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Review: ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ weaves history into a tale of grief

By Mia Nelson | April 9, 2019

“Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders is a luminary novel depicting a single night of grief. Set in a graveyard where Abraham Lincoln’s son, Willie, is buried, the story follows Lincoln’s visits to the tomb where several ghosts discuss their lives and their deaths. The novel is narrated by these ghosts who all occupy a purgatory-like existence called, after the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, “the bardo.”

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Phew! West Leb man breaks whistle record

By Grayce Gibbs | April 9, 2019

It’s a teakettle! It’s a dog whistle! It’s Andrew Stanford of West Lebanon recently breaking the Guinness World Record for highest note whistled — and it was whistled in Dartmouth’s linguistics lab. His whistle reached 8,372 hertz, eclipsing the previously established record of 7,040 hertz.

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First-year seminar reflects upon and explores immigrant literature

By Lauren Segal | April 9, 2019

The first-year seminar ENGL 53.10: “Immigrant Women Writing in America” provides students with the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences through film, novels, short stories and poetry. English professor Melissa Zeiger offers the class to all students, but caters the literary content of the first-year seminar toward the goal of helping first-year students establish their skills as writers and find their bearings in their new college environment.

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Sports

The Weekend Roundup: Week 3

By Eric Vaughn | April 8, 2019

Heavyweight rowing sweeps in its regatta, softball wins two out of three, men's lacrosse takes on the defending national champs and more in this week's Roundup.

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Call rides to success in Dartmouth cycling-hosted event

By Luke Gitter | April 8, 2019

The Dartmouth cycling team has quite a rich history; founded in 1961 by Dan Dimancescu ’64, who helped the University of Connecticut win a national championship in 1961 before transferring to Dartmouth, the team has won six national championships and had five individual champions since its inception.

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Prosecutors seek to consolidate charges against Gage Young

By Savannah Eller | April 5, 2019

Prosecutors trying the case against Gage Young, who was indicted in the non-fatal shooting of visiting Providence College student Thomas Elliot in Hanover last fall, are attempting to consolidate charges against the Lebanon resident in order to hold only one trial concerning the Nov. 2, 2018 incident.

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