Point: Hometown Friends

I admit it, I drank the Kool-Aid. I came to believe that all things Dartmouth were the best ever, and that all parts of my past life -- everything from lingo to pals -- were just that, part of the past.

Greetings From ... Mexico

Here's a short list of things I was warned not do in Mexico before leaving for the Spanish Language Study Abroad program: 1.Don't take taxis off the street -- to avoid being ripped off/being kidnapped. 2.Don't drink the water. 3.Don't eat food from street vendors, an extension of number two because of the water issue. List of those things that I've done since arriving: well, obviously, all of them. Before arriving in Mexico, my family and professor provided me with a phone number for a "safe" private taxi.

Amy Knows Everyone

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

THIS, Sir, Is My Case!

If I had it my way, my closest friends from home and my closest friends from Dartmouth would somehow meet up at a Lionel Richie concert.

I'm having some issues...

Dear Carol, I had heard that the "morning-after" blitz was pretty standard practice at Dartmouth, but so far I have yet to see this fable reach my inbox.

Breaking Through: Double Helixir of Love - The Future of Sex

2008 was a huge year for sex -- and I'm talking Ron-Jeremy huge. This was the year gay marriage was championed as a federal issue, the year a Yale student induced numerous abortions in the name of art and the year the big-screen debut of the "Sex and the City" movie spurred a theatre-bound, mass migration of young teenagers salivating over the lifestyle of the cosmopolite cougar. 2008 was also the year that Match.com boasted record-high 16 million members spanning 37 countries, and generated an impressive $350 million in revenues.

Editor's Note

Jen and I agree on many things, like how New Year's resolutions suck, The Mirror is the most-read section of The Dartmouth and the fact that our school is awesome.

VERBUM ULTIMUM: Funding the Future

This year's record application numbers come as encouraging news in the face of the nation's economic woes and the impending cuts to the College's budget ("College receives record number of applications," Jan.

America Shrugged

Americans can't really decide who or what is to blame for the current mess we're in, much less how to get out of it.

I Feel Like... 2009-01-16

Daily Debriefing

Cornell University's endowment lost 27 percent of its value in the last six months of 2008, according to Bloomberg.

Lind lecture examines 'sorry states'

Apologies for a country's past wrongdoing can provoke dangerous backlashes and threaten international reconciliation, government professor Jennifer Lind said in a lecture based on her book, "Sorry States: Apologies and International Politics," held in the Rockefeller Center on Thursday.

Economic troubles affect staff

When business at her husband's excavation job started to slow as a result of the ongoing economic downturn, Dartmouth custodian Debbie Clark was forced to take a second job. "I don't think in my whole life I've seen the economy as bad as it is now," Clark, who has worked at Dartmouth for more than 20 years, said. The recession, which has led College President James Wright to call for $40 million in budget cuts across the College's departments, has also forced the Dartmouth staff to take extra measures in order to provide for themselves financially. The budget reductions may force the College to implement temporary or permanent staff or salary reductions, according to Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman.

Daily Debriefing

A memorial service for Cody Lavender '10 was held in Rollins Chapel Wednesday evening. Lavender's family, along with friends and members of the Dartmouth community, shared memories of his life and called for those in attendance to continue his tradition of activism.