Hop raises ticket prices, cuts programs for the coming year

The Hopkins Center for the Arts plans to raise ticket prices, cut back on commissioned works and reevaluate its long-term strategic plans, including its stake in Dartmouth's proposed Visual Arts Center, in light of College-wide budget cuts and a possible downturn in individual donations, according to Hop director Jeff James. "We, the Hop, have more reasons to be concerned than a lot of other players because we rely on ticket sales and donations, and those are the things we are spending the most time thinking about how to protect," James said. As a result of the economic downturn, the Hop intends to raise its student ticket prices from $5 to $10 for performances by visiting artists, from $3 to $5 for student performances, and from $12 to $15 for Dartmouth Film Society's film series passes. It will be the first price increase for the Hop in eight or nine years, according to James.

Some Big Green athletes gained national spotlight

From the frigid racing tracks of Anchorage, Alaska, to a basketball court surrounded by more than 10,000 fans, several Dartmouth teams and individual athletes made appearances on the national stage this year. The Big Green baseball team (27-18, 16-4 Ivy) took the Ivy League Championship this year, following a season marked by the second highest number of wins in the program's history. Despite ending their NCAA tournament run after losing their first two games members of the baseball team said they were pleased with the season's outcome. "It feels tremendous to get this far, it's always been our goal and our first order in training was to be Ivy League Champions," captain Robert Young '10 said.

Chemistry prof. dies of brain cancer

Paul Veale, a former senior lecturer in the chemistry department, died of complications from brain cancer on Thursday, according to chemistry senior lecturer Siobhan Milde. Veale, who taught organic chemistry, was described by Milde as "a big man with a very big heart." "He really cared about his students and wanted to see them succeed," she said. Veale was diagnosed with brain cancer in September after he spent the Summer term teaching, according to Milde.

College awards honorary degrees

The seven honorary degrees recipients at this year's Commencement ceremony will include a cartoonist, a retired Army General, a world-renowned doctor, an ecologist, a former professional basketball player and a microfinance expert. Roz Chast, a cartoonist known for her work in The New Yorker magazine, served as a Montgomery Fellow at the College during Fall term 2009 and will receive a Doctor of Arts degree. "I always loved making myself laugh and making other people laugh," Chast said in an interview with The Dartmouth earlier this year.

Amid financial crisis, class breaks gift record

Despite the ongoing economic crisis, the Class of 2009 turned out in record numbers to donate to the College's Senior Class Gift, achieving a 96 percent participation rate up from last year's record of 92.5-percent participation and the highest rate among Ivy League schools this year, according to Katie Kobylenski, assistant director of the Dartmouth College Fund. The Class of 2009 is the fifth graduating class in a row to break the previous class' record for participation, according to a College press release. This year's senior class gift totals $105,161, which includes donations from not only students, but also parents, friends and alumni, Kobylenski said in an e-mail to The Dartmouth.

Friends remember teammate Lolies '09

The Class of 2009 will graduate on Sunday without one of its members: Ben Lolies '09, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in his home state of Georgia while on leave from the College in October 2007. While at Dartmouth, Lolies experienced flare-ups of Crohn's disease, a chronic affliction that causes extreme stomach pain, lack of appetite and general malaise.

A Farewell to President Wright

Surprisingly, there has been very little written about the end of the era that we are now witnessing.

In Defense of Journalism

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal ("The Curse of the Class of 2009," May 9, 2009), we are all about to enter the toughest labor market in at least 25 years.

Touch the Fire 2009-06-02

Lundin, Richardson, Seidman, Necamp leave mark on College

Many members of the Class of 2009 have made remarkable achievements while at the College. The following four seniors have had particularly unique experiences at Dartmouth. Bill Lundin After learning to speak Chinese fluently at Dartmouth, Bill Lundin '09 used this skill to intern at the U.S.

The Still North 2009-06-01

Looking back: Karr

Senior sports staffers reflect on last four years

Looking back: Clausner

Senior sports staffers reflect on last four years

I Feel Like... 2009-06-01

Looking back: Rose

Senior sports staffers reflect on last four years

Race, end-of-life choices correlated, study finds

The Cutting Edge

ONE-ON-ONE: Jessiman & Sanders

I sat down with Margaret Jessiman '12 and Annie Saunders '12 to discuss the lightly publicized but highly successful world of Dartmouth Figure Skating. From 2004-2008 you guys won the National Intercollegiate championship.

Never Collis

I'm tired of having this debate. I received a blitz the other day: "Yeah, let's talk about it over lunch.