Location, quiet attract business to conf. center

Editor's note: This is the second part of a weekly series profiling various properties owned by the College outside Hanover. Frank Sinatra, Dartmouth's Board of Trustees and the committee that drafted the 1999 Student Life Initiative may not have much in common, but all three have spent some time at the Minary Conference Center, a College-owned waterfront property on Squam Lake in Holderness, N.H. The Center was donated to the College in 1970 by William Paley, the founder of CBS Broadcasting, and it has since served the Dartmouth community, alumni and others as a venue for both meetings and retreats, according to Drew Hinman, manager of the Minary Center. The Minary Center, which can accommodate up to 35 guests, tries to go beyond simply providing lodging for customers, aiming to foster a productive atmosphere for the conferences held there, Hinman said. "At a traditional hotel, they put in meeting facilities to sell rooms," said Hinman, who has been manager for 24 years.

Ask Miss Muffin Top

When she learned of this week's gossip' theme (from the source, guys, like, seriously), Miss Muffin Top decided to boldly go where no muffin had ever been before.

VERBUM ULTIMUM: Drink Free or Die

The Hanover Police Department policy to deploy undercover operatives to Greek houses in order to combat underage drinking ("Stricter alcohol plans outrage Greek orgs.," Feb.

Popping the Bubble

In the midst of the pressing campus dialogue over dolphinz and really freaking brutal pledge terms (the yacht was last seen in Occum Pond, FYI) a more serious issue has egregiously been overlooked THEY ARE TAKING AWAY BLITZ.

Point: Is it good to gossip?

Gossip. We've all heard it and we've all spread it, but at the end of the day how does it really affect our lives?

Hanover Police announces alcohol compliance 'sting operations'

At a tense meeting with Greek organization leaders and advisers Thursday evening, Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone announced plans to launch compliance checks, or "sting operations," in the coming months to combat a perceived rise in alcohol use and abuse by underage individuals.

The College Walk

I cannot help but feel like Dartmouth is getting a bit bigger these days. Perhaps it is all these enormous numbers being thrown around by the College administration $100 million in budget cuts and $1.3 billion in fundraising for the "Dartmouth Experience." No one can comprehend such enormous figures. Or maybe I am getting this sensation because of all the recent talk about a potential increase in class size to help fund budget cuts ("Kim outlines College budget, potential cuts," Dec.

Daily Debriefing

Acting Provost and Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt announced in a letter to the student body Wednesday that Sustainability Manager Kathy Lambert '90 has resigned and will leave Dartmouth at the end of the month to pursue a "new opportunity in sustainability working on issues of regional and national policy." Lambert has held the position of sustainability manager since 2008 and has worked to bring together members of the community in building sustainabilty initiatives, Folt wrote in the letter.

Rec League Legends

It's Thursday and that means it's time to be Legendary. In this week's episode, the Rec League Legends take on Dartmouth women's squash player Julia Watson '12. Back-to-back defeats at the hands of D-I athletes left the Legends questioning their abilities and even left Katz wondering, "Would I even get recruited at Middlebury?" When Watson agreed to a battle of the sexes, the Legends regained their swagger.

N.H. group seeks 9/11 investigation

Questioning the official explanation of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks due to recently-released studies, a group of New Hampshire citizens and politicians is attempting to rally support for a new investigation into the attacks.

Court of Political Opinion

During President Barack Obama's first State of the Union Address last Wednesday, the president made critical remarks about the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn 100 years of case law and grant near-unlimited campaign spending privileges to corporations.

Vt. resolution would examine drinking age

The Vermont state legislature is currently considering a resolution to ask for Congressional permission to lower the state's legal drinking age without suffering a reduction in federal highway funding, according to state Rep.

BOOKED SOLID: Caitlin Kennedy joins ‘The Baby-Sitters Club'

In April, Scholastic, Inc. will "reissue repackaged and slightly revised versions of the first two volumes" in The Baby-Sitters Club series, more than 20 years after their original publication, The New York Times reported on Dec.

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