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Speak Free or Die Hard

By Nathan Bruschi | November 19, 2007

Last Saturday, Spain's King Juan Carlos made headlines at the Ibero-American summit for asking Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, "Why don't you shut up?" The heated and slightly comical exchange occurred after Chavez called former Spanish Prime Minister Azner a "fascist," an especially sensitive accusation considering that Juan Carlos's immediate predecessor was the fascist dictator Francisco Franco.

The women's basketball team could not gain leads against Marist and the University of Maine, notching only 35 points in their home opener against Marist, the lowest-scoring match for the Big Green women since 1977.
Sports

Big Green women's basketball falls to Maine and Marist

By Heita Miki | November 19, 2007

Danny Gobaud / The Dartmouth Staff The young Dartmouth women's basketball team experienced some growing pains in their non-conference slate this past week, falling to perennial America East power the University of Maine 53-67 and dropping its home opener to a Sweet Sixteen team from last year's tournament, Marist, 35-71. The 35 points that the Big Green scored against the Red Foxes from Marist were the fewest tally for Dartmouth since 1977, when they lost 28-58 to Yale.

Dartmouth men's hockey was able to avoid being swept with a 3-3 tie against Colgate on Friday night.
Sports

Men's hockey winless in weekend against ECACHL rivals

By Greg O'Sullivan | November 19, 2007

Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff The Big Green experienced its first winless weekend of the year, tying against Colgate 3-3 on Friday night and falling 4-1 at the hands of Cornell on Saturday. Dartmouth (3-3-1, 2-3-1 ECACHL) now stands in fifth place in the ECAC Hockey standings, seven points behind league-leading Clarkson. On Friday, Colgate (4-6-2, 1-3-2 ECACHL) was able to draw first blood against the Big Green despite being outshot in the first period 16-7.

Arts

Now Playing in Hanover

By The Dartmouth | November 19, 2007

Lions for Lambs A sanctimonious piece of political propaganda, Robert Redford's new movie will disturb liberals who agree with its politics and delight conservatives who will tear it apart.

Mirror

Overheard

By Anna Stone and Alysia Harris | November 16, 2007

Phi Delt '09: So you're a Kappa? Kappa '10: Yeah. Phi Delt '09: Seeeeeeeeeelf call! Girl 1, watching an animation on black holes: Whoa, how did they film that? Girl 2: I don't know, a spaceship? '08 sorority girl to formal date and whole bus: "This is NOT a platonic dress.

Aaron Sims \'09 assists his mother, University of New Mexico professor Christine Sims, during her Tuesday speech at First Nations week.
News

NADs hosts First Nations Week

By Grace D'Arcy | November 16, 2007

Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth's celebration of Native American History Month was kicked off this week by the second annual First Nations Week speeches.

Mirror

Beating the dead horse

By Maggie Severns-O'Neill | November 16, 2007

Last week, I discussed the College's varied failures and successes in coping with one of the greatest challenges it has faced in the past 35 years: how to coeducate a college that, traditionally, prizes hypermasculinity. Now, on to Dartmouth today.

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