Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Big Green field hockey drops overtime heartbreaker at Yale

By Kevin Liao

Going into Saturday’s match-up against Yale (4-5, 1-2 Ivy), the main question for the Dartmouth field hockey team was whether the Big Green could muster 70 full minutes of intensive play. The team delivered, not for just 70 minutes but 85 minutes and 34 seconds of a scoreless game. But the Bulldogs were able to sneak out a victory just 35 seconds into the second overtime, and the Big Green dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker to fall to 2-7 on the season and 1-3 in Ivy League play. More »

Tales of the 50: wrong turns, racoons and Britney Spears

By Matthew Ritger, The Dartmouth Staff

It is 2 a.m. and I am lost somewhere on Smarts Mountain. My headlamp is fading, but I am trying to read the words scrawled along my forearm. By now, I’ve memorized the Emerson dictum branded on my skin: “We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.” But it’s pitch black. I can’t see a thing, and I’m tired. More »

Sailing team braves conditions, sends racers to four regattas

By Jake Kahane, The Dartmouth Staff

This past weekend, the Dartmouth sailing team sent competitors to four different regattas all over New England. Coming off a decent start to its season, the Big Green was looking to make small improvements each week as it moves toward the all-important spring season. More »