Rothfeld: Universal Extremism
Last week, admissions announced that the annual Dimensions welcome show will be significantly reworked ("Admissions seeks to boost yield," Feb.
Last week, admissions announced that the annual Dimensions welcome show will be significantly reworked ("Admissions seeks to boost yield," Feb.
Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth Staff The legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater enthralled audiences in Moore Theater this weekend with performances both new and old.
Mulin Xiong / The Dartmouth Staff The NCAA Board of Directors announced in January that it would eliminate many of the restrictions schools face when contacting recruits, loosening up a complex and outdated rulebook whose policies were becoming increasingly difficult to enforce. Although the specific impact of these changes on the Ivy League, and Dartmouth, may not be as dramatic as on larger conferences, they will force administrators and coaches to reassess how they recruit high school athletes. Five significant recruiting changes eliminate almost all restrictions on how colleges can communicate with prospects.
Jin Lee / The Dartmouth Staff With impassioned gestures and concentration, Paul Finkelstein '13 stood facing the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, their string instruments swelling and ebbing to Grieg's "Holberg Suite." His hands moved gently, then swiftly, while captivated students and community members filled the pews of Rollins Chapel. Finkelstein was able to arrange and conduct the concert with funding from the Year of the Arts Steering Committee and the Dartmouth Centers Forum.
Julian MacMillan / The Dartmouth Jennifer Lawrence is often cited as a role model for young girls.
On Saturday, the Board of Trustees announced a significant increase in Dartmouth's cost of attendance ("College costs to rise 3.8 percent," Mar.
In a car accident Friday morning, a van transporting eight Dartmouth students rolled over on Interstate 91 after hitting a patch of ice, the Associated Press reported.
Make no mistake: "Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23" is not one of this generation's television masterpieces.
Jin Lee / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's hockey team's season ended this weekend, losing the ECAC hockey playoffs to rival Harvard University.
Rebecca Schantz / The Dartmouth Staff After three days of intense competition in the pool, the women's swimming and diving team took fifth place at the 2013 Ivy League Championships.
Zonia Moore / The Dartmouth Staff The women's basketball team fell to the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University this weekend in their last home games of the season.
The Board of Trustees approved $116.5 million in funding to build the Williamson Translational Research Building on Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Lebanon campus at their termly meeting this past weekend. The building, which will house academic and research facilities, will foster collaboration between the Geisel School of Medicine and DHMC.
Zonia Moore / The Dartmouth Staff For their last two away games of the season, the men's basketball team faced off against two Ivy League opponents, the University of Pennsylvania on Friday and Princeton University on Saturday. The Big Green had two nail-biting matches with the Quakers (8-20, 5-6 Ivy) and the Tigers (16-9, 9-2 Ivy), yielding a 69-64 Dartmouth victory against Penn that snapped a five-game losing streak for the Big Green.
A century ago, New Yorkers were abuzz over 1,300 artworks displayed at the 69th Regiment Armory. Known as the Armory Show, the exhibition marked the first significant display of modern European art in America and included pieces by Paul Cezanne and Marcel Duchamp.
How many times have you heard an announcer say something like this: "He may be small, but he plays with a lot of heart" or "People told him he was too small to play in the big leagues, but he is out here proving them wrong." If you follow professional sports, my guess is that you have heard the previous statements a fair amount.
"Life of Pi" (2012) has a particularly simple plot: a boy, left alone with just his thoughts and a tiger, is stranded in the middle of the ocean.
Mulin Xiong / The Dartmouth Staff The College's Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition, room, board and mandatory fees by 3.8 percent to $60,201 for the 2013-14 academic year.
This week I sat down with men's hockey player Tim O'Brien '16 to discuss the season, the playoffs and his life outside of hockey. What is your take on the season so far? TO: We've been playing pretty well, kind of up and down.