Bornstein: Pulse of the Sports World
During my summer term in the Gambia, West Africa, one particular moment stands out to me that reveals the evolving perception of sports on the continent.
During my summer term in the Gambia, West Africa, one particular moment stands out to me that reveals the evolving perception of sports on the continent.
Ali Dalton The blushing hues of peak foliage are upon us, and campus is descending into an autumnal wonderland.
\n Zonia Moore / The Dartmouth Staff \nNote to readers (May 23, 2014): When The Dartmouth found thatJake Bayer '16 had fabricated a quotation, wedecided to remove his articles from our website.\n For a full statement, clickhere.
In case you were wondering, in Raphael's fresco "The School of Athens," the philosopher Diogenes lies sprawled against the steps, next to Aristotle and Plato as they debate the true nature of the universe. I have actually seen the fresco, glimpsed behind a horde of tourists at the Vatican.
'15 Girl in flair: When I'm pregnant, I'm just going to wear a onesie all the time. '14 Girl: How was the career fair?
The men's golf team has started strong, with talented freshmen reenergizing the team. While it is early in the golf season, the team has slowly been working its way toward winning the Ivy League tournament, making progress at the Cornell Invitational in September. The Big Green collectively shot 301 points, securing a fourth-place finish out of 15 teams and a Big Green golfer finished second place.
Natalie Cantave / The Dartmouth Staff Kirk Freudenburg, classics department chair at Yale University, said in a lecture Thursday through Virgil's use of intense descriptions in the "The Aeneid" creates a visual masterpiece that rivals cinematic productions. Freudenburg described the lens through which Virgil focused on certain events and scenes within the epic as a camera and compared the choices that Virgil made in the poem's rhetoric to the ancient version of the tools used by directors today. Freudenberg often referred to the original poem's literary devices to emphasize his point.
Week three (through week seven) of a Dartmouth quarter means that midterms are upon us, and it's time to come up with a new crop of excuses for why we simply cannot study.
One of the few theater groups on campus, the Rude Mechanicals puts on termly Shakespeare plays
On Wednesday, The New York Times published an unflattering portrait of the status quo here at Dartmouth.
For a school whose annual fee increases continue to outstrip national inflation, one might assume that our facilities would be fairly high-quality.
NYT PONG BALLS: The campus-wide ball shortage of 2013 continues. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: We might not understand it and we're definitely more preoccupied by the lingering bees on Collis Porch.
Anna Davies / The Dartmouth Staff While the Greek Leadership Council's new freshman policy has been successful, some organizations have been found in violation, GLC moderator Elliot Sanborn '14 said.
Maggie Leech One of the greatest gifts and greatest flaws of humanity is our egocentrism.
Margaret Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff This weekend, the football team travels to the University of Pennsylvania to open its conference schedule against last year's Ivy League champions. "Winning is necessary to get the conference schedule off to a good start," head coach Buddy Teevens said.
\n Mark Widerschein \nNote to readers (May 23, 2014): When The Dartmouth found thatJake Bayer '16 had fabricated a quotation, wedecided to remove his articles from our website.\n For a full statement, clickhere.
Howard University president Sidney Ribeau will step down at the end of this year after internal controversy over the school's financial health, The Washington Post reported.
Examining the oft-maligned plight of unmarried American women
After experiencing water intrusion and mold buildup, the Ledyard Clubhouse has been vacated, and Facilities, Operations and Management is determining the severity of the issues and how much repair the clubhouse will need. The mold buildup was first detected last week, College spokesperson Justin Anderson called the problem inevitable, given the clubhouse's location and age. "The house sits practically right on top of the water, so this was bound to happen," Anderson said.