How Babies Are Ruining America

There's always a lot of talk about equating people who are "pro-choice" with being "pro-abortion," or people who support capital punishment with being "pro-death." When it comes to families, there's no such equation.

Lone Pine Propaganda

It's happened again. Some of the alumni of our beloved College on the Hill have astounded me. Just when I thought Dartmouth and its "fine" administration had finally finished attempting to usurp power from the alumni in governance issues, I found out about the upcoming Association of Alumni executive committee elections.

Lambert '90 to direct sustainability efforts

Kathy Lambert '90 will become the College's sustainability manager, who helps to generate and implement plans to improve Dartmouth's sustainability efforts, in August 2008.

DHMC cuts staff salary raises

After suffering a loss of $1.7 million during the first four months of the fiscal year, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has reduced the amount of money available for staff raises.

JuicyCampus.com issued subpoena in fraud inquiry

JuicyCampus.com, a nationwide college message board known for posts with titles like "Sluttiest girl" or "Best rack (real or fake) on campus???," is under legal scrutiny for possible consumer-fraud violations.

New alumni group endorses candidates

A new organization opposed to the ongoing Association of Alumni lawsuit against the College has endorsed a slate of candidates for the upcoming Association elections.

Vermont to reconsider drinking age

A committee in the Vermont Senate passed legislation creating a task force to consider lowering the state's legal drinking age.

Daily Debriefing

A study conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education this month found that Congress's 2008 budget included a record number of noncompetitive earmarks for colleges and universities.

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Justice for Ray Ray

When Clemson University terminated football player Ray Ray McElrathbey's scholarship earlier this month, it showed the world exactly where it stands as an institute of higher learning: uncommonly low ground. McElrathbey's story, which began as a feel-good tale of love, family and responsibility, has become a tragedy -- or more rightly a travesty -- that represents only the latest and most cold-hearted in a long line of incidents exposing big-time college athletics as callous and hypocritical. McElrathbey, a junior running back, garnered national attention in 2006 after he rescued his then 11-year-old brother Fahmarr from foster care and a disastrous home situation, where the boys' parents struggled with gambling and crack cocaine addictions.

The "Us" In Juicy Campus

Apparently those New Haven Elis can't handle a little free speech. According to a March 7th Yale Herald article, "Administrators ... are considering the University's legal options for restraining the site's presence on campus." The perpetrator: JuicyCampus.com. We are not, however, new to the idea of an anonymous message board; Bored at Baker paved the way for the dissemination of undergraduate libel.

The "Us" In Juicy Campus

Apparently those New Haven Elis can't handle a little free speech. According to a March 7th Yale Herald article, "Administrators ... are considering the University's legal options for restraining the site's presence on campus." The perpetrator: JuicyCampus.com. We are not, however, new to the idea of an anonymous message board; Bored at Baker paved the way for the dissemination of undergraduate libel.

The "Us" In Juicy Campus

Apparently those New Haven Elis can't handle a little free speech. According to a March 7th Yale Herald article, "Administrators ... are considering the University's legal options for restraining the site's presence on campus." The perpetrator: JuicyCampus.com. We are not, however, new to the idea of an anonymous message board; Bored at Baker paved the way for the dissemination of undergraduate libel.

MGMT's debut surpasses hype, band to visit Dartmouth

In our brave new digital world, music news can get broken -- and swept away -- before a band has even released a full-length album.