduct a nationwide search for a permanent dean of the College earlier this week, acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears said she would not apply for the position ("Spears to leave deanship in June," Jan.

Sounding Board at Baker

In high school, one of the most difficult lessons I had to learn as an opinion columnist was to anticipate the intensity of readers' reactions.

Daily Debriefing

College presidents expressed concern over the future of liberal arts colleges at the Council of Independent Colleges conference on Wednesday, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Touch the Fire 2011-01-07

On winter training trips, teams focus on work and teammates

Local woman receives life-saving transplant

Two volunteer pilots each equipped with an ice chest containing a human kidney rendezvoused at the Allegheny County Airport in Pittsburgh on Dec.