185 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
(02/21/13 8:00am)
On one hike to an Incan fort known as Puma Marca, our trail had been washed out due to heavy rainfall, and we ended up hiking for 15 minutes up a stream, only to reach another river and waterfall. There were some rocks to walk across to the other side, but some of them were submerged because of the excess rainwater. As we debated whether it would be worth the risk of falling down a raging river and waterfall, one of the volunteers just went for it, and next thing we knew she was on the other side. It was pretty questionable, but since one of our volunteers had already made it we knew it was technically possible, and we all crossed safely, although I’m still not sure how. It reminded me of forging a river in The Oregon Trail, except in real life.
(02/19/13 1:30pm)
In his fourth State of the Union address last Tuesday, President Barack Obama asked Congress to focus investment in areas including education, alternative energy research, infrastructure and manufacturing as a route to long-term economic improvement. He also focused on renewed attention to climate change, voting reform and nuclear disarmament. The impassioned rhetoric of the speech’s closing moments revealed the President’s (or his speechwriters’) personal stake in the gun control effort.
(02/18/13 2:00pm)
BROWN: At Brown University, the Undergraduate Council of Students has drafted a statement to be sent to Congress in protest of the federal budget sequester. The federal spending cuts include a 6 percent reduction in federal financial aid for students, which the UCS declares will make Brown unaffordable for numerous individuals. The UCS approved the statement without objections and will submit it to Congress, the Brown Daily Herald reported. The statement also recommends that professors on sabbatical leave have their pay raised from 75 percent pay to their full-time salary.
(02/15/13 11:00am)
When the Claflin jewelry studio at the Hopkins Center just isn’t satisfying your creative itch, Tip Top Pottery (http://www.tiptoppottery.com/) in White River Junction is the place to go. Tip Top is a traditional pottery studio in that the process involves choosing a ceramic piece, painting it and leaving your masterpiece to be fired and picked up at a later date.
(02/12/13 8:00am)
After years of British period pieces (can you say Atonement (2007)?) and a mildly obsessive relationship with English breakfast tea, last fall I finally journeyed across the Atlantic to experience the city of London firsthand. I was supposedly there for the history foreign study program but, in reality, I was just there to swoon at each and every accent. My first hours in the United Kingdom were characterized by persistent hot flashing as I attempted to comprehend the world around me and simultaneously reenact every scene from Love Actually (2003).
(02/11/13 2:00pm)
Editor’s Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances involving scheduling, this volume “The Conversation” is several days late. Dartbeat regrets the delay.
(02/11/13 10:00am)
BROWN: Kendrick Lamar and A-Trak will headline two concerts during Brown University’s Spring Weekend Concert, on April 19 and 20. The Brown Daily Herald also reported that local band What’s Cheer? Brigade will join Big Feedia, the Dirty Projectors and Deerhunters as supporting acts over the weekend festival. The acts were announced surprisingly early this year, after an email with a false lineup that included The Postal Sevice and Toro Y Moi was sent to the BlogDaily Herald.
(02/08/13 1:00pm)
I generally don’t consider myself a competitive person. Growing up, I was never the girl who cried after losing a soccer game or tried to sabotage a game of Go Fish so I would end up with the most pairs. I did, however, have a specific habit when it came to completing jigsaw puzzles.
(02/04/13 9:00am)
COLUMBIA: Columbia University’s Academic Integrity Task Force is proposing the adoption of an honor code to promote honesty in academic affairs, as the Columbia Spectator reported. The code would establish an honor pledge that students would take at convocations and sign at each academic exam, and the code’s supporters say it would encourage a culture of integrity on campus. Columbia and Harvard are currently the only two Ivy League schools that lack a formal honor code.
(02/01/13 11:00am)
If you looked up “quintessential New England small town” in the dictionary, you ought to be referred to Quechee. About 20 minutes from Dartmouth, the town of Quechee is nestled along the Quechee Gorge on the Ottauquechee River. With fewer than 1,000 residents and only a few businesses dotting the main road, the town is intimate and quiet.
(01/29/13 2:00pm)
It's important to differentiate between activists and criminals. WikiLeaks, no matter how noble some people might think it is, presents serious dangers to innocent American personnel and others around the world. Activists like Aaron Swartz, however, are doing good — they are organizing, they are communicating and they are evangelizing the idea that anyone with an Internet connection has a voice. Sometimes the lines can be blurred, but digital activists on the whole are adding value and purpose to an otherwise oversaturated world of digital media. —Sebastian DeLuca ’14
(01/29/13 12:00pm)
I have now been in Ollantaytambo for almost three full weeks, and it has been an incredible experience so far. Classes are in full swing, and I’ve been able to learn, explore and have a ton of fun. Every day is a different adventure, but there are some aspects that stay consistent.
(01/28/13 11:30am)
BROWN: A new sorority may soon come to Brown University, according to The Brown Daily Herald. After much demand from the two existing sororities on campus and the school’s female student body, a committee at Brown has been working on the yearlong process to bring a new sorority to campus. Art House, an affinity program, will vacate their current space by the end of the semester. If approved, the chosen sorority may occupy this space.
(01/25/13 1:30pm)
It’s no secret that Dartmouth students are mildly obsessed with King Arthur Flour. The installation of a KAF café in Baker-Berry library redefined the idea of “library food” (there’s nothing better than brie and apple on a baguette) and their freshly roasted coffee is easily the best on campus.
(01/22/13 3:30pm)
BROWN: Stephen Lassonde, Brown University’s Deputy Dean of the College, will depart from the position this March to serve as the dean of student life at Harvard University, The Brown Daily Herald reported. Lassonde previously acted as the dean of Calhoun College, one of Yale University’s residential colleges and taught a history class at Brown titled “Children and Childhood in America, 1640-Present.” Brown officials are in the process of assembling a search committee for Lassonde’s replacement.
(01/22/13 12:30pm)
I have a few friends on this campus and it’s really a shame, they’ve grown up here, they’re pretty American [but] they can’t travel and getting work is a big deal. The idea of this huge wall at the borders we really have — what purpose is really served? My view might be slightly skewed because I’ve talked to people who have crossed the border. — Eva Xiao ’14
(01/22/13 9:30am)
After the long wait — and the extended shots of former president Bill Clinton and his extremely white teeth — Obama was sworn in and began his inaugural address. The crowds quieted and everyone concentrated on the President’s words. Families held each other close, and those around me waved flags and shouted words of approval in agreement with his firm and resolute stances on divisive social and political issues. Although we could only see him on the monitor, Obama appeared to have been speaking from the heart. It was powerful to watch the crowd respond and recognize that they were a part of something important.
(01/18/13 1:30pm)
At Dartmouth, life is so fast-paced during each 10-week term that it often seems there is no time for anything not Dartmouth-related. While the town of Hanover offers mini-escapes for the stressed-out college student, sometimes it takes more than a stack of Lou’s pancakes and a movie at the Nugget to satisfy a craving to just get away for a little while.
(01/18/13 11:00am)
Charles Wheelan: The cliff is a bizarre metaphor. I would say it’s really more like termites in the basement. It's a very serious problem, but it’s not going to be a whole lot worse tomorrow than it is today. But if we continue to do nothing, the whole edifice could collapse.
(01/15/13 10:00am)
I think they need to cut more spending rather than raise taxes. That’s the short of it. —Matt Peterson ’13