Friday, February 29, 2008

Poetry exhibits pain of disordered eating

By Frank Santo, The Dartmouth

Struggling for liberation from an endless cycle of self-starvation, one Dartmouth student's triumph over her anorexia was short lived. "I'll see you tomorrow," her ominous disorder declared in the student's poem, titled "A Conversation Between Me and My Eating Disorder." More »

Endicotts observe Batek society

By Ben Nunnery, The Dartmouth Staff

As a tiger stalked close to her during her trip to Malaysia, Karen Endicott, director of communications at the Thayer School of Engineering, doubted her ability to climb a nearby tree. She looked to the people of the Batek tribe for alternative protection. They told her to remain in the tent -- they had spells to fend off the beast, they assured her. More »

Gilroy '50 speaks on new biography

By Turia Lahlou, The Dartmouth Staff

Gambling, in many respects, has dominated the life of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Frank Gilroy '50, who averaged $40 per night as a professional gambler after graduating from Dartmouth. More »

Former executive gives career advice

By Nick Swanson, The Dartmouth Staff

Only passion can pioneer entry into a fulfilling professional experience, Aru Kulkarni, former chief customer officer and president of Liz Claiborne apparel, proclaimed to roughly 40 Dartmouth students in a lecture on Thursday. Kulkarni related her experiences in the ever-changing fashion industry, offering advice to undergraduates that will soon enter the workforce. More »

Scholars reflect on Goya's art, intellectual contributions

By Maria Fillas, The Dartmouth Staff

Francisco de Goya's legacy as an artist and as intellectual was the focus of the symposium "Goya and the Foundation of Modernity," which the College hosted on Thursday. The conference commemorated the 200th anniversary of one of Goya's most famous works, "The Third of May 1808," and brought together five Goya specialists in literature, history and art for a full-day of discussion at the Hood Museum of Art and the Kriendler Conference Hall in the Haldeman Center. More »