Students form sports business org.

Although Dartmouth does not have any course offerings for students interested in sports industries, undergraduates can now turn to the newly formed group Sports Business at Dartmouth a student-run organization that aims to provide students with information and contacts for those interested in a career in sports, according to Kyle Battle '11, co-director of alumni relations for SB@D. The first group of its kind at the College, SB@D plans to promote a variety of jobs in sports-related industries, such as careers in media, management, marketing and sports medicine. "Our major problem is that since we don't have a sports business major, or any sports management or sports marketing or things like that [at Dartmouth], we are inherently at somewhat of a disadvantage," Battle said. To fill this need, SB@D trying to "bridge the gap" between Dartmouth students and those of other Ivy League institutions, Battle said. Dartmouth is the last of the Ivy League institutions to establish a sports business awareness group for its students, according to Battle.

Growing our Green Side

Could building a better Dartmouth help improve the world at large? Environmental consciousness is something that is easy to preach, but much tougher to act on.

Frosty's Corner

R.I.P.The Dartmouth Indian Mascot(and all talks about bringing it back)1769- 2010 Mr. Lott, please know this isn't directed at you.

Best For Whom?

The endowment experienced a 6 percent increase over the 2010 fiscal year, and I can tell you what Director of Financial Aid Virginia Hazen is not doing: ensuring free Dartmouth educations for the poorest students.

Vox Clamantis

To the Editor: With so many colleges and universities reducing their support for the humanities in the midst of this recession, I was delighted to see President Jim Yong Kim reaffirm Dartmouth's historical role as a leader in the liberal arts in his October 9 Faculty Chalk Talk lecture ("Kim lauds College's focus on liberal arts," Oct.

SEIU members vote to submit grievance claim

Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 560 plan to file a grievance against the College for unfair labor practices, according to Local 560 President Earl Sweet.

Touch the Fire 2010-10-15

What Do '14s Want to Change About Dartmouth?

From day one, we've been indoctrinated into buying the propaganda that all is perfect in the Dartmouth bubble.

Reboot and Rally

This week, I have some good news and some bad news for my loyal readers. The bad news is that I was unable to obtain a fancy new gadget to test out this week from my many (read: one) big tech company contacts.

The DDS Detective

I'm not sure when my fascination with the Greeks began. Maybe it was the Windex-loving dad in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" who finds a way to trace the roots of the word "kimono" back to the Greek language or maybe the first time I heard the song "Zero to Hero" from the movie "Hercules" (I dare you to see that movie and not have that song stuck in your head for weeks) or maybe, just maybe, it was all those hours I spent (OK, spend) drooling in front of the TV over Uncle Jesse in "Full House." Either way, the strangest part of all of this is that for the longest time, among the many reasons for my infatuation with Greece, food wasn't one of them.

Touch the Fire 2010-10-14

The Problem of Meritocracy

Last Monday, some of the members of the senior class attended a ring ceremony that can only be described as palpably meaningless.

Daily Debriefing

Newsweek ranked Dartmouth first among the 25 "most desirable rural schools" and eighth overall in the magazine's 2010 College Rankings.

Sharlet examines fundamentalism in new book

People should engage in an informed debate with Christian fundamentalists rather than alienating them, English professor Jeff Sharlet wrote in his latest book, "C Street: The Fundementalist Threat to American Democracy." Sharlet expressed his ideas using the example of a secretive organization known as the "Family," which has worked out of a residence in Washington, D.C., since the late 1980s. In his book, Sharlet chronicles the C Street House, a Washington, D.C., residence that has acted as both a religious sanctuary and political space for a secretive organization that "sees itself as a ministry for the benefit of the poor, by way of the powerful," and "believes its members are placed in power of God," Sharlet wrote in "C Street." "Fundamentalism isn't a person," Sharlet said in an interview.

DosiRock: Sounds of the City 2010-10-14