The men's and women's track teams were less than perfect this past weekend at the annual Heptagonal Track and Field Championships held at Harvard University. The women compiled 43 points, finishing seventh out of 10 teams.
About 30 seniors gathered at the Top of the Hop last night to burn rejection letters and talk about the stress of graduation in an event sponsored by Palaeopitus. Palaeopitus, a group composed of seniors from various student organizations, advises College President James Freedman and Dean of the College Lee Pelton. Senior Class Dean Teoby Gomez gave an informal talk and comedian Mike Bents performed at the event. Although this is the first year for the gathering, members of Palaeopitus said they hope it will become a tradition. "We hope to make it an annual event," said Kenric Tsethlikai '94, vice chair of Palaeopitus.
The men's volleyball team finished up a hectic week of competition that began last weekend at the Roger Williams College Tournament in Rhode Island. The Big Green's first match was against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Things are looking up for the men's volleyball team. The Big Green picked up their first win at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tuesday and played their most exciting game of the season against Harvard University Friday in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. Jeremy Longinotti '96 was instrumental in the come-from-behind 3-0 victory over MIT. "He helped spark the team with some key hits late in the game," Co-captain Doug Scott '94 said. Other young players have pitched in impressive performances to the Big Green effort. "Rick Fasani '96 has been the most consistent player for the whole season," Co-captain Alex Szidon '94 said.
Competing in front of a home crowd at Leverone Field House, the Big Green women's and men's track teams placed second to Brown University in a four-way meet last weekend. The University of Maine and Brandeis University rounded out the field of four, but the real race for first was between the two Ivy League schools. Brown head coach Bob Raffenberg said he believed the difference between the two women's teams was in their relative strengths. "Our team is strong in the hurdles and sprints," Raffenberg said, "while Dartmouth excels in the distance events and the throws." The Big Green did, in fact, perform well in these events. Consistent standouts Kristin Cobb '95 and Maribel Sanchez '96 turned in outstanding performances in the 73-57 loss.
The Dartmouth men's and women's track teams will have their hands full this Carnival weekend hosting a 4-way meet in Leverone Field House. The team will face Brown University, University of Maine and Brandeis University in the most important warmup for the Hepatagonal Championships, which will be held in two weeks. This weekend promises to be a tight contest for the favorites, Dartmouth and Brown. "I think the teams match up pretty well on the men's side," Brown's head Coach Bob Raffenberg said.
The Dartmouth men's track team fell to 1-1 on the season with a second place finish this Saturday at Leverone Field House. The three-way meet was dominated by the University of Connecticut, who scored 105 points.
Buildings and Grounds officially changed its name to Facilities Operations and Management last term-a change College officials say reflects the broad range of responsibilities of people within the department. "We are trying to better define our responsibilities as well as make our services more productive and cost efficient," said Michael Getter, the new director hired to oversee the changes in the department. Getter, the former physical plant director at Oberlin College, came to the College last June.