After Dartmouth's founding in 1769, the next two centuries would be marked by a gradual, and at times controversial, acceptance of women -- as graduate students, faculty members and finally full-time students
When Judy Oberting '91 arrived in Hanover in the fall of 1987 to play ice hockey and lacrosse for the Big Green, things were a little different for female athletes than they are today. "All our equipment, except for skates and sticks, were hand-me-downs from the men's team.
Starting Pitching and Clutch Hitting Serve as Cornerstones for the Big Green Baseball Revival
As the sun set and the shadow of the Memorial Field bleachers crept over the Red Rolfe Field diamond, the Dartmouth baseball team saw a good opportunity to beat a tough Vermont team creep away as well.
Today was supposed to be the day that the 7-7 Big Green baseball team had its home-opener against Siena, but Mother Nature had other plans.
Women's hockey games against Brown and Harvard have huge ECAC and Frozen Four implications
Rivalries in pro and college sports are conceived and born in many different ways. Some are geographic (Mets-Yankees), some are based on a long history (Harvard-Yale) and some come about because both teams happen to very good at the same time (Celtics-Lakers). Rivalries are at their most intense when both teams are at the top of their sport.
'02 Defenseman Still Skating with Canadian National Team as First Alternate
Is Junior Shouldering Too Big a Load?
As Greg Smith '02 was walking towards the team bus after a devastating 49-17 loss to Holy Cross during which he had broken his middle finger, the then-leading passer in the Ivy League held an impromptu press conference for the few Dartmouth reporters gathered there. I remember being surprised at how well he was handling what looked to be the end of what he would later describe as a "dream season." All Smith wanted to talk about was the rest of the team's prospects without him, which he maintained would remain good. It wasn't until the end of the interview that a hint of the expected emotion crept into the fallen star's voice. "I don't want this to be my last memory of football," he said and his profound disappointment was apparent to all listening. Well, it looks like Smith is going to get his wish. Head coach John Lyons confirmed yesterday that the quarterback has been practicing this week and is likely to return tomorrow to split time with Joe Kinder '03. Ever since Smith and his two 400+-yard games went down in the fourth game of the campaign, the passing game has been non-existent.