Madonna loses edge with Justin duet

Madonna has officially broken my heart. Once, it seemed her reign as the most incisive interpreter of pop culture's cutting edge could never end: Her spot-on 1980s mutations from "Like a Virgin" to "Material Girl" to the burning crosses and dogma bashing of "Like a Prayer" were matched only by the next unexpected decade.

Tennis squads post mixed results in pre-Ivy tune-up matches

The men's and women's tennis teams travelled to opposite coasts this spring break to pick up some match-speed practice in preparation for the upcoming Ivy League season. The women's tennis team lost just one of five matches in a week-long trip to Florida, while the men's team lost three matches and snagged one close win over Loyola Marymount University in California. The Big Green men (6-7, 0-0 Ivy) matched up against Utah on March 16, falling 2-5.

An End Without An Answer

T-minus 73 days. After 11 terms, 33 classes and the greatest three-plus years of my life, the end is shockingly near.

A Boot In The Face

Tibet has long captured the imagination of Westerners. In fact, the very first paperback ever published, "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton, was about the mystical, hidden kingdom of "Shangri-La," nestled in the Himalayas north of India and populated by enlightened and incredibly long-lived citizens.

With 10 Idols left in season seven, our expert picks five

When 17-year-old front runner David Archuleta began to effortlessly honey out a Beatles classic in order to atone for what had been an unforgettable razing of "We Can Work It Out" the week before, pop culture fanatics everywhere -- or rather, the ones who could hear themselves think over the panting bevy of tween girls who screamed as though he were formerly part of the Fab Four -- no doubt noticed how uncannily his song choice reflected, once again, the predictable unpredictability of American Idol season seven. It has indeed been a long and winding road.

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Track and field trains, competes in Arizona for spring break

Dartmouth's men and women's track and field teams escaped the mud and snow of Hanover this spring break, traveling to Scottsdale, Arizona to take advantage of the warmer climate before the spring season begins this weekend. In Arizona, the squads had the opportunity to gauge their progress when they each competed in the Baldy Castillo Invitational hosted by Arizona State University on March 21-22. The meet was not scored and will not count toward the Big Green's overall meet record. The Arizona State Sun Devils, who compete in the Pacific 10 conference, are the newly crowned men and women's indoor track and field champions.

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Daily Debriefing

After failing to negotiate a new three-year contract with the University of Michigan, teaching assistants staged a walkout, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported yesterday.

DMS professors devise model for cystic fibrosis

Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School have discovered a new model to study antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in cystic fibrosis patients.

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.