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Dear Frances

By Jordan Osserman | April 27, 2009

I'd like to offer you my congratulations on your landslide victory this Monday. A lot of students -- myself included -- are really excited to see how you will continue and improve on Molly Bode's great work as student body president. As you get to work on a host of issues this spring, I want to bring your attention to a campus concern that nearly every candidate that has ever run for student body president in recent history has addressed: the need to reform Dartmouth's underage drinking policy. Frankly, while the Assembly has been doing important work with alternative social spaces, I've yet to see anything done to protect underage students who face legal trouble because of alcohol violations. Worse yet, this campus is plagued by ignorance and misinformation about the punishment students can face for underage drinking.

Opinion

A Better Solution

By Emily Johnson | April 27, 2009

Lately, it seems like every other day the government applies a temporary patch to yet another leak that has sprung in our capsizing economy.

Sports

Students birl, saw and canoe at 63rd annual Woodsmen's Weekend

By Arik Clausner | April 27, 2009

Under a strong spring sun, wood chips flew and saw dust swirled about as Dartmouth hosted the 63rd annual Woodsmen's Weekend competition this past weekend. Drawing 27 teams and about 200 competitors, the two-day event featured competitions in various woodsmen's events, including axe throwing, fire building, canoeing, chain throwing, block chopping and crosscut sawing. The two-day event was split between venues.

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Arts

HEAR AND NOW: New releases by three legends

By Rebecca Wall | April 27, 2009

Courtesy of Amazon.com Correction appended Dylan, Ben Folds singing a cappella and a Streisand retrospective -- with all three of these albums being released today, it's like Christmas, the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving all falling on your birthday. Bob Dylan: "Together Through Life" Multiply my age by two, add six for good measure, and you'll have the number of albums Bob Dylan has released (46). Dylan's newest album, coming after the well-received "Modern Times" (2006), focuses on seductive romance and struggling relationships. Highlights include accordion playing -- the instrument is included on every track -- and the song "Life is Hard," which was produced for French director Oliver Dahn's forthcoming film "My Own Love Song." Also included in the album is a disc containing an episode of Dylan's radio show. Will Dylan once again prove he's still the same bard he was over four decades ago? Has his trademark gravelly voice deteriorated from passionate croon to I-spent-the-day-at-the-concrete-factory? The answers to these questions remain to be seen, but I believe there is every reason to believe that this dinosaur of American music might just have done it again. Ben Folds: "Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella" On his official web site, Ben Folds explains the genesis of his newest effort. "Music education has been atrophying," Folds said.

Sports

Briefly Noted

By Tianchi Xu | April 27, 2009

The Spirit Lake Sioux tribe of North Dakota recently authorized the University of North Dakota to use the Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo, according to the Associated Press.

Sports

Women's crew edged out by Princeton, men swept

April 27, 2009

In this weekend's tightly contested Class of 1984 Plaque regatta in Philadelphia, Penn., Dartmouth's women's crew team bested University of Pennsylvania in five out of seven races, but could not overcome the competitors from Princeton to claim the victory. Both the heavyweight and the lightweight crews, meanwhile, were swept in weekend competition against their conference foes. Navigating through strong headwinds in the first varsity race, the Dartmouth women settled in between Princeton and Penn for a second-place finish.

Sports

Men's lacrosse mauled by No. 4 Tigers in N.J.

April 27, 2009

The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team fell to No. 4 Princeton in Princeton, N.J. on Saturday, 14-7. The game was the second consecutive loss for the Big Green (4-10, 1-4 Ivy). Co-captain Brian Koch '09 led the way for Dartmouth with two goals and two assists, including his 100th career goal.

The Dartmouth softball team won two in a row Sunday to put them one game ahead of Harvard in the North Division, clinching the division title.
Sports

Softball edges out Harvard for title

By David Jiang | April 27, 2009

Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Devin Lindsay '11 struck out Harvard's Stephanie Krysiak swinging on Sunday evening to clinch the North Division title for the Dartmouth softball team. Captain Ashley Gleason '09, in her final year with the team, said words cannot explain her feelings of excitement over the win. "I don't even know.

The Big Green baseball team defeated Harvard in the first game of their doubleheader on Sunday to secure the Red Rolfe Division title.
Sports

Baseball clinches division title

By Stefanie Lazow | April 27, 2009

Akikazu Onda / The Dartmouth After splitting four bitterly fought games with Harvard this weekend, the Big Green baseball team clinched the Red Rolfe Division title and earned a bid to the Ivy League Championship. Upon defeating Harvard (12-28, 10-10 Ivy) in the first game of the Sunday doubleheader with a score of 11-5, Dartmouth (22-13, 16-4 Ivy) pushed Brown (19-17, 13-5 Ivy) out of contention for the division title. Kyle Hendricks '12 threw 102 pitches in a seven-inning complete-game clincher, giving up four earned runs on seven hits.

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