Pioneers of Flair

By Eve Ahearn "Unlatching a trunk, the 21-year-old freshman revealed bolts of colorful fabric that he said he planned to use for theatrical productions -- an utterly bizarre notion, at this rugged school intended to train missionaries.

Soccer preps for tourney action, earns top individual honors

The Dartmouth men's soccer team received good news Monday night, learning the team had earned the 16th seed in the 48-team NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, after winning a share if the Ivy League title last weekend. Dartmouth (11-5-1, 5-1-1 Ivy) will have a first-round bye in the NCAA tournament.

Editor's Note

This is the last Mirror under my watchful eye, and what better topic to cover with my last little soapbox than the one I'm most passionate about -- flair (see below). It's been fun, Dartmouth.

Daily Debriefing

Approximately five colleges and non-profit organizations are considering suing their investment managers in light of recent financial losses, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported Wednesday.

Students sign pledge for day-long vegetarian diet

Mushroom stew replaced chicken dinners and red meat was exchanged for black bean cakes at Home Plate Wednesday night, welcoming supporters of the "Veg Pledge," a national effort to encourage college students to commit to vegetarianism for one day.

Obama may appoint Geithner '83

Correction appended. Timothy Geithner '83 has emerged as a likely contender for Treasury secretary in the Cabinet of President-elect Barack Obama.

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Stand Your Ground

Shortly after Barack Obama was elected president, his transition team created the web site Change.gov.

Down The Hatch

There's no fun in motion pictures these days. Well, that's not exactly true -- movies now have a lot more depth than they had in the past.

Men's and women's rugby qualify for Nationals next spring

Successful 2008 seasons for Dartmouth's rugby programs culminated with both the women and men's teams earning bids to their respective national tournaments in the spring. Dartmouth women's rugby closed its season with an impressive win against fourth-seeded Vassar College to take third place at the Northeast Rugby Union finals on Sunday, Nov.

Big Green men's basketball falls short against Providence

Dartmouth men's basketball dropped its second game of the season to Providence College by a score of 100-82 in Providence, R.I.

Country's Swift breaks into pop

Taylor Swift's 2006 self-titled debut album, a smash hit in the country world, earned her multiple wins at both the Country Music Television Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards, but merely flirted with the mainstream pop audience. Two years later, Swift now finds herself firmly entrenched in the crossover from country to pop. Her sophomore effort, "Fearless"(2008), is as cute as she is. Though she nods to her country compatriots with occasional banjo and violin and her ever present twang, this album sonically strikes the listener as more like Carrie or Kelly than like Dolly, Reba or Lee Ann. Yet Swift's charm as singer-songwriter country darling is more than reminiscent of old-time Nashville chanteuses who also wrote their own material.

Daily Debriefing

Dartmouth President James Wright received the lowest compensation of any Ivy League president, earning $569,761 for the 2006-2007 school year, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education survey released Monday.