True Confessions

"I pretend to be braver than I really am." Or so admitted one of the many contributors to "Wrinkles of Discretion: The Confessional Booth," an interactive sculpture created by Jennifer Lopez '08 that was on display earlier this month at the Hop.

ObamaCorps

The heated democratic primary race forces voters to redefine their moral values. To what extent does experience improve a leader's decision-making ability?

Sucka' Punchline 2008-02-28

Buzz Fightyear 2008-02-28

Footballer's Republic

A commercial that aired during the 2006 World Cup showed a Caucasian man joining a group of locals in Dubai for a friendly game of football.

Sharing the Wealth

I am writing in response to Nina Maja Bergmar '11's column about American universities in the United Arab Emirates ("Education City," Feb.

THE GLOVE: Spoiled Ivy

Wikipedia's entry on the Ivy League notes, "The term has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions and a reputation for social elitism." The term became official in 1954 when the eight members of the Ivy League finally committed to a league to govern virtually all of their members' sports (exceptions such as skiing remain). As on the mark as Wikipedia's definition is to overall life in the Ancient Eight, it remains even more accurate when it comes to sports. The NCAA has never been accused of being an adaptable body, particularly in their refusal to ever adopt a Division I football playoff and to change rules to respond to variations in playing and competing conditions over time.

Aguava fills Rollins with site-specific musical experience

The classical music performance group Aguava -- literally translated as "alarm" in Spanish -- chose its name to evoke images associated with the fear of flooding, with particular emphasis on the aftermath of a flood -- "the discovery and feeling associated with complete and total inundation," said Carmen Tellez, one of the artistic directors and producers of Aguava.

Daily Debriefing

The Elections Planning and Advisory Committee, which oversees the 2008 elections for many key campus positions at Dartmouth, held its final information session for potential candidates in Morrison Commons on Wednesday.

LUL, Sig Ep garner national awards

The national organizations of Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity Inc. and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity honored their respective Dartmouth chapters with various awards in ceremonies this month.

College's Big Brother Big Sister celebrates 40 years

Dartmouth's Big Brother Big Sister program celebrated its 40th birthday with ice skating, board games, tee-shirt design and raffles in a celebration that took place at Occom Pond and Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority last Saturday.

Business journal joins campus publications

Though over thirty undergraduate academic journals compete for student readership, experiencing intervals of success and spells of dormancy, the newly-formed Dartmouth Business Journal prepares to join the ranks of student publications by the end of the Winter term. Despite obstacles faced by peer journals, organizers of the business journal are approaching the publication of their first issue with optimism and expect that it will be released within the next few weeks. "There has been lots of interest, no problems selling our idea, and our membership is passing 25," Alexander Martinian '11, the journal's founder, said. Bryon Alston '11, the chief content editor of the Dartmouth Business Journal, heard about the journal through a Facebook group, he said, and wants to use his time at the publication to educate himself about business. "All the members of the journal are freshmen, so the journal should grow as we grow here at Dartmouth," he said. Allston is a member of The Dartmouth staff. The Dartmouth Business Journal is one of many recently-created campus publications. "I have definitely seen a lot of new journals popping up in the last year," Alex DiBranco, '09, the publications intern for the Council on Student Organizations, said. A primary focus of many students involved with academic publications is maintaining the journal's success, according to students interviewed by The Dartmouth. "Our goal is to get out a regular publication schedule and build up an institutional memory to keep alive in the future," said John Fleisher '08, editor-in-chief of World Outlook, an undergraduate judicial affairs journal.

The Still North 2008-02-27

noparentswoo. 2008-02-27

... What Were We Fighting For?

Why don't we protest as much as previous generations used to? This is the question posed by Dr. Rita Colwell to a dozen Dartmouth students at a dinner last Tuesday.

Greek Sustainability

I'm writing in response to Phil Aubart's column regarding recycling in the Greek System ("A Greener System," Feb.