51 Lebanon 2010-07-20

Challenging Convention

At one point in the movie "Metropolitan," a few characters are debating whether or not to play a game in which the players must answer any question they are asked no matter how embarrassing or how revealing the answer.

Student pleads no contest at trial

Correction Appended Brian Shea '10 pled no contest at the Lebanon District Court on Monday during his hearing for charges related to an incident involving alleged cocaine use at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on May 13.

Five football players chosen to Preseason All-Ivy

Five Big Green football players were selected to college football blogger Phil Steele's 2010 Preseason All-Ivy League team earlier this week.

Settlement offer made in suit against College

The group of seven alumni led by B.V. Brooks '47 which has been engaged in a lawsuit against the College's Board of Trustees since November 2008 offered to discontinue all legal action against the College if the Board restores parity between alumni-elected and Board-selected trustees in an open letter sent to the Board on Wednesday.

Hollisto's Mailbag

This summer, ESPN's "SportsCenter" was no longer dominated by diving catches and walk-off home runs.

Vanitas in Deserto

Dartmouth's social scene is one of a kind: pong, flair and blitz are unheard of outside our bubble, and the exclusivity of our social traditions often borders on vanity. To friends back home, a lot of our social conventions seem foreign.

Point : The Self-Call, Underused?

As serious training for Masters starts up and summer social schedules kick into high gear, it feels as if the number of thinly veiled self-calls has multiplied overnight.

Mind the Gaps

This week, the College announced the formation of a second search committee to find an interim director for the vacant Director of Greek Letter Organizations and Societies position after a Spring term search failed to find and hire a suitable candidate ("Carney position remains vacant," July 13). The unfilled GLOS directorship is only one of a long line of job gaps that have emerged in administrative, student life and student services departments as a result of budget cuts and other efforts to restructure the administration.

51 Lebanon 2010-07-16

Mastanduno named Dean of the Faculty

Michael Mastanduno, associate dean of the faculty for the social sciences and government professor at the College, has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences following a two-month search process, College President Jim Yong Kim announced in an e-mail to the Dartmouth community Thursday afternoon. Mastanduno, who has served as an associate dean of the faculty since 2003, will begin his five-year term on August 1, according to the e-mail.

News from Nowhere 2010-07-16

The DM Manual of Style

This week, the DM Manual of Style explores the arrogance of fashion fads at Dartmouth. As far as status symbols go, Greek and sports team gear are top currency at the College.

Two students accept plea bargain

Correction Appended Andrew Lohse '12 and Sarah Koo '10 accepted plea bargains during separate hearings at the Lebanon District Court on Wednesday in connection with a May 13 incident at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity involving suspected cocaine use.