HEAR AND NOW: Grammys prove irrelevant

As a self-proclaimed music enthusiast and the weekly music columnist for the Arts & Entertainment section of The Dartmouth, staying on top of music news, recent releases, upcoming festivals and notable awards is the most well-defined responsibility I have and one of the easiest to carry out.

Steering committee set for Board candidates

The two Alumni Council-nominated trustee candidates for the upcoming Board of Trustees election Morton Kondracke '60 and John Replogle '88 announced the composition of a joint steering committee for their campaigns on Thursday.

Haiti efforts earn national headlines

Dartmouth has raised more than $200,000 for Partners In Health in its efforts to assist victims of the January earthquake that devastated Haiti, over $100,000 more than the second-highest PIH fundraising effort at Stanford University, according to Student Body President Frances Vernon '10 and data from the Stanford University Haiti Earthquake Response web site. The College's endeavors have resulted in more than $180,000 in donations to the PIH Web site, over $16,000 raised by students on campus and several thousand dollars more from efforts by Dartmouth graduate schools, Vernon said. Dartmouth's fundraising strategy has served as a model for students at the College's peer institutions, according to Vernon.

Men's squash battles Bates for a win

While the Dartmouth men's squash team brought home two victories from Maine on Sunday defeating Bates College and Bowdoin College the women fell to Stanford University, 6-3, on Sunday at Williams College. The Big Green men (8-5, 0-3 Ivy) began their doubleheader with a 6-3 win over Bates (17-6, 5-2 NESCAC). After an initial 3-2 Dartmouth deficit, the Bobcats and the Big Green battled it out in the last matches, with impressive wins from Chris Hanson '13 in the number one spot, who won in three games, and Michael Lewis '11 in the third spot. "The last four guys to go on court managed to win, which was huge for us," Brian O'Toole '12 said.

Court rejects state budget appeal

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Daily Debriefing

The Obama administration will submit a series of changes to the current No Child Left Behind legislation for approval by Congress, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Census comes to campus this year

As the 2010 census approaches, many Dartmouth students may be unaware that they will have to file responses as Hanover residents, rather than as members of their families, Laura Waldon, a partnership specialist with the U.S.

A Parent's Support Makes All the Difference

The music business has its groupies and the Twitter scene calls out to followers, but the biggest fans of Dartmouth sports are most commonly called devoted parents and there is no shortage of loyal athletes' parents making extraordinary efforts to attend as many of their children's Big Green sporting events as possible. Mary Alice Rippe, mother of Dartmouth swimmer Carolyn Rippe '10, attended and helped out at her daughter's meets throughout her childhood in Texas and still comes to her daughter's meets, despite the distance. "[Carolyn] has been active in [swimming] from a very young age," she said.

Daily Debriefing

Syracuse University has sparked criticism with a new policy that would pay gay and lesbian employees who use the University's domestic partner health insurance program an extra $1000 each because they do not benefit from federal tax exemptions, Inside Higher Ed reported Friday.

Alum. band Midnight Spin sees sudden rise in popularity

Sipping on Keystones and cracking jokes at Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity on Friday night, the five members of the band Midnight Spin played a three-hour concert for what the band described as "one of the best audiences we have ever played for, hands down" in a Facebook status update.

ONE-ON-ONE: Dan Freeman

I sat down with Dan Freeman '10 to talk about the final tennis season at Dartmouth for both him and head coach Chuck Kinyon. This fall you won both the Dartmouth and Harvard Invitationals.

Short Answer: Layoffs

Friday's Verbum Ultimum acknowledged the concerns surrounding imminent layoffs. How should the College balance any moral responsibility it has to the community with its bottom line concerns? If there is an easy way to close the $100 million structural deficit, then by all means let's hear it.

Paulson defends decisions in book