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Eating Local

By Natalie Van Brunt | February 14, 2013

Cirrus Foroughi / The Dartmouth We all have things from the past that haunt us, that gnaw at our brain night after night, taunting and teasing and reminding us of our ineptitude.

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A Tradition of Service

By Andrew Zhu | February 14, 2013

If you've been paying attention, you probably noticed students wearing Army combat uniforms while you were passing through FoCo, walking by the Green or going to the gym.

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Carnival does not affect professors

By Karna Adam | February 7, 2013

While students may be looking forward to wintery fun and having no classes during Winter Carnival, professors said they generally do not partake in traditional events and are planning to use the long weekend to travel. Theater department academic assistant Effie Cummings said she does not attend most Carnival events but enjoys watching students build the snow sculpture.

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A Very Grim Winter Carnival

By Colby Ye | February 7, 2013

Allison Wang / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Get ready, Hanover, because it's going to be a Grimm carnival. In a break from last year's Candyland theme, this year's Winter Carnival will take on a darker, more mysterious tone with a theme inspired by the Brothers Grimm, according to Winter Carnival committee co-chair Mandy Bowers '14.

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Polar Bear Swim sees wide success after rogue beginning

By Iris Liu | February 7, 2013

Shivering in bathing suits and towels while waiting to plunge into Occom Pond's frigid waters, Dartmouth students may wonder why swimming in sub-zero temperatures became a part of Winter Carnival tradition. The Polar Bear Swim is one of the most recent additions to the weekend, begun in 1995 by Rachel Gilliar '98, who sought to develop a new activity for her freshman Carnival.

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Overheards

February 7, 2013

'16 Girl 1: We should go talk to the prof to try and get a better grade.'16 Girl 2: Yeah, we can double team him at office hours!'16 Girl 1: I hope no one makes that an Overheard. '15 Girl: We hooked up three times, and he unfriended me on Facebook. '16 pointing to the 1902 room: That's the 90210 room! '11 Girl: Sometimes, you just have to choose the best of the worst.

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Weekend welcomes alumni to Hanover

By Pascal Croak | February 7, 2013

Winter Carnival, like the College's other major weekends, draws large crowds of alumni back to campus to reunite with former classmates and partake in a traditional Dartmouth experience. While the Alumni Relations office does not keep track of the number of alumni returning to the College over the weekend, it expects the weekend to be popular among alumni, according to senior managing director Diana Lawrence.

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The Bucket List

By Lauren Vespoli | February 7, 2013

It was one of the coldest days of the term, bright and clear despite sub-zero temperatures. Skating on Occom Pond seemed the quaint sort of winter activity that would make a beautiful but cold day enjoyable.

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Greater security for major weekend

By Emily Brigstocke | February 7, 2013

Over Winter Carnival weekend, Safety and Security and Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services will increase campus presence and patrol in anticipation of greater activity and potential hazards caused by the cold weather, Safety and Security director Harry Kinne and Dartmouth EMS executive director Nick Valentini '13 said.

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Winter Carnival Council determines weekend's schedule

By Anthony Lafontant | February 7, 2013

This year's Winter Carnival will feature the weekend's traditional events inspired by the theme "A Very Grimm Carnival," a tribute to the Grimm Brothers' dark fairy tales, Winter Carnival Council co-chair Mandy Bowers '14 said. While the council hoped to revive previously canceled events, as of press time, a second year of unseasonably warm weather prompted the cancellation of the campus-wide snow sculpture contest and the Carni Classic, a cross-country ski race on the Hanover Country Club golf course. On Thursday evening, Winter Carnival opened with ceremonies on the Green.

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