Monday, February 05, 2007

Give Mii My Wii: The convergence of athletics and video gaming

By Nate Niparko, The Dartmouth Staff

Video gamers and couch potatoes are not necessarily the same people, and the two interest groups may further diverge if current trends in video game production continue. More »

Men’s hockey picks up a pair of conference victories

By Jordan Rose, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth men’s hockey team continued to roll on its home ice when it downed conference opponents Rensellear Polytechnic Institute 5-2 on Friday evening and Union 3-2 on Saturday night at Thompson Arena. More »

Ivy foes bounce men’s basketball

Men’s basketball was swept in its second Ivy League home weekend, as Cornell defeated the Big Green 74-61 on Friday and Columbia downed Dartmouth 61-55 on Saturday night. More »

Skiers dominate UVM carnival, take first place

By Matthew Ritger, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth ski team is now three for three on the season. Continuing its sweep of the Eastern Carnival circuit, the Big Green captured its third consecutive victory of the year at the University of Vermont this weekend. More »

Women’s hockey routs opposition

The Dartmouth women’s hockey team cruised to two victories over weaker conference rivals on Friday and Saturday. Spending the weekend in upstate New York, the Big Green first blanked the Rensselaer Engineers 3-0 in Troy, N.Y., and followed that performance with a 9-1 blowout of ECACHL cellar-dweller Union in Schenedctady, N.Y. More »

Track teams tune up for Heptagonal meet

By Heita Miki, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth men’s and women’s track teams competed in the Dartmouth Invitational, the last home meet of the season and one of the final tune-up meets before the Heptagonal championships, the Ivy League championships of track. Although the meet was not scored, the Big Green made an impressive showing by dominating the competition in Leverone Fieldhouse. More »

Men’s tennis trounces Stony Brook, Marist

The Big Green men’s tennis team continued its regular season on Saturday, Feb. 3 with a double header, soundly defeating Stony Brook and Marist at the Alexis Boss Tennis Center in Hanover. More »

Women’s tennis tops competition

By Schuyler Evans, The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth’s women’s tennis team beat Albany 6-1 and swept Stony Brook 7-0 in the Alexis-Boss Tennis Center Saturday. All members of the women’s tennis team had a chance to play in one of the double headers Saturday, demonstrating the team’s abundance of formidable players. More »