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Boots and Rallies

By Aaron Pellowski | September 25, 2014

“Son of a Gun” is a Dartmouth drinking song that’s managed to survive into the 21st century through the repertoires of a cappella groups and oddball enthusiasts. It’s also a favorite of mine, primarily because it’s basically a song about beer, which, along with my girlfriend and “Seinfeld,” constitute the only three things that give my wretched life any meaning. “Son of a Gun” is a joyful panegyric on fun and festivity — “Let every honest fellooooow / Drink his glass of hearty cheeeeeer! / For I’m a student of old Dartmouth and a son of a gun for beer!”

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Through the Looking Glass: Patience

By Mark Baum | September 25, 2014

Good job graduating from high school. I would say “congrats on getting in,” but you hear that enough already. How many times did orientation speakers describe you and your classmates as the smartest, most talented and most capable members of your graduating high school classes? Maybe you are, but there’s a word for people with grandiose views of themselves. So it’s time to start thinking about how to be happy at Dartmouth, instead of how great it is just to be here.

Sports

Cross country faces top talent in Boston

September 25, 2014

Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams return to action this Friday at Boston College’s Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, where they will line up against some of the best teams in the Ivy League and around the country.

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The Big Green Weekend Primer

By Blaze Joel | September 25, 2014

Week two brings both the return of the Granite Bowl and the beginning of Ivy League play for several Dartmouth teams. With the Ancient Eight slate on tap or in the near future for the Big Green, teams are looking to keep momentum strong.

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Professor Q&A: Politics and gender

By Maria Brenes | September 24, 2014

In her recent memoir “Off the Sidelines,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ’88, D-NY, describes being treated differently than her male counterparts in Congress. We wrote to government professor Deborah Jordan Brooks, who has studied gender stereotypes in politics, and asked her about barriers female politicians face.

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Forums highlight health care changes

By Erica Buonanno | September 24, 2014

In a five-part series of health care forums that ended yesterday morning, host and executive vice president Richard Mills sparked discussion among faculty and staff regarding changes to this year’s health care plans, before open enrollment begins on Oct. 21.

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Freshmen jump-start job search

By Erin Lee | September 24, 2014

A program launched this week aims to give freshmen a head start on the job search. Called the professional development accelerator program, it marks an effort by the Center for Professional Development to help students make use of its services earlier and more effectively, the center’s director Roger Woolsey said.

The Clayton Brothers Quintet will perform a concert in Spaulding Auditorium on Saturday evening.
Arts

Jazz artists visit classes before concert

By Margarette Nelson | September 24, 2014

Jumping straight from tuning to playing, bassist John Clayton treated an audience of a dozen students, music professors and community members to an original movement spliced with excerpts of a Koussevitzky concerto during his recent Hop Garage performance.

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‘Robin Hood’ to tackle economic injustice

By Annie Smith | September 24, 2014

Two actors, 25 cardboard boxes and an audience bursting with imagination: these are the ingredients for a new spin on the classic tale of “The Adventures Robin Hood,” featuring the beloved outlaw who robbed from the rich to give to the poor.

McManus returned to the field on Saturday with his best performance to date.
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Ryan McManus ’15 makes triumphant return to Big Green

By Brett Drucker | September 24, 2014

The senior from Mendota Heights, Minnesota, has seen a career filled with ups and downs. After seeing limited action in his first season in Hanover, Ryan McManus '15 broke out in his sophomore campaign, finishing the season with 42 catches for 664 yards, good for second on the team and eighth in the Ivy League, which earned him an All-Ivy honorable mention. He's hopeful about this fall.

Although he is primarily a digital photographer, Sturm incorporated non-photographic materials into his exhibition.
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Sturm '13 creates multimedia rotunda installation

By Maya Poddar | September 23, 2014

At the entrance of the Hopkins Center for the Arts, six figures line the perimeter of the Barrows Rotunda. One wears a flannel shirt, another a light blue North Face jacket. Their arms, thin strips of wood, are outstretched, forming a barrier between onlookers and the conglomeration of cameras, cables and other assorted materials in the display’s center. The rotunda will display “Big Brother Watched This Summer: Raise Your Hands,” a multimedia installation by Matt Sturm ’13, from Sept. 19 to Oct. 20.?

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Unspoken use of private consultants affects admissions

By Zac Hardwick | September 23, 2014

As hundreds of thousands of high school students draft and edit their early decision applications, due in little more than a month, these expensive services say they provide an advantage in the process. Last year, more than 31,000 students applied early action or early decision to the eight Ivy League schools — 1,678 to Dartmouth.

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