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Shoot for It: With Alex Lee ’16 and John Beneville ’16

By John Beneville and Alex Lee | January 12, 2016

What’s happening, Dartmouth! Winter term 2016 is upon us and today we shall be discussing the Miami Heat and their looming decision regarding Hassan Whiteside.

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Gillis, Verhagen shine during dual meet in Pennsylvania

By Emily Wechsler | January 12, 2016

Dartmouth’s swimming and diving teams took to the University of Pennsylvania’s Sheerr Pool Friday and Saturday to take on the Quakers and the Yale University Bulldogs. In their first contest of 2016, the overall team performances lagged behind Penn and Yale, with the men losing to Penn 227-71 and to Yale 215-85 while the women lost 234-66 and 249-51, respectively.

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Men's squash upsets Princeton for first time in Ivy League history

By Matt Yuen | January 11, 2016

Dartmouth’s men’s squash team continues its trend of making history by defeating then-No. 11 Princeton University 8-1 for the first time in Ivy League history on Saturday before losing a nail-biter to new No.

Men's hockey picked up a big win against Holy Cross on Sunday.

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Men's hockey ends Holy Cross's nine game unbeaten streak

By Max Kanefield | January 11, 2016

Dartmouth men’s hockey kept rolling this weekend (6-8-1), ending the College of the Holy Cross’s (12-7-1) nine-game unbeaten streak, the longest in the NCAA this season.

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Track and field sweeps Dartmouth Relays

January 11, 2016

Dartmouth men’s and women’s track and field teams ushered in 2016 with two dominant team victories at the Dartmouth Relays on Sunday, Jan.

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Women's hockey still looks to find its midseason stride

By Sam Stockton | January 10, 2016

The women’s hockey team’s losing streak stretched to nine games following back-to-back losses to No.

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Men's basketball surrenders early lead

By Alexander Agadjanian | January 10, 2016

In the Ivy League opener for both schools, the Dartmouth men’s basketball team seized control early on in Saturday afternoon’s contest against Harvard in Cambridge, Mass.

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Women's basketball drops Ivy League opener

By Ashley DuPuis | January 10, 2016

The women’s basketball team fell to Harvard University 43-56 in its conference opener Saturday night at Leede Arena.

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Track and field looks forward to Dartmouth Relays

January 7, 2016

The 47th Annual Dartmouth Relays will bring over a thousand high school and collegiate track and field athletes from around the United States and Canada to Hanover, to compete at the Leverone Field House this weekend. \n “The relays are a big event for our program, since they’re very important for the alumni and for our recruiting,” men’s head coach Barry Harwick ’77 said. \n The Dartmouth Relays is the largest track and field event hosted by the College, which will feature three days of high school, college and open levels of competition. \n Although early in the season, for most of Dartmouth’s track and field athletes, this is not their first competition of the season.

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Nordic skiing starts winter season in British Columbia

By James Handal | January 7, 2016

Kicking off competition for the winter and spring seasons, the Dartmouth men’s and women’s Nordic ski team traveled to Sovereign Lake, British Columbia for two days of training from Dec.

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Riding the Pine

By Henry Arndt and Joe Clyne | January 6, 2016

RTP is back. To our fans, we love you. For those of you who don’t know us, buckle up. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.

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Men’s basketball scores season high 85 points in loss to Fairfield

By Alexander Agadjanian | January 6, 2016

The men’s basketball team totaled a season high of 85 points in an explosive affair featuring uninhibited shot-taking and swift possession changes that contributed to more scoring opportunities for both teams.

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Women's hockey sees mixed results across first 15 games

By Sam Stockton | January 5, 2016

The women’s hockey team (4-9-2, 4-3-2 ECAC) is in the midst of a trying seven-game losing streak that began on Nov. 27 against then No. 1 University of Wisconsin.

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Wright '18 sets Leede record as basketball wraps up interim

By Max Kanefield | January 4, 2016

After opening the season with two early losses, Dartmouth men’s basketball earned a 4-5 record over the winter interim to move its current status to 4-7 on the season.

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Men’s squash beats Harvard for first time in 73 years

By Matt Yuen | January 4, 2016

The men’s squash team stormed into the new season with a strong 4-1 start, highlighted by a historic win over Harvard University on Dec.

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Track and field finds early success during the winter interim

By Mark Cui | January 3, 2016

On Dec. 12, Dartmouth’s track and field team competed at the seventh annual Jay Carisella Track and Field Invitational hosted by Northeastern University. \n The Big Green’s women’s team secured second place with 157 points, behind only the host team Northeastern’s 207.5 points.

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Women’s rugby sends four to National All-Star Competition

By Ray Lu | January 3, 2016

This past winter break, four members of the Dartmouth women’s rugby team participated in the National All-Star Competition. Co-captain Yejadai Dunn ’16, Audrey Perez ’17, Milla Anderson ’19, and Kat Ramage ’19 received invitations to compete at Tigertown in South Florida from Dec. 28 through Jan. 3.

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Men’s hockey wins Ledyard Classic

By Ashley DuPuis | January 3, 2016

The Big Green won the 27th Annual Ledyard Classic on Sunday night when the team defeated No. 20 Merrimack College 3-0.

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Women’s basketball ends non-conference play

By Alexander Agadjanian | January 3, 2016

On the back of a significant improvement in the 2014-15 season — including a nine-win increase and avoiding a losing season for the first time in six years —t he women’s basketball team entered their current campaign with an optimistic outlook.

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Big Green football wins a share of the Ivy League title for first time since 1996

By Alexander Agadjanian | December 8, 2015

For 19 long years, the most successful program in Ivy League history lay dormant. Winning conference titles nearly every other year in the 1960s and 70s, Dartmouth returned to its championship heights in the early 90s with Buddy Teevens ’79 at the coaching helm. Yet from 1996 until now, major successes on the football field were few and far between.