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Athletic donations down 25 percent, Harper says

By Alix Peabody | February 26, 2009

Dartmouth Athletic Director Josie Harper said that recent budget cuts and a fall in donations has led the department to eliminate the positions of assistant ticket manager and coordinator for the fitness center, and implement an immediate salary freeze consistant with a College-wide plan. The athletic department's losses are different than those of other departments, because of the department's array of income resources, Harper said. She explained that since so much of the department's money comes from the Friends of Dartmouth Athletics funds and other alumni donations, the department has suffered a loss from multiple angles. "All of our soft money, or Friend money, is down, as well as our endowment," Harper said. Harper would not comment on the exact percentage that has been cut from the budget thus far, but she said that further cuts will be forthcoming as donations to the department continue to wane. "Right now we're bringing in 25 percent less in donations," she said. Members of the athletic department have been working hard to rework expenditures, Harper said. Harper explained that currently, the department is looking at cutting the budget in every way possible.

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KARR'S CHRONICLES: Madness Preview

By Ryan Karr | February 25, 2009

This is my favorite time of the year -- when February turns to March. The coming of March means two things this year: (1) A new U2 album on March 3, and (2) the official beginning of March Madness, the always-shocking, ever-glorious college basketball tournament that is one of the greatest sporting events in the country.

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Coed club tennis team earns bid to National Championship

By Manisha Apte | February 24, 2009

Dartmouth's varsity tennis teams will not be the only ones with a shot at national recognition this spring, as the Dartmouth club tennis team has earned a bid to the United States Tennis Association's National Campus Championship this April in Surprise, Ariz. After winning the New England Campus Championship on Saturday, the coed team earned an automatic place in the national championships, where it will square off with the likes of the University of Michigan and the defending champion University of Texas. The team, comprised of three men and three women, will be led by James Francis '10 as it prepares for the club's nationals debut. "It is definitely exciting, because the club has not even played in a regional before, and now we're going to the championships," singles player Maggie Bell '10 said.

The men's squash team was unable to pull out a victory at the CSA National Team Championship last weekend.
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Men's squash crushed at nationals, women fall to Brown

February 24, 2009

BEN GETTINGER / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's squash team capped off a tough season with a last-place finish at the College Squash Association National Team Championships last weekend. The national competition, hosted by Princeton, pitted the top eight ranked collegiate teams in the country against each other in a three-round, single-elimination tournament that spanned the entire weekend. The Big Green men entered the contest ranked eighth nationally. Dartmouth (12-10, 1-5 Ivy) ended up bowing out to No.

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Toe to Toe: Knapp versus Rose (Rose)

By Jordan Rose | February 23, 2009

People used to ask me during job interviews, "Oh, so you're a senior; are you excited to graduate?" What a silly question, I would think to myself: Of course I'm not excited to graduate.

The Big Green defeated Penn for the second time this season, winning 55-36 in Leede Arena.
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Women's basketball extends winning streak to 11

February 23, 2009

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The Dartmouth women's basketball team beat both the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton over the weekend, extending its winning streak to 11 games. The Big Green (14-9, 9-0 Ivy) beat Penn 55-36 on Friday and Princeton 43-42 on Saturday. The Big Green warded off a strong second-half performance from the Tigers (9-14, 4-5 Ivy) to complete the weekend sweep.

Friday's win over the University of Pennsylvania gave the Big Green its first season sweep of Penn in 50 years.
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Weekend sweep keeps league title within reach

By David Jiang | February 23, 2009

Marina Agapakis / The Dartmouth Staff A historic weekend has helped keep the Dartmouth men's basketball team's slim postseason hopes alive. On Friday night, the Big Green (8-16, 6-4 Ivy) defeated the University of Pennsylvania, 69-59, for the team's first season sweep of Penn (8-15, 4-5 Ivy) in 50 years, and its first victory at the The Palestra in 12 years.

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Dartmouth celebrates women's athletics

February 23, 2009

Basketball has always been a family affair for Darcy Rose '09, co-captain of Dartmouth's women's basketball team. "I grew up surrounded by brothers, so I always had someone to practice with," she said.

Several parents of members of the Dartmouth women's tennis team believe Twitter will increase attendance at matches.
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Tennis teams send 'tweets' to connect with parents, fans

By Alix Peabody | February 20, 2009

ANDREW FOUST / The Dartmouth Staff Recently, the men's and women's tennis teams began providing match progress and results online to parents, fans and team alumni with the online tool "Twitter." Twitter is a social-networking website that consists of user's micro-blogs, similar to a Facebook status.

Jenna Cunningham '10 is one of three Dartmouth women's hockey team members nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
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Three hockey players vie for award

February 19, 2009

EMILY van GEMEREN / The Dartmouth The three leading scorers on the Big Green women's hockey team were nominated Sunday for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. Maggie Kennedy '09, Jenna Cunningham '10 and Amanda Trunzo '11 are among 43 players in the nation nominated for the 2009 Kazmaier Award, which is presented by the USA Hockey Foundation. The award is named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier, a defenseman for Princeton from 1981-1986 and an All-Ivy selection.

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