Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Support independent student journalism. Support independent student journalism. Support independent student journalism.
The Dartmouth
August 20, 2025 | Latest Issue
The Dartmouth
Multimedia
News

Masked man frightens females

By Nathaniel Ward | March 26, 2002

College investigators still have no leads after two female students and a guest were menaced late on March 13 by two unidentified men wearing masks on Tuck Mall near the Thayer School of Engineering. "I spoke with the investigator and there are no updates," Rebel Roberts of Safety and Security said.

News

College Board ponders drastic SAT changes

By Kristina Mendicino | March 26, 2002

Due in part to recent criticisms by the University of California, the College Board has scheduled a June meeting of its trustees in order to revise the Scholastic Assessment Test, which over one million college-bound students take each year. Proposed changes to the test -- which include the addition of a writing section, the elimination or drastic reduction of the analogy section, and the addition of second-year algebra and trigonometry problems to the math section -- will most likely take effect for students graduating high school in 2006. Because such revisions would be designed to have the test more closely reflect the current high school curriculum, they are part of a relatively recent trend to render the test more of an achievement than an aptitude examination.

News

Tulloch seeks two trials

By Victoria McGrane and Ithan Peltan | March 26, 2002

Lawyers for Robert Tulloch argued in a court filing yesterday that accusations that he and alleged accomplice James Parker planned the killings of Half and Susanne Zantop months in advance should not be heard at the teen's murder trial. Tulloch pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit murder -- the fifth charge brought against the Vermont teen accused of killing the two Dartmouth professors -- at an arraignment hearing at Grafton County Superior Court on March 6. In a motion to consolidate the conspiracy charge with the four existing first-degree murder charges, state prosecutors have alleged that the Zantop murders were only part of "an overall scheme by the defendant and James Parker to raise $10,000 illegally, to eliminate witnesses and to travel to Australia." Public defender Richard Guerriero said in the written objection to the state's request that consolidation would harm his client. "The defense was prepared for trial with an expectation of charges relating the events of one day, January 27, 2001," he wrote.

Opinion

A Dartmouth Sense of Humor

By Cal Newport | March 6, 2002

I recognize that my columns typically have approximately the social significance of a Hanson album, but as my last contribution to The Dartmouth for this term, I wanted to touch on a more serious topic: "Our Generation's Sense of Humor," [cue the John Williams-style inspirational music]. In the March 1 edition of The Dartmouth, Jessica Leinwand and Kelly Swartz published a column entitled "Students Uncover Elusive Secret to Sense of Humor at Dartmouth." I felt that this article was well-written, even-handed and showed exemplary restraint except maybe for the part where they described humor writers at Dartmouth as "animosity-ridden social rejects -- disgruntled and depressed malcontents lurking in dark dorm hallways and the basement of Collis." As a humor writer on this campus I must admit that I'm somewhat offended.

Opinion

Give the Details

By Thom Walsh | March 6, 2002

I too am troubled by the problems that Janis Hui raises in her commentary on Dick's House health care (The Dartmouth, Feb.

Opinion

I Am Not a Journalist

By Liam Kuhn | March 6, 2002

As I write this, I'm a little over three months away from graduation, and sometimes I feel as though I still haven't learned a damn thing.

News

Humphrey stumps for N.H. governorship in Hanover

By Karla Kingsley | March 6, 2002

New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Gordon Humphrey gave a brief synopsis of his platform and debated with audience members over a wide variety of topics ranging from education to communism at a meeting of the Hanover Republican Committee yesterday. Giving his position on education, Humphrey cited statistics showing that private schools in New Hampshire generally do a better job than public ones while spending less money per pupil. It's "because public schools are handcuffed -- strait-jacketed by bureaucracy," Humphrey said.

News

Study: movies affect teen smoking

By Richard Lazarus | March 6, 2002

Teenagers whose parents don't restrict their access to R-rated movies are more likely to experiment with alcohol and drugs, according to a study released last month by the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center that has raised some old controversies about the role movies play in harmful behavior. Controlling for other factors, teens whose parents never allowed them to watch R-rated movies were just one-quarter as likely to report having tried cigarettes compared with those whose movie watching was unrestricted.

Arts

Dench and Winslet make Eyre's 'Iris' worth watching

By Kelly Swartz | March 6, 2002

In her youth, Iris Murdoch lived by words, generously caressing intellects by rolling brilliant phrases from her lips and pen. In the film "Iris," directed by Richard Eyre, her aging mind becomes the celebrated British novelist's greatest weakness.

News

Teens sought cash to flee to Australia

By Charles Gardner | March 6, 2002

James Parker and Robert Tulloch planned to flee to Australia after robbing homes and killing all witnesses to their crimes, state prosecutors said in a motion released Monday. Parker and Tulloch, who are accused in the Jan.

Arts

Costello reissue offers enhancement to classic punk album

By Mark Sweeney | March 6, 2002

During the Golden Age of punk and new-wave music in the late 1970s and early 1980s, many renowned groups like the Clash, Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, Ramones and Cars emerged and found a high degree of success, both commercially and artistically. However, no artist that originated from that movement has lasted as long and has made as many landmark albums as Elvis Costello. Recently, Rhino Records released expanded versions of some of Costello's LPs, the most notable of these reissues being his 1978 classic, "This Year's Model." Released in the wake of Costello's stunning debut record, "My Aim Is True," "This Year's Model" expands on the sounds of his first release and produces some of the angriest, most passionate music of Costello's career. The first track, "No Action," functions as a perfect introduction to the set of songs.

News

Web Update: Tulloch pleads innocent to third indictment

By Victoria McGrane | March 6, 2002

Robert Tulloch pled not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit murder today at an arraignment hearing at Grafton County Superior Court. In this third and latest indictment brought against the Vermont teen accused of killing Dartmouth professors Susanne and Half Zantop last January, prosecutors argue that Tulloch and alleged accomplice James Parker premeditated murder months in advance. In a motion to consolidate the conspiracy charge with the existing four first-degree murder charges against Tulloch, state prosecutors allege that the Zantop murders were only part of "an overall scheme by the defendant and James Parker to raise $10,000 illegally, to eliminate witnesses and to travel to Australia." Starting in July 2000, the two had conspired to enter several private homes with the intent of using violence to obtain ATM cards and PIN numbers, according to the motion released Monday.

Opinion

In Shock

March 6, 2002

To the Editor: In The Dartmouth I have never seen such a singling-out of a member of the community for humor's purpose as was contained in the March 4 "Zooperville" comic strip.

News

Strategic plan focuses on financial outlook

By Megh Duwadi | March 6, 2002

The draft of a plan to shape Dartmouth's future -- the most comprehensive outline released in more than a decade -- focuses on implementing a new capital campaign to boost sagging finances, according to President of the College James Wright. The document, entitled "Dartmouth College: Forever New," stresses "a strategic vision rather than an overall assessment," Wright said in an interview.

Opinion

Turning on the 'Axis of Evil'

By Vijay Rao | March 6, 2002

This is in response to Dan Rothfarb's March 1 column, "One Nation Under God," in which Rothfarb criticizes the Republican administration for making this "a nation guided by faith." Citing President George W.

Trending