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Women's basketball beats UNH, men fall to Stony Brook

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's basketball team won 62-49 at the University of New Hampshire, while the men's team lost at home to Stony Brook University 60-52 in twin games Tuesday evening. The women continued their good form following last weekend's win at Harvard, improving to 5-9 (1-0 Ivy). UNH dropped to 3-13 on the season with the loss. Darcy Rose '09 and Brittney Smith '11 led the way for the Big Green with 12 points and eight rebounds each.

Women's hockey defeats Providence in 7-3 victory

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth women's hockey continued its winning streak Tuesday night, convincingly beating on the visitors from Providence College 7-3 at Thompson Arena.

Chinese economy at risk, prof. says

Andy Foust / The Dartmouth Staff China has duplicated, rather than replaced the Western economic model as a result of its recent financial transformations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology political scientist Edward Steinfeld said in a Tuesday lecture at the College. In his presentation, "Playing Our Game: China, Economic Transition and the West," Steinfeld dispelled perceived American misconceptions about China and explained that the country's economy will likely experience an economic slowdown similar to the downturn in the United States. Americans view China's economic growth and increased presence on the global stage as both "awesome" and "unsettling," Steinfeld said, citing measurements such as the growing Chinese trade surplus with the United States. China has mirrored the United States in economic development by adopting the Western model of the market economy during the 1990's, he said, but the methods China has used to achieve its rapid growth -- including its manipulation of exchange rates, lack of enforcement of intellectual property rights, state ownership of the economy and mercantilist policies -- have discomforted many Americans. To some American observers, he said, it appears as though "China is eating our lunch in the globalization game." In contrast to these views, the Chinese see their own lunch as "being eaten" by the United States and other external powers, Steinfeld said. While China has trade surpluses with some global powers, including the United States and the United Kingdom, it runs trade deficits with other countries, such as Korea, Japan and Saudi Arabia, he said. These countries, which supply China with its electronics and energy, do not see China as an economic threat and "win in the trading game with China," he said. The prevalence of foreign-controlled enterprise in China presents a long-term problem for Chinese innovation, he explained. Due to outsourcing, the Chinese economy relies on assembly rather than innovation, he said, as the product definition and branding sides of global companies remain in their home countries. To illustrate the challenges to long-term economic growth, Steinfeld explained that Chinese companies view Apple as "intimidating" because of the corporation's versatility, as it has products ranging from computers to music to telecommunications. "Apple [jumps] from industry to industry in ways that elude many Chinese producers," he said. Close economic connections with other countries makes China even more vulnerable to the economic stresses felt by its peers, Steinfeld added. Following the recent slowdown of economic growth in the United States, for example, China's industrial output and exports dropped, he said. China's December exports were 2.8 percent lower than last year, according to China Daily.

Harper to step down as director of athletics

ZACH INGRETSEN / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth Athletic Director Josie Harper will retire at the end of June after 27 years as a member of the athletic staff, she announced Tuesday.

Prof's art transforms common items

BEN GETTINGER / The Dartmouth To most people, egg cartons, dry wall and aluminum honeycomb panels are nothing more than junk.

Big Green athletes teach in Africa

Courtesy of Ari Sussman Three of Dartmouth's varsity lacrosse players left their sticks in Hanover and settled in the rolling plains of Africa this fall, volunteering on soccer fields and in classrooms. Andrew Peisch '10 and Ari Sussman '10 of the men's varsity lacrosse team ventured to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, from September to the end of October to coach a local children's soccer team. Older teammates inspired Peisch and Sussman to get involved with a program called Umzingizi.

Swimming and diving defeats UVM

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's swimming and diving team beat the University of Vermont this weekend 168-132 at the Karl Michael Pool in Hanover. It was Dartmouth's (2-3, 1-2 Ivy)second win of the season and the team's first meet since returning from a team training trip in Hawaii over winter break. Heather Jankins '09 had a great performance for the Big Green, winning the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.16 and the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:26.91.

Big Green track hosts Dartmouth Relays, men win overall

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's and women's track and field teams hosted the 40th annual Dartmouth Relays this weekend at the Leverone Field House in Hanover.