The Still North 2008-11-03

An Indecent Proposition

For the past four years, progressive activists at Dartmouth and beyond have spent countless hours organizing to elect Barack Obama as president.

Barking Up The Wrong Tree

In all my years of assessing and experiencing gender relations at Dartmouth, I'll admit I've definitely taken a beating or two.

Pretty shots hide empty effort in Eastwood's latest film

Clint Eastwood's new movie "Changeling" is a masterpiece of technical craftsmanship. The editing is crisp and concise.

Overheard

'12 Girl: I'm such a classy chick! '12 Boy: I'm such a drunk chick! '10 Girl: Guess what my favorite phallic symbol is [holds up SmartWater bottle]. They're so long! '11 Girl: I just walk into class and think, 'Wow, these people don't know I have webcam sex...' '09 Guy, after doing a whippit: Oh man ... for a minute I forget how unhappy I was. '12 Girl 1[on Diwali]: The lights on the green look so nice! '12 Girl 2: Yeah, I didn't know this school went all out for Halloween! Girl 1: I don't know if people would get offended by that costume.

Spotlight: Molly Davidson '09 and Jenna Manula '09

Molly Davidson '09 and Jenna Manula '09 are two senior mentors in Link-Up, the network for Dartmouth women that connects freshmen and upperclassmen.

The DM Manual of Style: Grunge

In 1992, Marc Jacobs, then a young and largely unknown designer for Perry Ellis, shocked the fashion world with his landmark Grunge collection, a witty tribute to the youth culture of Seattle's emergent music scene.

Soundcheck Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

Girl power experienced a definite boost this election season as women made their presence impossible to ignore in the political arena.

Breaking Through

Throughout the ages, the illustrious cougar has been a source of legend and folklore across the American continent.

Seven Cougars that have changed my life for the better

Wikipedia defines a "cougar" as, "a mammal of the Felidae family, native to the Americas. This large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, extending from Yukon in Canada to the southern Andes of South America.

Date Me ('12 Boy)

Here's to you, Mrs. Robinsons of Dartmouth -- '12 boys love you more than you could know. And don't pretend like you haven't noticed a freshmen boy or two; you remember those new swimming recruits at the Toga Party at Heorot, or how about that super-cute '12 boy who writes for The Mirror?

Don't Date Me ('09 Girl)

Alright, I'll say it: I'm a senior girl. And like many senior girls, I'm confident, self-possessed and have no problem with the fact that a 2 really starts at 1:45.

Stalking Cougar Prey: A Trip to the Choates

Tighten up your chastity belts, freshmen boys.

Editor's Note

On the second evening of my Orientation Week, a wise man in Zeta Psi (whoa, I'm dating myself) revealed "The X" to me.

The Still North 2008-10-31

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I Feel Like... 2008-10-31

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Daily Debriefing

Colleges across the country are cutting back on technology spending in response to the current economic crisis, according to the results of the Campus Computing Project's 2008 survey, as reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education.