An International Presence

The Dartmouth bubble. Almost everyone agrees it exists, and the columnists on these pages have sure spent a lot of time pondering it.

BOOKED SOLID: 'Freke' Show

I read "I, Emma Freke" (2010) after a painful midterm, and I really couldn't have asked for a better way to get my mind off the fact that math and I are never going to get along.

Daily Debriefing

President Barack Obama renewed the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics on Tuesday, according to a U.S.

Jumbles 2010-10-20

Empowering Victims

In the past few weeks, there has been plenty of discourse on the pervasiveness of sexual assault at Dartmouth.

Simmelkjaer '93 named ESPN VP for Intl. Development

ESPN recently named Rob Simmelkjaer '93 as its new Vice President of International Development, after he served the network for two years as the vice president of corporate projects. In his previous position, Simmelkjaer worked in international affairs, focusing on putting together a bid for ESPN to broadcast the next Olympic Games. "The Olympics now is just a small part of what I'm going to be doing," he said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Although his previous work included some on-air duties for the network, Simmelkjaer said he is primarily interested in the management of ESPN, but plans to continue doing on-air commentary. "Ultimately I want to be involved in running the business here," he said. Simmelkjaer said his role in ESPN International will be expanded because of the scope of his new position.

Touch the Fire 2010-10-20

The ‘V' Word

Yesterday, hand-held mirrors were sent to the Hinman boxes of the 1,796 female students on campus this term, with a note encouraging them to use the mirror to look at their vulva.

Diversions reduces net revenue for police dept.

Despite some students' concerns over the costs of the Hanover Police Department's Alcohol Diversions Program, the department makes less money from the program than they would if participants instead were arrested and went through the court system, according to Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone.

Crepes a la Carte 2010-10-19

Daily Debriefing

Mortimer Mishkin '46 and Marye Ann Fox, who received her Ph.D in Chemistry from the College, were two of 10 researchers awarded the National Medal of Science, President Barack Obama announced Friday.

HEAR AND NOW: Christina Aguilera — Not Herself

To borrow the title of one of her earliest songs, it is "Obvious" that Christina Aguilera is not having a very successful year. On Oct.