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There is No Joy in Hanover

By Max Bryer | April 12, 2006

When I woke up this morning I felt sure that I was living in America. There is so much uncertainty in the world these days, but, nonetheless, I felt confident about this.

Katz lectured to a packed Collis Commonground.
News

Katz challenges men to prevent sexual abuse

By Amanda Cohen | April 12, 2006

Kawakahi Amina / The Dartmouth Staff Using a different approach to sexual violence prevention at "More Than a Few Good Men," a dinner discussion held in Collis Common Ground Tuesday evening, speaker Jackson Katz challenged men to tackle a problem that has historically and inaccurately, he attests, been designated as a women's issue.

Mike Ouellette '06 tallied 37 points this season to lead the Big Green.
Sports

Ouellette caps career with All-America second team selection

By Andrew Sloan | April 12, 2006

Samantha Ceppos / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Mike Ouellette '06 had quite a 2005-06 season for the Dartmouth men's ice hockey team -- and less than a month removed from his final game with the Big Green, the senior captain is enjoying quite an off-season. On the same day he competed in the first-ever NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, Ouellette was elected to the Division I All-America second team. The honor is Ouellete's first, and Dartmouth's third in three years, after current St.

Opinion

Dartmouth is more than a degree

By David Kopec | April 12, 2006

To the Editor: Pattrick Mattimore '74's April 6 tirade sounded more like the upset parent of a denied applicant than a valid criticism of the value of Dartmouth's education ("High Demand, Unclear Quality," April 6). He offered little solid evidence to back up his argument that perhaps we (as in the collective field of applicants and parents, I suppose) should "...take our business elsewhere." Further, his analogies between Coca-Cola, the restaurant industry and a college education are shallow at best. They fail to acknowledge that the value of education at a selective institution like Dartmouth comes not only from the quality of college itself but from the quality of the students with which you share that education. And then there is the matter of the top tier professors, extensive resources, incomparable academics, the $492,000-per-student endowment, rich history, beautiful campus, famous speakers and more.

News

College to lose most of $21.8m NSF grant

By Phil Salinger | April 12, 2006

Dartmouth's Center for Cognitive and Educational Neuroscience will lose most of its $21.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation and close after two of the Center's five principal researchers left the project. In April 2005, the National Science Foundation awarded Dartmouth what was the biggest peer-reviewed grant ever received by the College to establish and sustain the Center.

Opinion

The Dartmouth misses out on unrecognized talent

By Kade Olsen | April 12, 2006

To the Editor: The Dartmouth recently identified "three academic teams" that have qualified to national tournaments ("Three academic teams make national comps.," April 6). However, this article failed to acknowledge the accomplishments of the other Dartmouth academic teams.

Strong pitching performances helped the Big Green improve upon its recent struggles in a 2-2 weekend.
Sports

Softball splits New York trip, stops five-game skid

By Rob Friedman | April 11, 2006

Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth softball opened Ivy League play over the weekend by splitting doubleheaders against the Cornell Big Red and Columbia Lions. Dartmouth (9-16, 2-2 Ivy) captured a 4-3 win in its second game against Cornell (17-16, 3-1 Ivy), halting a losing streak that had stretched to five games after falling to the Big Red 3-2 in extra innings earlier in the day. The Big Green ground out another split against the Columbia Lions (18-15-1, 1-1 Ivy), losing the first game 3-1 and winning the second 5-2. Saturday and Sunday's games were not only eagerly anticipated as the commencement of Ivy competition, but were also a watershed in the team's season.

Arts

Students represent Dartmouth at '06 Ivy Film Festival

By Matt Hill | April 11, 2006

The Ivy Film Festival, founded by Brown University students David Peck and Justin Slosky in December 2001, began as a collaborative effort between the organizers, the Brown University Modern Culture and Media Department, the Brown Film Society and students at other Ivy League schools.

