Team Support

Earlier this month, the annual NCAA men's basketball tournament concluded with the crowning of the North Carolina Tar Heels, after the Michigan State Spartans failed to show up for the game, presumably because they were caught in the traffic produced by Detroit's bustling auto industry... or something.

Safety and Security

Whenever I'm traveling (which is painfully frequently), a mysterious figure calls to me from an intercom and barrages me with instructions.

Brox and Nox 2009-04-23

Brox and Nox 2009-04-23

No Big Deal 2009-04-23

Men's, women's track and field teams take first at home

The Big Green men's and women's track teams defended their home territory this weekend, taking down all opposition at the Dartmouth Outdoor Invitational. The women's final score of 194 points placed them significantly above both the second- and third-place teams, the University of New Hampshire and Middlebury College, who posted 127.5 and 84 points, respectively.

Daily Debriefing

Education Secretary Arne Duncan reaffirmed the Obama administration's commitment to simplifying the federal financial aid application process on Monday, making it easier for students to obtain Perkins loans and Pell grants, Bloomberg.com reported.

Police Blotter

April 9, 9:50 a.m. College Street A woman called Hanover Police to report that her son had been bitten by a dog on the Dartmouth campus.

SA pres. campaign tactics varied

This year's candidates for student body president all chose to employ traditional campaign tactics -- including the creation of Facebook groups, posters and chalking -- but, despite superficial similarities, each candidate's campaign teams differed in both size and philosophy, and achieved varied results throughout the campaign period. Student Body President-elect Frances Vernon '10 sought to personalize her campaign through individual conversations and avoided mass e-mails, employing a "classic model of campaigning," she said.

Alleged adult film reps. solicit female on Green

Correction appended Two men claiming to be representatives of Girls Gone Wild, a video franchise promoting female exhibitionism, approached a sorority member wearing clothing displaying her sorority's name on the Green and requested an interview on Tuesday, according to director of Safety and Security Harry Kinne. Kinne said Safety and Security has not confirmed whether the two men are affiliated with Girls Gone Wild. A Dartmouth student and sorority member was approached by the two men, who told her they were looking for attractive girls to interview, according to an e-mail sent to members of Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority from Megan Fallon, assistant director of the Center for Woman and Gender and the sorority's adviser.

Summary judgment may be sought in suit

Both parties in the current alumni lawsuit against the College told The Dartmouth that they may file motions for summary judgment, in which the judge decides the case without a full trial.

I Feel Like... 2009-04-22

$4 Coffee 2009-04-22

AS SEEN ON: "Greek" takes on college complexities

I've often wondered what a television series about Dartmouth students might look like. I suspect that athletes and hippie artists would be depicted in one-dimensional stereotypes, while Dartmouth Outing Club members and politician types might be drawn with more complexity. Members of Greek organizations, however, are perhaps most likely to be portrayed with broad-stroke oversimplifications.

Hang One, Warn a Thousand

"Hang one, warn a thousand" says the ancient Chinese proverb. In its April meeting, the Dartmouth Board of Trustees hanged Todd Zywicki '88, thus warning the petition trustees -- and any others tempted to express independent views -- not to cross the party line.

Missing Morality

On Saturday, April 11, Dr. John Hare, a professor at Yale Divinity School, delivered the keynote address for Aporia's Religion and Philosophy spring conference.

Sailing improves ranking but fails to qualify for nationals

Correction appended The Dartmouth coed sailing team had a strong campaign this weekend, finishing 11th at the Coed New England Championships at Boston College and third at the Oberg Trophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With the 11th-place finish at the Championships, the Big Green was able to outperform its 14th-place ranking in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association. Meanwhile, the Dartmouth women's team also competed this weekend at the Wick/Shrew Regatta at the U.S.