As evidenced by the high readership of “The Dartmouth Independent’s” article on fraternity ratings by “Sweet ‘09 Frat Dude,” everybody loves to stereotype fraternities, and a major component of fraternity stereotypes is the perceived athletic affiliations at each house. For instance, Alpha Delta fraternity is often associated with the soccer and squash teams, Psi Upsilon fraternity is linked to water sports and Gamma Delta Chi fraternity is commonly known as the football frat. While it is true that the majority of athletes pledge fraternities that are commonly associated with their sport, there are a number of Big Green sportsmen who buck the trend and pledge elsewhere.
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With this year’s cold winter a thing of the past, Dartmouth’s new Floren Varsity House will be going through the final phases of construction over the next few months. A part of the College’s recent construction spree, Floren will cap off the recent series of upgrades to Dartmouth’s athletic facilities.
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This summer, the Dartmouth rowing program will host the men’s national under-23 training and selection camp. The camp will begin on the tail end of finals on Tuesday, June 5, and could run as late as Saturday, July 21.
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In this week’s column, Hodes and I decided to take a closer look at the increasingly stringent nature of the NFL and NBA conduct policies, and decide which of the two was getting more out of hand. A good case can be made for both, but on the heels of the ludicrous suspension of Adam “Pacman” Jones of the Tennessee Titans for an entire 16-game slate, the NFL takes the cake.
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The NBA has long been an image-conscious entity, striving for mass acceptance. Starting in the 1980s with Magic and Bird, then with Jordan in the late 1990s, the league achieved record popularity. But following a partial lockout of the 1998-99 season, the league has struggled to maintain its appeal. Surprisingly, however, the lockout hasn’t been the primary source of the NBA’s problems.
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