Dartmouth owes success to President Wright

To the Editor: To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, "well Joe, there you go again." In the winter of 2006, Joe Asch '79 wrote an op-ed for The Dartmouth calling for College President James Wright's resignation ("Wright Must Be Replaced," March 1, 2006). Clearly that screed gained no traction among the trustees and alumni of Dartmouth, so now Asch tries again ("Time for Wright to Step Down," Sept.

You got the wrong guy, Gottlieb

To the Editor: In Zachary Gottlieb '10's most recent column ("The Gottlieb Roundup," Sept.

F.A.T.

I could make you fat. Yep, I said it -- coming into contact with me and befriending me could make you fat.

Embracing a Positive Change

The word "governance" has many interpretations -- and it has assumed additional shades of meaning in recent years.

Clinton Wins ... By Not Losing

Hanover became the center of the political universe Wednesday night as the 2008 Democratic presidential candidates sparred in an eight-way bout that left no single candidate particularly bruised and bloodied and the captive audience mildly amused and, unfortunately, underwhelmed. Entering the nationally-televised verbal jousting match, Illinois Sen.

Golden Tickets for the Lucky Few

To be completely honest, I feel a little betrayed. Dartmouth always talks up how New Hampshire's "first in the nation" primary status means that candidates are often stopping by (relative to other schools) and that as students, we get a great deal of access to them.

N.Y. theater troupe brings innovative musical to Hop

Courtesy of the Civilians North Face jacket lost on Frat Row.

'Promises' mesmerizes with dark and dirty beauty

There are some great moments in David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises," but you have to wade through an awful lot of carnage to get to them. The film offers a grim, grisly trip through the London underworld, in which there seem to be only two states of existence: violence, and the threat of violence.

Men's hockey ranks highly in coaches' and media polls

The Dartmouth men's hockey team has received a pair of top-10 national preseason rankings. The Big Green was picked to finish seventh by the coaches of the ECAC Hockey League and sixth by the media at the preseason media day held Monday. The top four spots were identical in both polls, with last year's regular season runner-up Clarkson first, last year's regular season champion St.

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Daily Debriefing

Ronald G. Shaiko, associate director of the Rockefeller Center, gave a lecture entitled "Electing the President in 2008: A Constitutional Perspective" on Monday, in honor of Constitution Day.

College enjoys history of presidential debates

Every four years, Hanover seems to attract national attention as candidates flock to campus in anticipation of the New Hampshire primaries.

College to forge new partnership with NASA

Dartmouth and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will team up on a wide range of space research projects that will increase funding and internships available for professors and students interested in space exploration. "Developing a strategic partnership with one of the country's leading laboratories is exciting," Martin Wybourne, the vice-provost for research, said in a Dartmouth press release.

Alumni, trustees clash at N.Y. forum

NEW YORK -- Dartmouth trustees and alumni clashed over recent governance changes in a forum-style event Monday evening featuring Board Chairman Ed Haldeman '70 and Trustee Michael Chu '68.

Wright hosts waste-free cookout on Tuck Mall

Some 4,000 guests were expected at the annual Dartmouth Community Cookout on Tuck Mall Tuesday afternoon, but not a drop of garbage.