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The Dartmouth
August 22, 2026
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1-on-1

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This week, I sat down with Nick Ruppert ’16 of the baseball team. Nick missed almost all of last season with a broken hand, but has returned strong and has earned the starting job in center field for the Big Green. The team posted a 2-7 record during its nine-game road trip over spring break. It played tough opponents in the Midwest, facing off against the No. 27 Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, the University of Nebraska at Omaha Mavericks and the No. 18 University of Kansas Jayhawks, as of the latest College Baseball poll.


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Rec League Legends

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For varsity athletes, spring break means one thing: training trips. Since we are looking to beat varsity athletes, Austin and I figured we should go on training trips of our own. With teammwork taken care of, we struck out on our own paths to prepare physically, mentally and, most importantly, emotionally for the upcoming spring (which won’t likely arrive until Derby or Green Key, unless College President Phil Hanlon sold his soul for a sunny Dimensions weekend).


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Baseball takes on Big XII competition during spring trip

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The baseball team challenged itself over spring interim when it traveled down south to two Big 12 diamonds in Forth Worth, Texas and Lawrence, Kan., to play Texas Christian University, the University of Nebraska-Omaha and the University of Kansas. According to Collegiate Baseball rankings, TCU and Kansas are ranked 27 and 18 in the nation, respectively.



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Postgrad Puck

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Transitioning from the Toronto Furies to the Brampton Thunder was not easy. I was joining a new team with new coaches and players who had already played together for a good part of the season. I was once again a new player fighting for a spot on the team that already had six defenders. Although the team welcomed me with open arms, there was naturally some tension.


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Men’s hockey opens playoffs at RPI

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Big Green goaltender Charles Grant ’16 and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute forward Ryan Haggerty control their teams’ postseason fates. As the two teams prepare to face off this weekend in the first round of the ECAC men’s hockey tournament, all eyes will be them in one of the key matchups of the series.




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Softball team goes 2-2 in weekend games at JMU tournament

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The softball team went 2-2 at the James Madison Tournament in Harrisonburg, Va. last weekend, defeating Pennsylvania State University and Fairfield University on Saturday while falling to Fairfield and host James Madison University in Sunday. In a weekend with two doubleheaders, the team split each day, winning the early game before losing the second leg.


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Women’s lacrosse drops Ivy League opener vs. Yale 12-5

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The women’s lacrosse team fell 12-5 to the visiting Yale University Bulldogs over the weekend. Dartmouth’s Ivy League opener was close through the first half with the Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) heading into halftime with a slim 4-3 lead over the Big Green (2-1, 0-1 Ivy). However, Yale opened up a significant gap in the second half, outscoring Dartmouth 8-2 to finish the game with a seven-goal advantage.


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Figure skating second at Liberty Invite

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Sporting fluffy green stick-on mustaches off the ice, the club figure skating team placed second at the 2014 Liberty University Intercollegiate Competition in Lynchburg, Va. this weekend, behind only the University of Delaware. The team finished with 105 points, three points ahead of Boston University, but 36 short of the Blue Hens’ 141.


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More Than a Game

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With spring break just around the corner, we know everyone’s thinking about that new bikini they ordered for Punta Cana and finally having time to catch up on “House of Cards.” But spring break also brings the start of March Madness. With Selection Sunday fewer than two weeks away, it’s time to make predictions, pick who will be this year’s Cinderella team and decide who’s the most trustworthy one in the friend group to organize the bracket pool.



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Rec League Legends

We’ve reached the end of the term, and we all know what that means: championship season. For all of us athletes (yes, the Rec League Legends qualify, even if we don’t get a PE credit), now is the time when winter season really matters. Put all of that other stuff behind you. Focus on winning the championship — at the end of the day, that’s all that matters. Right, Lebron?


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Women’s basketball goes 1-1 on New York road trip over weekend

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The women’s basketball team recorded its second Ivy League win of the season against Columbia University and fell to Cornell University in this weekend’s matchups. The team (5-21, 2-10 Ivy) bested seventh place Columbia (6-20, 3-9 Ivy) 82-75 on Friday night before losing to fourth place Cornell (14-12, 6-6 Ivy) 63-50.


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Women’s hockey falls in first round of playoffs to Clarkson

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The women’s ice hockey team had its playoff season cut short after dropping the first round best-of-three series to No. 3 Clarkson University this past weekend. The Big Green (9-20-1, 8-13-1 ECAC) lost to the Golden Knights (27-4-5, 16-2-4 ECAC) 2-0 both Friday and Saturday afternoon. In each game, the offense failed to mobilize, managing only 31 shots on the weekend to 70 by the Golden Knights.