Board checks, brawls and unnecessary roughness
The year in collegiate sports has been marred by aggressive on- and off-field behavior by student-athletes, both at Dartmouth and at campuses across the nation. More »
Monday, October 23, 2006
Keat scores again to lift soccer to third straight Ivy win
Dartmouth men’s soccer posted its third consecutive Ivy League win with a 1-0 victory over Columbia (6-6-2, 0-3-2 Ivy) at Baker Field in New York on Saturday. Daniel Keat ‘10 scored his sixth goal of the season, keeping the Big Green (5-6-3, 3-1-1 Ivy) in contention for the Ivy League title. More »
Football cruises past Columbia to notch first win
The Dartmouth Big Green (1-5, 1-2 Ivy League) footballers held up five fingers as they charged off the field Saturday afternoon. The opened palm stood for the hope that the men in green will finish the season on a 5-0 tear and win a share of the Ivy League championship following their first victory today, a 20-7 shellacking of the Columbia University Lions (3-3, 0-3 Ivy League). While the sentiment is genuine, the road to that title is paved with difficulties. More »
One on One with John Mitchell
A week or two ago, I glanced at the front page of the paper and noticed a picture of a girl with a unicycle. It was, apparently, a slow news day. I recognized the name in the caption, although I couldn’t figure out from where. A few days ago, I figured it out. The subject of the photo was Susan Dunklee ‘08, a cross country runner. A masochistic unicycle rider. I had to know more, and decided that you should too. More »
Women’s volleyball plays to weekend split
Dartmouth women’s volleyball struggled with unforced errors in a loss to Cornell before defeating Columbia in four games last weekend. The weekend split maintains Dartmouth’s .500 record in the Ivy League and moves the Big Green to 10-8 (4-4 Ivy) on the season. More »
Field hockey blanked at Columbia for fifth straight loss
The woes continued for the Dartmouth field hockey team on Friday, as the Big Green gave up four goals off penalty corners in a 5-0 loss to Columbia in New York City. The loss, its fifth straight, drops Dartmouth (3-10, 1-4 Ivy) to the bottom spot in the Ivy League conference standings, while Columbia (6-8, 1-4 Ivy) moves up to the seventh position by virtue of a better overall record. More »
Women’s soccer drops first Ivy game
The No. 13 Dartmouth women soccer team’s nine-game unbeaten streak ended at Columbia on Saturday night despite a 12-5 advantage in shots. The Columbia Lions (7-4-3, 4-0-1 Ivy) took possession of first place in the Ivy League while the Big Green (10-4-1, 4-1 Ivy) saw its first loss in conference play in the 2-0 defeat at Baker Field in New York. More »
College football halftime report: a better top eight
Proponents of the Bowl Championship Series insist that it’s a fairer way to determine the national champion of college football than the old writers’ polls, and they are right. These computer-calculated weekly rankings, have not, however, stifled the propensities of football enthusiasts for endless argument. In honor of the recent mid-season release of the first set of BCS rankings, one student’s opinions on the country’s top eight teams are offered below. More »
Club Corner
Despite the loss of five seniors, Dartmouth men’s club hockey looks forward to a highly competitive season with their skilled, albeit younger team. More »
