I Feel Like... 2009-02-25

KARR'S CHRONICLES: Madness Preview

This is my favorite time of the year -- when February turns to March. The coming of March means two things this year: (1) A new U2 album on March 3, and (2) the official beginning of March Madness, the always-shocking, ever-glorious college basketball tournament that is one of the greatest sporting events in the country.

AS SEEN ON: FOX's rickety 'Dollhouse' can't keep it together

It's tough not having a personality to call your own. Just ask any of the brainwashed beauties who regularly get their memories erased before donning new disguises in FOX's new sci-fi drama "Dollhouse." The show premiered two weeks ago to, deservingly, very little fanfare. In Dollhouse, young people called "Dolls" are carefully monitored by their "Handlers" within a hidden futuristic compound called "The Dollhouse," where they are kept blissfully unaware in between their illegal assignments as "Actives" in the real world. Actives are Dolls who have been temporarily endowed with new skills and personality traits.

Healthy Choices

Recent columns by Jacob Batchelor '12 ("Bad Sam," Feb. 20) and The Dartmouth Editorial Board ("A Worthy Cause," Feb.

Attitudes on a Curve

We often like to ponder the silly things that would come to pass if children ruled the world, but I swear by the many gods in Valhalla, the thought of students in charge of academia sends chills down my spine.

Police Blotter

February 16, 2:54 a.m. North Main Street A Hanover Police officer on patrol noticed a male rolling a table down the sidewalk of North Main Street.

Daily Debriefing

Student Assembly voted to fund a memorial for Dartmouth students who passed away before graduating in its weekly meeting Tuesday night.

DMS team studies iron build up

The build up of iron in the body can contribute to many types of cancer and vascular disease, a finding which calls into question whether vitamins fortified with iron are actually beneficial, according to a study led by Dartmouth Medical School professor Leo Zacharski.

College announces 12 elected SEC members

The 12 representatives of the Senior Executive Committee, the body that governs the senior class after graduation, were announced by the dean of the Class of 2009 on Tuesday.

Coed club tennis team earns bid to National Championship

Dartmouth's varsity tennis teams will not be the only ones with a shot at national recognition this spring, as the Dartmouth club tennis team has earned a bid to the United States Tennis Association's National Campus Championship this April in Surprise, Ariz. After winning the New England Campus Championship on Saturday, the coed team earned an automatic place in the national championships, where it will square off with the likes of the University of Michigan and the defending champion University of Texas. The team, comprised of three men and three women, will be led by James Francis '10 as it prepares for the club's nationals debut. "It is definitely exciting, because the club has not even played in a regional before, and now we're going to the championships," singles player Maggie Bell '10 said.

HEAR AND NOW: 'Slumdog' sountrack steals Oscar glory

By now you must be living under a rock to not know about "Slumdog Millionaire," this year's Oscar darling.

Brooklyn Rider redefines 'classical'

The string quartet Brooklyn Rider broke away from the classical quartet stereotype during their Feb.

Major Consolidation

Last week, I wrote a Short Answer arguing that we should cut major departments that could be subsumed into other departments, like Native American studies and women's and gender studies.