African students connect at forum

Sixty African students studying at some of the world's most prestigious universities converged in New Hampshire this weekend for the Harambe Endeavor's second annual Bretton Woods symposium, which focused on facilitating innovation and collaboration to address the issues faced by nations in sub-Saharan Africa. The symposium centered on developing Harambe's "Virtual Platform," according to Amma Serwaah-Panin '10, a native of Swaziland and one of three Dartmouth students who helped organize the event.

Short Answer: Oversight Reforms

Friday's Verbum Ultimum discussed the case of Mohammad Usman and its implications for life at Dartmouth. Has the incident diminished your faith in the College's systems of oversight, and if so, what reforms should the College and/or the Tucker Foundation consider implementing?

The Truth About Twitter

In her recent critique of Twitter, Emily Johnson '12 appropriately laments the narcissistic nature of most posts ("Twitter Me This," April 6). She complains that Twitter is "like a Facebook where all you can do is update your status -- no wall posts, photo albums, bumper stickers or poking." OMG Emily, you are completely right.

Toe to Toe: Karr versus Rose (Rose)

I'd like to apologize for the absence of my colleague, Michael Thomas Whalen Knapp, from these pages this week.

Toe to Toe: Karr versus Rose (Karr)

This week I will be stepping over from my normal perch at Karr's Chronicles to the Toe-to-Toe section for a friendly debate with Mr. Rose about college athletics at a broad level.

Men's lacrosse falls to Cornell in 19-6 blowout

The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team lost to No. 3 Cornell 19-6 at Scully-Fahey field on Saturday. It was the Big Green's worst loss of the year. Ari Sussman '10 led the way for the Big Green with a pair of goals and an assist.

Women's lacrosse loses in overtime to No. 2 Penn, 7-6

Despite a strong effort against the undefeated No. 2 University of Pennsylvania, the Dartmouth women's lacrosse team succumbed to a late defeat in overtime, 7-6, in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Empty stands at Dartmouth: Fan culture stagnates despite teams' successes

On March 18, top 20-ranked women's lacrosse faced No. 2 University of Maryland at home. Maryland was undefeated, and the Big Green came into the game with an even record.

The Still North 2009-04-11

I Feel Like... 2009-04-11

Overheards

'09 Girl: Wait, does Corona del Mar mean beer of the sea? '10 Guy 1: Yo, did you get that weird blitz about the rooster costume? '10 Guy 2: Yeah, I think Basilisk started tapping today. '12 Girl 1: Are you going out tonight? '12 Girl 2: No, I have no motivation.

Spotlight: Lauren Amery '10

"Fashion keeps me sane," Lauren Amery '10 says. As an economics major and aspiring financier, Lauren relies on her love for vintage jewelry and fashion styling to express her creative side.

Maven/Maverick

We know you've missed them!

Amy Knows Everyone

Each week, Amy examines a small group of students in order to understand the individual Dartmouth experience as part of a whole.

I'm Having Some Issues...

Dear Erin, I'm, like, really freaking out about my first Spring term here at Dartmouth. Like, don't get me wrong, I'm super-pumped for fro-yo and Keystone again, but I'm feeling lost without my earflap hat and furry parka!