Friday, February 10, 2006

‘Winter Carnival’ movie attempts to capture College’s spirit

By Astrid Bradley, The Dartmouth Staff

Almost seven decades ago, alumni Budd Schulberg ‘36 and Maurice Rapf ‘35 attempted to incorporate the “Dartmouth Spirit” into a Hollywood motion picture titled “Winter Carnival.” What they achieved was somewhere between classic and chaos. More »

Hopkins Center offers many alternatives over weekend

As another one of the major party weekends rolls around, the excitement on campus is palpable. Dartmouth students have a habit of building up events to mythic proportions — that’s half the fun — only to be satisfied, but not overwhelmed, when the weekend passes. For freshmen, this will be their first experience with a proud Dartmouth tradition, although I suspect most are seduced by the promise of raucous Greek parties rather than College-sponsored festivities on the Green. Of course, for those looking for variety, there are also exciting things going on at the Hopkins Center this weekend. More »