Former beef cattle farmer and mechanic Harold Brown decided to become a vegetarian after learning the word from a bumper sticker on the back of a car that he repaired. The slogan read, “I don’t eat my friends,” and after asking the vehicle’s owner what the sticker meant, Brown further investigated and gained an appreciation for the concept of vegetarianism. More »
For most Dartmouth students, the hours spent memorizing vocabulary words, analogies and simple math equations in preparation for the SAT is a thing of the past. This spring, however, students will have the opportunity to put this forgotten knowledge to use by participating in Let’s Get Ready, a program that helps local high school students prepare for the SATs and the college application process by pairing them with undergraduates at nearby colleges. More »
James Holley, a 16-year-old resident of Norwich, Vt., was reported missing to the Norwich Police Department at 8 a.m. on Feb. 28. That evening, the police’s bloodhound traced Holley’s scent to Foodstop on Main Street in Hanover, N.H., but was unable to trace the scent further. Police believe he may have left Foodstop in a car between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. More »
Want to download the ring tone from 24 or the famous “Leave the gun, take the cannoli” line from The Godfather? A new website created by Dartmouth students and alumni enables anyone to download these sound bites, among many others, at no cost. More »
Syam Palakurthy ‘09 had a cold walk back to New Hampshire Hall when his black wool coat was taken from Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity last December. He waited until Winter term to send a BlitzMail message to campus about it, hoping that whoever took his coat would return it. After sending out a campus-wide e-mail, the only responses he received were those expressing sympathy for his stroke of bad luck. More »
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