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Q&A with William Wohlforth: Sochi Olympics

By Chris Leech | January 30, 2014

With the Winter Olympics set to begin next week, The Dartmouth sat down with government professor William Wohlforth to discuss security preparations in Sochi, Russia and the possibility of a terrorist attack.

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Men’s hockey faces tough weekend slate

By Josh Schiefelbein | January 30, 2014

This weekend, the men’s hockey team is set to face two very different teams. The Big Green will play No. 3 Quinnipiac University, the second-placed team in the ECAC, on Friday and will then host Princeton University, a team that has lost seven of its last eight games, Saturday night.

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Pulse of the Sports World

By Dan Bornstein | January 30, 2014

The role of student-athletes in an increasingly business-oriented college sports world has been thrust back into the spotlight this week as Northwestern University quarterback Kain Colter, together with former University of California at Los Angeles football player Ramogi Huma, announced the establishment of the College Athletes Players Association. The group aims to give athletes a greater voice in NCAA policy, and would essentially function as a labor union. Among the demands on its agenda: prevention of brain injuries, scholarships that cover the full cost of tuition, funding for continued education and guaranteed retention of scholarships for athletes whose careers are ended due to injury.

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College employee pleads not guilty to criminal threatening

By The Dartmouth Staff | January 30, 2014

David Barr, a College employee who works at the Hinman Mail Center, pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal threatening at his arraignment on Thursday morning, according to acting Hanover Police chief Frank Moran. Hanover Police arrested Barr around noon on Wednesday at the Hinman Mail Center after Barr allegedly posted a threatening message on his Facebook account.

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Film FSP mixes internships and study

By Priya Ramaiah | January 29, 2014

Through the internship component of the new film and media studies foreign study program, Khare and the 14 other students on the Los Angeles-based program have gained hands-on experience with the film industry while also learning about it in the classroom.

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Geoghegan ’14 sets Ivy, Dartmouth records with sub-four mile

By Alex Carr | January 29, 2014

Will Geoghegan ’14 did not consider running Division I track until his sophomore year of high school, when he quit baseball, his primary sport at the time, to start outdoor track. Last weekend, Geoghegan achieved the runner’s holy grail, running a sub-four-minute mile, suggesting that the switch was worth it.

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Hop simulcasts live production

By Maya Poddar | January 29, 2014

Hours after the National Theatre performs Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus” this afternoon, the Hopkins Center will show a high-definition recording of the production. \n “Coriolanus,” written about a decade after “Julius Caesar” in the early 1600s, is a return to Shakespeare’s fascination with ancient Rome. The play portrays the life of Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus during the 5th century B.C.

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London-based orchestra to perform using baroque instruments

By Caela Murphy | January 29, 2014

Can the precise, unwavering stroke of a note on a harpsichord awaken a musical past? Can it convert a modern auditorium into a royal court or the ornate halls of a cathedral? Tomorrow night, conductor Harry Bicket and the members of the English Concert chamber orchestra will take on this task.

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Patricia Kane '86 arrested for abduction

By The Dartmouth Staff | January 29, 2014

Patricia Kane ’86 was arrested by Hanover Police Monday night in Lyme, N.H. after authorities issued an Amber Alert, alleging she abducted her twelve-year-old biological son from his foster family in Sunderland, Vt. Kane is being held in Grafton County Jail while she awaits extradition to face two felony charges in Vermont, said Vermont State Police public information officer Stephanie Dasaro.

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Student-designed apps win funding

By Claire Daly | January 28, 2014

Over 30 groups composed of faculty, undergraduate and graduate students presented their proposals to seven judges and an audience in Loew Auditorium on Jan. 14. The nine winning proposals included an art marketplace that doubles as a fundraising platform and a physics word game.

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