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December 22, 2025 | Latest Issue
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Lightweights dethrone Bulldogs

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The Big Green men's lightweight crew faced the top-ranked team in the league and quickly pushed it off its pedestal, defeating a powerful Yale University squad in New Brunswick, N.J.




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Fiedler signs with Eagles

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After agreeing to terms with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent late Monday night, Dartmouth quarterback Jay Fiedler '94 will sign a two-year contract tonight at a mini-camp in Philadelphia, Pa. Fiedler will receive a $5,000 signing bonus, and will have a first-year salary of $108,000 and a second-year salary of $135,000.


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Tennis aims for 2nd

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Over the weekend, the women's tennis team crushed Brown University 7-0 but turned around and dropped a tough one to Yale University 2-5.



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Fiedler '94 not drafted by NFL

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By SCOTT ANTHONY Sports Writer Dartmouth quarterback Jay Fiedler '94 was not selected in the National Football League draft, which concluded yesterday. Several prognosticators billed the strong-armed, 6-foot-3 Fiedler as a late pick in the seven-round draft. Fiedler led the Big Green to the Ivy League title his junior year and was named Ivy League Player of the Year.



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Brown tops men's lax

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Ghosts from seasons past haunted the men's lacrosse team this Saturday in Providence. The 19th-ranked Big Green lost 10-9 to seventh-ranked Brown in a manner that conjured up memories from last season. Fourth-quarter comebacks by opponents resulted in tough one-goal losses for the Big Green several times last year, and it happened again this weekend. Dartmouth held a 7-5 advantage over the Bears heading into the fourth quarter, only to have Brown explode for five goals in the final 15 minutes.


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Lacrosse downs Eagles, Bears

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Continuing their dominance of the Ivy League, the women's lacrosse team racked up two more wins this past week, defeating Boston College and Brown University. In an easy 13-3 drubbing of BC, Dartmouth's defense played strongly, allowing only four shots on goal in the first 30 minutes of the game to help conclude the first half with a lopsided 9-0 lead. The Big Green had a slow start scoring due to a patient attack.




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Men's tennis loses 5-2

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On a sunny, Tuesday afternoon with perfect playing conditions, the men's tennis team was unable to pull through a close 5-2 match against West Virginia at the Topliff tennis courts. The men, who lost all three doubles matches, started the singles out strong, only to lose three tight three-set matches. "We were still in it with 15 minutes to go," Coach Chuck Kinyon said.



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Fiedler '94 awaits NFL draft

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No one will be watching this weekend's National Football League draft more closely than Dartmouth's all-everything quarterback, Jay Fiedler '94. "I'm getting very anxious.