To repeat what AlcoholEDU asserted to all Dartmouth students in the summer before freshman year, athletes as a whole supposedly drink more heavily than the rest of the college population. But national statistics do not always reflect the campus climate here in Hanover. In addition to just consumption, might athletes also differ from the rest of campus at the pong tables? With a more competitive spirit and greater physical control, do athletes have an edge in Dartmouth’s late-night pastime?
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The Penn Relays are a sprawling monstrosity of a track meet. Over the course of about 33 hours of competition, spanning Thursday through Saturday, 425 different events are contested — that averages out to more than one every five minutes. Within the hundreds of events jam-packed into the Penn Relays’ 112th year, several members of the Dartmouth track and field squad made their mark.
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The spectators that lined the banks of the Connecticut River in Hanover on Saturday witnessed one of the oldest cup races in American rowing history as Dartmouth and No. 7 Brown faced off. The Big Green were unable to lay claim to the Atalanta Cup, as each Dartmouth boat finished several boat lengths behind the Bears’ rowers.
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The Dartmouth men’s lacrosse team dropped its sixth consecutive game on Saturday to No. 7 Princeton in Princeton, N.J. The 13-6 loss to the Tigers drops the Big Green to 0-7 on the road this season.
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Less than two months ago, Ben True ‘08 crossed the finish line fourth in the men’s 20-kilometer classical technique race to help the Big Green win the NCAA Skiing Championships for the first time in 31 years.
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Not all sports played on ice involve 200-pound men skating as fast as they can against each other while holding sticks. In fact, the world of figure skating is one of intense technique, precision, beauty and sparkly dresses. Hours of practice are put into just a two-minute program, which is then mercilessly judged by an old lady who has probably lost her ability to smile because of years spent scowling. In any event, this sport has been under appreciated on our campus. After winning its fourth straight national championship this season, the figure skating team’s dominance has not been approached by any Dartmouth team in recent memory. For this reason, I have decided to delve into the mind of figure skater Hallie Damon ‘08 and figure out what makes her tick. My money is on the sparkly dress.
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Early Impact — Offense:
There were several highly skilled offensive players in this draft, most of whom will make their teams very happy. They’ll also need time to develop and for their teams to improve. Should we expect JaMarcus Russell to make an immediate impact on the hapless Raiders? Of course, we shouldn’t expect too much. That’d be like asking Russell D’Souza ‘07 to play double-bogey golf — some goals are simply impossible to reach. Rather, look for the most talented player in the draft to make the biggest early impact. Calvin Johnson will be given the chance to line up opposite the talented Roy Williams for Detroit. Despite a great deal of criticism for the Lions picking their fourth wide receiver in five years, none have come in with the abilities of Johnson. Look for the two stud receivers to wreak havoc on opposing defenses next year.
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Early Impact — Offense:
The Vikings landed the second-best player in the draft with the seventh overall pick in Adrian Peterson out of Oklahoma. The 6’1”, 217-pound running back is a rare talent with the combination of size, speed and vision that all teams so desperately seek in running backs. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the former Sooner stud rack up 1,400 yards and 10 TDs next year.
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