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Recent snow sculptures recall history of grandeur

By Conlan | February 10, 2006

Courtesy of the Dartmouth College Library From the construction of the first sculpture in 1925 to the building of the 2006 model, the tradition of carving giant statues of snow and ice has enthralled generations of Dartmouth students. In the 80-year history of the Carnival snow sculpture, the statues have changed and evolved, reflecting the interests and values of Dartmouth students. The first Winter Carnival at Dartmouth, held in 1910, was not yet known as "Winter Carnival" and did not include a sculpture.

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WC: Advice for amateurs

By Caleb Powers | February 10, 2006

Winter Carnival is a time to enjoy yourself. It's a time to forget about essays and midterms and personal responsibility and to enjoy life as a college student in Hanover, New Hampshire: the snow, the mountains, the rural setting and the free beer.

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WINTER CARNIVAL

By Katy O'Donnell | February 10, 2006

'Girls who like to cook, dance and ski': Old role of women at Winter Carnival is drastically different since advent of coeducation

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Frats, alumni remember wild parties, antics, nudity

By By Christine Paquin & Marina Agapakis | February 10, 2006

Courtesy of the Dartmouth College Library One of the College's most enduring traditions, Winter Carnival has been characterized by alumni as a weekend of blizzards, basement bashes and beer. While Carnival is traditionally a celebration of the season, parties and Greek house events have always dominated the social calendar at Dartmouth. Dudley Kay '69, a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, which dissolved in 1971, said Winter Carnival was not only a time for snow sports and games, but also an opportunity for a weekend of good times. "As a Florida boy, Winter Carnival to me was shiver fest, bad date misadventures, awe over ice sculptures and a whole lot of beer and toxic mixtures in the frat basement," Kay said. Kay, who helped build a gigantic sculpture of a German clad in lederhosen and clutching a gigantic mug of beer during one Carnival weekend, also remembered shivering on the golf course, waiting to watch the ski jump. Bill Murphy '78, a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity, said he remembers flying off the same ski jump on cafeteria trays during Winter Carnival weekend and attending a higher-than-usual number of frat parties. "There were more events, more parties at that time than on a normal weekend," Murphy said.

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Crew completes 2006 sculpture despite warm weather

By Katie Silberman | February 10, 2006

Thursday night at the Winter Carnival opening ceremonies on the Green, snow sculpture committee co-chair Dan Schneider '07 lit an Olympic-style torch and placed it on top of the large D-shaped snow sculpture, completing what had been a particularly difficult production. Construction this winter was slowed by unseasonably warm weather and a lack of snow on the Green, although Schneider said that the committee had managed to stick to its original design. "Every year there are many people who don't think it will get finished, but it always gets finished," Schneider said. The snow sculpture, which was inspired by the theme of this year's carnival, "The Stupendous Games: Mischief in the Snow," features a 24-foot tall sloping "D" with a young boy and his tiger friend, resembling comic strip characters Calvin and Hobbes, sliding down the side in a bobsled.

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Committee skirts copyright issues with unspoken theme

By Harshil Shah | February 10, 2006

Murmurs about a Calvin and Hobbes theme for Winter Carnival that have been heard around campus for weeks are technically unfounded: the 2006 theme for Dartmouth's blowout winter weekend is "Stupendous Games: Mischief in the Snow" -- a deliberate move by the carnival committee to skirt copyright laws. Cartoonist Bill Watterson does not license the rights for his two characters because he feels that using the characters in marketing strategies violates the spirit that they represent, according to the website of Watterson's publisher, Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. After the College's legal office told the carnival committee that it may run into legal problems by using the Calvin and Hobbes characters, the group looked into the copyright laws, according to carnival co-chair Megan Paradise '08. The committee was able to confirm that the College's legal office was correct and adjusted the theme right away, said committee member Jonathan Kling '04. Andrews McMeel, however, was not contacted by the College, according to Rebecca Schuler, publicity director at Andrews McMeel.

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Collectors pay large sums for Carnival posters, memorabilia

By Matthew Abbott | February 10, 2006

While Winter Carnival is a weekend full of memories, those seeking more tangible souvenirs can hunt beyond Hanover for a variety of collectibles from Carnivals past. Some of the most popular and expensive Winter Carnival souvenirs are the posters that are created to commemorate the weekend each year.

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Alumni to decide on new voting measures

By Christine Huggins | February 9, 2006

In a special meeting this Sunday, the Dartmouth Alumni Association will vote on an amendment that would allow absentee balloting in its elections and reduce the fraction of votes required to pass an amendment from three-quarters to two-thirds. Although the amendment could substantially affect the direction of the Association, most alumni did not seem to know or care about the situation, according to Stan Colla '66, secretary-treasurer of the Alumni Association Executive Committee.

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Brain study examines maturation process

By Mary Katherine Flanigan | February 9, 2006

A recent study by two Dartmouth researchers hopes to bring the scientific community one step closer to answering the question, "When do we reach adulthood?" Assistant professor of psychological and brain science Abigail Baird and graduate student Craig Bennett studied 18-year-old Dartmouth freshman and determined that their brains matured significantly throughout their freshman year. The observation that adulthood might be reached much later than traditionally thought could affect national policy, as this research could spawn a reevaluation of 18 as the legal age of adulthood. "When you're 18 you can enlist in the military and you can vote.

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Students try to profit from the stock market

By Cathy Wu | February 9, 2006

Not all the risky ventures undertaken by Dartmouth students occur in fraternity basements. Some students, like Brian McMillan '08, are trying to use their financial savvy to profit from the stock market. The Dartmouth Society of Investment and Economics plays host to a range of lectures and informational sessions that provide students with further insight into this popular activity.

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Harassment, abuse cases remain issue at College

By Amanda Cohen | February 8, 2006

Editor's note: This is the third of a three-part series examining sexual abuse toward women at Dartmouth. The Committee on Standards convicted a Dartmouth student of sexual abuse last year, even though the victim had nothing to do with process.

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Assembly votes to back N.Y. buses, Town Meeting

By Katy O'Donnell | February 8, 2006

Teresa Lattanzio / The Dartmouth Staff The Student Assembly's sparsely attended Tuesday night session passed a resolution to fund and support a Dartmouth Town Meeting next term as well as a resolution to support a spring break bus service to New York City. A Dartmouth Town Meeting resolution, which was sponsored by David Zubricki '07, urged members to overlook the Town Meeting's disappointingly low attendance in the Fall of 2005, when less than 30 people came to the Collis Commonground event. The resolution recalled the great success of Winter term 2005's inaugural Town Meeting, which included College President James Wright, Provost Barry Scherr, Dean of the College Jim Larimore, Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt, Dean of Residential Life Martin Redman and Proctor Harry Kinne in its 150-person attendance.

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One-third of university deaths are freshmen

By John Mitchell | February 8, 2006

A recently released USA Today analysis indicates that first year students face a higher chance of accidental death than upperclassmen. According to the National Council for Education Statistics that the American Council on Higher Education used for the USA Today study, one-third of the students who died at four-year schools from 2000 to 2005 were freshmen, despite the fact that freshmen made up only 24 percent of the students at these schools. While these data are disturbing, students at the College seem to feel relatively safe. "That sucks that so many freshmen die, but I'm not too worried about dying myself," Jenna Newgard '09 said. Hillary Wolcott '09 attributed some students' irresponsibility to their new lack of parental guidance.

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