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Tuck hire dies in L.A. hit-and-run accident

By Alex Belser | February 15, 2005

A California business school student -- set to begin as a Dartmouth professor this summer -- was hit by a car and killed on a Los Angeles street corner Thursday afternoon. Gustavo de Mello, 38, was crossing the street near the University of Southern California when, witnesses told police, a black sport-utility vehicle struck him.

Sports

Dartmouth club hockey obliterates Lyndon State, 7-2

By Jamil Batcha and Roy Small | February 15, 2005

Coming into the 2004-2005 season, the prospects looked bleak for Dartmouth club hockey. Suffering from the graduations of inspirational captain Jon Webster '04 and team bruiser Anthony Balsamo '04, and the deactivation of the Dartmouth club hockey BlitzMail account, very few could have accurately predicted a positive outcome in this year's opening game. Two weeks ago, the Clubbers defied all odds and emerged victorious against Lyndon State, a superior team with matching uniforms.

Opinion

The Bonfire of the Inanities

By Julia Bernstein | February 14, 2005

The existence of an official Presidential reading list, about which rumors surfaced last week, seems the perfect invitation for jokes about the President's mastery of the English language.

Opinion

Being Helpful and Selfish

By Alex Howe | February 14, 2005

My Winter Carnival was almost entirely mindless fun. However, thanks to Saturday's New York Times editorial on religious faith, I couldn't help but do some thinking.

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Carnival arrests drop, MTV shoots footage for 'Dean's List'

By Phil Salinger | February 14, 2005

WEB UPDATE, Feb. 14, 5:28 p.m. Despite celebrations spanning from Wednesday through Saturday night for many students, the campus was more controlled during this Winter Carnival than in past years, according to Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone. In total, police arrested seven students for unlawful possession of alcohol, one for driving while intoxicated, one for resisting arrest and one for misrepresenting age in order to buy alcohol.

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Boykin '87 dismisses AIDS myths in new book

By Dan Duray | February 14, 2005

Keith Boykin '87 is sick of people blaming the "down low" -- the phenomenon of men who identify themselves as straight but have sex with other men -- for the spread of AIDS in the black community.

Arts

'Winter Carnival:' A (Dartmouth) classic

February 11, 2005

Winter Carnival is going totally sweet: you met this hot girl from Smith, and you're really into her, and she's the odds-on favorite to be named this year's snow queen.

Opinion

Bring on the Liquor

By Ilya Feoktistov | February 11, 2005

As a fairly old Dartmouth tradition, our celebration of Winter Carnival embodies the "Dear old Dartmouth, set a watch, lest the old traditions fail" dictum in the Alma Mater.

Opinion

Carnival Wishes

By Cole Entress | February 11, 2005

I'm a bad Dartmouth student. I don't mean that in the mid-80's way, like I ride a chopper with no helmet and wear a studded leather jacket with "Raw-HOG" emblazoned on the back.

News

Occom Pond chills brave souls

By Jessica Peet | February 11, 2005

Plunging into freezing water in the heart of winter might sound like torture to some, but to the brave thrill-seekers at Winter Carnival's annual polar bear swim on Occom Pond, it's an experience they say they would never be the same without. "It's the ultimate winter tradition and challenge," Kaitlin Jaxheimer '05 said.

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Pirate ship sculpture marks revival in tradition of scope, grandeur

By Kristen Kelley | February 11, 2005

After a decade of struggle due to unexpected warm weather, political controversy and insufficient design considerations, the official snow sculpture that is the core of the Dartmouth Winter Carnival tradition looks to have returned to its former pinnacle of creativity and immensity. The Winter Carnival centerpiece features a massive ship to capture the weekend's "Peter Pan" theme.

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