News

Facebook.com a danger to students seeking employment

By Marina Agapakis | April 11, 2006

With many students applying and interviewing for summer internships and jobs, Career Services recently posted a warning on their BlitzMail bulletin advising students to think twice about the information they make available about themselves online. "Many employers are now using Facebook[.com], MySpace and Friendster (and more) as a decision-making tool when hiring for internship and full-time opportunities," Associate Director of Career Services Kathryn Doughty wrote in the warning. While Career Services maintains that the College strongly believes in the freedom of speech and expression, it stresses the importance of taking caution when posting questionable information and pictures on the Internet. "You don't want to lose out on a great internship or job over something that could have been prevented," Doughty wrote. Concerns about the public nature of the content of the Facebook.com and other such sites, however, are certainly not new.

Sports

Golfers brave stormy weather, claim second at Yale tourney

By Allen Buansi | April 11, 2006

The men's golf team rolled to a strong second-place finish at the Yale Spring Tournament Sunday. Overcoming oppressive weather conditions, the Big Green almost took the title home. The team compiled an 18-hole score of 305, three shots behind first-place Oklahoma Christian University.

News

Suicide policy at GWU raises questions

By Dane Schlossberg | April 11, 2006

Jordan Nott's recent lawsuit against George Washington University for forcing him to withdraw from the institution because of suicidal tendencies has focused attention on Dartmouth's own policy on medical privacy in cases of suicide. A day and a half after checking himself into George Washington University Hospital in the fall of 2004, Nott was notified that he had violated the student code of conduct through "endangering behavior," and faced suspension or expulsion. The Dartmouth Student Handbook currently states that "under certain circumstances, the student may be placed on an involuntary medical withdrawal according to procedures on file for review at the College Health Service and in the Office of the Dean of the College." Director of Counseling and Health Resources Mark Reed, however, is confident in Dartmouth's dedication to medical confidentiality. "There is not a direct line between Dick's House and the Dean's Office," he said. While deans may be contacted by the Office of Residential Life, Safety and Security, and Dick's House, "there is currently a lot of flexibility in the Dartmouth system and we can deal with these issues on a case-by-case basis," he said. Reed said that medical professionals look at the seriousness, clarity and consistency of the patient's suicidal thoughts as well as their ability to articulate plans for the future to help determine the seriousness of an issue.

Ali Levine '07 and Jessica Magidson '06 present the Order of Omega Awards on Monday.
News

Greeks honored at CFS awards

By Kelsey Blodget | April 11, 2006

Jenny Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Past Greek house probations, hazing debacles and out-of-control parties were forgotten Monday at the annual Coed, Fraternity, and Sorority Achievement Awards Ceremony presented by the Office of Residential Life and Order of Omega. Nearly 50 awards and over $10,000 in prize money donated by ORL were presented to Greek organizations and individual members for excellence in the CFS guiding principles of accountability, inclusivity, leadership, scholarship, service and brotherhood and sisterhood. President James Wright and his wife Susan presented a $1,000 prize and the prestigious O'Conner award, named for the late Proctor John O'Conner and granted to the organization that best embodies the six CFS guiding principles to Delta Delta Delta Sorority.

After trouncing Harvard 52-16 Sunday, the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club won the Ivy League championship for the seventh time in nine years.
Sports

Rugby club crushes Crimson, retains Ivy League title

By Conlan | April 11, 2006

Courtesy of Michael Heintz The Dartmouth Rugby Football Club won its seventh Ivy League Title in nine years, dominating the Harvard Crimson for a 52-16 win Sunday in the title game of the Ivy League Rugby Championships. The championship game was the culmination of an impressive weekend for the Dartmouth rugby team, which outscored its three opponents 117-31 and included tournament Most Valuable Player Joe Killefer '06. Captain Jesse Blom '06 said that winning the Ivy League title is always a priority for the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club. "The Ivy League Championship is the most important title every year for Dartmouth because it lets us know that out of all the smart and rich kids in the Ivy League, we are the strongest, fastest and most rugged," Blom said.

Opinion

Wearing Your Drink on Your Sleeve

By Zeke Turner | April 11, 2006

Dartmouth Medical School published a study in April's issue of the American Journal of Preventative Medicine linking ownership of alcohol-branded merchandise (ABM) to experimentation with alcohol among 10 to 14 year olds.

Opinion

Cartoons are No Laughing Matter

By Fernando Austin | April 11, 2006

I do not watch TV very regularly. As a matter of fact, while at Dartmouth, the only occasions when I have stuck to watching the black boxes on a regular basis have been during my breaks at home in Mexico.

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