YOU DON'T KNOW BEANS: An All-Time Great

Wednesday night saw the greatest pitcher of my lifetime begin what will likely be his last season of pitching in the Major Leagues.

AoA creates reform committee

Correction appended The College's Association of Alumni announced Thursday that an Election Reform Study Committee has been formed to assess whether current campaign rules should be modified for Board of Trustee elections and Association Executive Committee elections.

A Failed Tradition

This coming weekend is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, the famous festival that was a defining moment of the hippie movement.

Working Hard or Hardly Working?

Last time I checked, Dartmouth was smack in the middle of a budget crisis that led to the termination of numerous staff members.

Tuck, Graduate Studies offer new joint degree

Students who have completed a doctorate degree at Dartmouth will now have the opportunity to pursue an accelerated Masters degree in Business Administration under a new agreement between the College's Graduate Studies Program and the Tuck School of Business, Provost Barry Scherr announced on Monday.

ROLLIN' WITH DOLAN: Living the dream

There are three things that any average sports fan has probably confidently claimed at some point in his or her life.

Fourth Fieldstock weekend sees higher participation

Correction appended Last weekend's fourth annual Fieldstock competition saw significant changes from the past two years, as the event organizers attempted to bring the weekend up to par with the College's other "big weekends" by encouraging involvement beyond the Greek system, according to 2011 Class Council President Alex Maceda '11. In the past, most groups competing in Fieldstock events have come from Greek houses, but this year Maceda estimated that roughly 15 of the teams in contention were fielded either by non-Greek organizations or by independent groups of interested students.

Daily Debriefing

Forbes Magazine ranked the Tuck School of Business second after the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University in their 2009 MBA rankings, released last week.

Editor Schroth '43 dies at age 88

Acclaimed editor Thomas Schroth '43 Tu'44, founding editor of National Journal and former editor of Congressional Quarterly, died July 23 of congestive heart failure in his home in Sedgwick, Maine at the age of 88, according to The New York Times. Schroth was committed to rigorous impartiality and full disclosure in journalism throughout his career, according to his daughter, Amy Schroth '84. "I think he had several conversations with various owners and backers of [publications] that he worked for, making sure that the business interests didn't interfere [with the publications' impartiality]," she said. Schroth became executive editor of Congressional Quarterly in 1955.

Hop to explore American heritage in upcoming season

Featuring an award-winning choreographer, virtuosic jazz musicians and numerous other artists, the Hopkins Center for the Arts Visiting Artists Series for 2009-2010 will focus on artistic critiques of America.

Mathias '69 chairs ABA Project

Association of Alumni President John Mathias '69 has been selected to chair the American Bar Association's Death Penalty Representation Project, an organization that advocates for defendants facing capital punishment.

Wagner '82 gets U.S. Attorney nod

Touch the Fire 2009-08-11

A USER'S GUIDE: Tech tips for the over-scheduled and organizationally challenged

Considering that I asked for an extension for this article and that my experience with technology involves watching a fan slowly dry out an entire cup's worth of coffee spilled into a rental computer (who knows what was wrong with my regular one), I am probably not the most organized or the most tech savvy student on campus.

Eating the Poison Bratwurst

The debate over healthcare reform has reached fever pitch. Loaded words splash across the front pages of newspapers each morning, but 47 million Americans have no health insurance and 17,000 lose their coverage daily.

FROM ROBINSON HALL: Lone Pine's Stump

When the administration decided to close Lone Pine Tavern perhaps wisely, from a financial perspective it removed one of the only neutral social spaces on campus.