Karr's Chronicles: Fall Classic?

Yesterday marked the kickoff of one of the world's greatest sporting events, the almighty Fall Classic.

Golf finishes 4th in final tourney

Courtesy of DartmouthSports.com Dartmouth men's golf faced down stiff competition at the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championships to finish in a tie for fourth place out of a field of 44 teams. Playing in the two-round competition, Dartmouth shot a combined score of 617, 41 over par, finishing even with Nichols College.

Daily Debriefing

Republican presidential candidate John McCain spoke to a rally of a few thousand supporters on the hockey rink of St.

Crate recounts effects of climate change on Sakha

LAURA DIEZ The Viliui Sakha people of Northeastern Siberia are among many native cultures threatened by climate change and need more information in order to survive, environmental science and policy professor Susan Crate of George Mason University explained during a lecture Wednesday in the Haldeman Center. Crate, who has studied the Viliui Sakha since the 1980s, recently spent the first of three planned summers in the Sakha Republic to study the people's understanding of climate change and to educate them. The Sakha, a semi-nomadic people, rely heavily on agriculture and cattle husbandry for survival in their taiga environment, rendering the community particularly vulnerable to environmental changes, according to Crate. Warmer winters, colder summers, increased precipitation and sudden temperature changes are severely impacting the community, she said. "Cultural change is analogous to other movements such as Native Americans moving to reservations," Crate said.

Elliott examines differing British, Spanish colonies

Noted historian Sir John Elliott examined how British and Spanish colonies evolved differently due to opposite relationships with indigenous populations and the large time gap between the colonies' foundings at his Wednesday afternoon speech in Carson L01.

Rollins to house prayer labyrinth for meditation

When stress builds, Matt Jorgensen '12 wanders the stacks of the Sherman Art library to "clear [his] mind." "I'd definitely feel less weird if I had a structured place to try to focus," he said. The "structured place" Jorgensen seeks will be available in the coming weeks at Rollins Chapel, future home to a new 24-foot-wide, 24-foot-tall custom prayer labyrinth. The labyrinth will be made available for use by students, faculty and community members during regular chapel hours, unless a special event or group reserves the space. The labyrinth is a circular maze-like structure made entirely of canvas placed on the floor.

I Feel Like... 2008-10-22

The Still North 2008-10-22

Daily Debriefing

A team of Dartmouth Medical School researchers presented the results of a seven-year study of a tuberculosis vaccine at the 39th World Conference on Lung Health in Paris on Monday, the Valley News reported Tuesday.

Grant funds metal toxicity research

The Dartmouth Toxic Metals Research Group, an interdisciplinary team of professors, received a $14.5 million renewal grant to support its research on the effects of exposure to arsenic and mercury on human health.

Barr outlines hurdles of third-party candidacy at Beta

The current U.S. electoral system does not accommodate third-party candidates, former Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., the 2008 Libertarian presidential candidate, claimed during a public address on Tuesday afternoon at the Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, formerly Beta Theta Pi. Barr stated that he does not share similar views to the two major=party presidential candidates, and hopes to appeal to supporters of Republican nominee Senator McCain and Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama. "There are a lot of votes up for grabs among the young people who are not wedded to the two-party system the way their parents and grandparents are," Barr said. Barr emphasized the importance of opening the current two-party political system to a wider variety of candidates.

Dartmouth crews test the waters at Head of the Charles

In their first major competitions of the year, the three Dartmouth crew programs competed in the Head of the Charles Regatta, Sunday in Cambridge, Mass.

Lap-top Of The Heap

Classes are fantastic -- they offer us just over an hour to observe our fellow undergraduates. During my observations, I have recently discovered that a bilious subculture exists within our own intellectual community.