The Summer Editorial Board: Sacrificing Safety

While Dick's House remains open for the summer, the nursing department which during most terms provides all care after 4 p.m., remains open throughout the night and ensures student well-being over the weekends is conspicuously closed.

Alumni donations total $171.5 million, break record

Dartmouth raised a record-breaking $171.5 million in alumni contributions in fiscal year 2012, eclipsing last year's figure by 16.4 percent, according to an Aug.

Daily Debriefing

Upper-middle-income families are being hit hardest financially as a result of rising college fees and the slumped economy, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The Dartmouth Trials

At Dartmouth, we like to win. It's no secret we were all the best in our high schools and we all want to be the best now.

The Man of Your Dreams: Ryan Lochte

Two words: Ryan Lochte. So much hotness we can't handle it. A sex symbol for the sport of swimming, Lochte finally catapulted into the media spotlight in the months leading up to the Olympics, taking advantage of Phelps' waning career to push himself forward as the next big swimmer.

Alcohol policy changes updated

Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson's alcohol policies have been updated and will be finalized this fall to ensure that they are informed by student feedback and collaboration with administrators and Safety and Security, according to an email sent to Greek presidents by Greek Leadership Council moderator Duncan Hall '13 on Wednesday night.

Overheards

'14 KKG: If this weather keeps up, I'm going to have an afro by 3 o'clock. '14 Mirror editor: Do you have any funny overheards? '14 Girl 1: God, I just wish I were alive in the '90s.'14 Girl 2: You were... '14 Guy 1: He asked you about that?

Dartmouth's Secret Olympians

Underneath the Olympic hype sweeping Hanover, there are some among us who aren't always celebrated for their athletic prowess but should be.

Corn Sizzurp 2012-08-07

Kim: Personal Finance 101

As the members of the Class of 2012 received their diplomas in June, they faced a job market with a 9.4 percent unemployment rate for degree holders and were expected to receive lower starting wages compared to those who graduated a decade ago, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

Rothfeld: All Quirk and No Play

In recent years, the blonde-haired, socially adept heroine of popular culture has undergone a drastic change: She has abandoned her snark and snobbery in favor of earth tones and idiosyncrasy.

Daily Debriefing

Dartmouth was ranked fourth on Newsweek's 2012 Most Rigorous Schools List, according to The Daily Beast.

Geisel profs. criticize Komen Foundation ads

The Susan G. Komen Foundation "oversells" mammograms by using misleading statistics in ads, according to an Aug.

Obama taps alum. for top Air Force position

On Aug. 1, United States President Barack Obama nominated Eric Fanning '90 to be the next undersecretary of the Air Force.

Gifford '10 founds muffin company

Ben Gifford '10, the valedictorian of his class, left his job at Bridgewater Associates after a year and a half.